CountrySTAT

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CountrySTAT is a Web-based information technology system for food and agriculture statistics at the national and subnational levels. It provides decision-makers access to statistics across thematic areas such as production, prices, trade and consumption. This supports analysis, informed policy-making and monitoring with the goal of eradicating extreme poverty and hunger.{{Cite web |title=Gambia: Web-Based Information Technology System for Food & Agriculture Launched |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/201307110887.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20131022021520/http://allafrica.com/stories/201307110887.html |archive-date=2013-10-22 |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=allafrica.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Official launch ceremony of CountrySTAT-Azerbaijan by FAO & the Ministry of Agriculture {{!}} United Nations in Azerbaijan |url=https://azerbaijan.un.org/en/98191-official-launch-ceremony-countrystat-azerbaijan-fao-ministry-agriculture |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=azerbaijan.un.org |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Integrated Global and National Food and Agriculture Statistical Databases |url=https://www.sis-statistica.org/old/htdocs/files/pdf/atti/sessione%20plenarie%202006_183-194.pdf |access-date=2 March 2025 |website=sis-statistica.org}}{{Cite web |title=SESRIC - Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries |url=https://www.sesric.org/event-details.php?id=925 |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=Sesric.org}}{{Cite web |last=Ricker |first=Karina |title=LibGuides: Assignments Using Government Information: UFSP 100 - Sustainability - Agriculture & Food |url=https://libguides.library.albany.edu/c.php?g=939188&p=6768613 |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=libguides.library.albany.edu |language=en}}

Since 2005, the Statistics Division of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has introduced CountrySTAT in over 20 countries in Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.{{Cite web |title=Improving Agricultural Statistics In the COMCEC Region |url=http://ebook.comcec.org/Kutuphane/Icerik/Yayinlar/Analitik_Calismalar/Tarim/Toplanti3/files/assets/common/downloads/publication.pdf |access-date=2 March 2025 |website=ebook.comcec.org}}

Overview

The CountrySTAT web system is a browser oriented statistical framework to organise, harmonise and synchronise data collections.

CountrySTAT aims are to facilitate data use by policy makers and researchers. It provides statistical standards, data exchange tools and related methods without using external data sources such as databases. The data source is a text file in a specific format, called px-file. The application supports many languages. The layout can be easily changed to match the needs of users.

Features

The CountrySTAT web system is easy to install and to operate on a standard Windows XP professional machine. It is programmed in ASP with visual basic using internet information service and suitable windows software for graphical and statistical output for the intranet and internet environment.

Criticisms

The programming with VB scripts, customised DLLs and additional windows software ([https://web.archive.org/web/20070517080104/http://www.pc-axis.scb.se/ PC-Axis family]) makes it to a platform dependently software only run with the internet information server on a Windows server machine. To use it with the internet requires an own dedicated windows server.

References

External links

[http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/MEETING/004/Y6298e.HTM FAO Programme Committee (87th Session): Modernization of FAOSTAT – An update. Rome, 6-10 May 2002.]
[http://www.fao.org/ Website of FAO]
[http://www.fao.org/countrystat/ CountrySTAT Web site]
[http://faostat.fao.org FAOSTAT Web site]
[http://www.fao.org/es/ess FAO Statistics Division Web site]

=National CountrySTAT Web sites=

[https://web.archive.org/web/20110320180142/http://countrystat.bas.gov.ph/ CountrySTAT Philippines]
[https://archive.today/20090311235733/http://www.rnrstat.bt/csbhutan CountrySTAT Bhutan]
[http://mali.countrystat.org CountrySTAT Mali]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20110816062648/http://si-vs506.com/2008V3.0FR/show.asp?csname=niger CountrySTAT Niger]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20090505073539/http://stat.uemoa.int/CStogo/show.asp?gourl=home.asp&csname=togo CountrySTAT Togo]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20090504153034/http://stat.uemoa.int/regionstat/show.asp?gourl=home.asp&csname=uemoa RegionSTAT UEMOA]
[http://www.countrystat.org/ago CountrySTAT Angola] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618073025/http://countrystat.org/ago |date=2012-06-18 }}
[http://www.countrystat.org/ben CountrySTAT Benin] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504033952/http://www.countrystat.org/ben |date=2012-05-04 }}
[http://www.countrystat.org/bfa CountrySTAT Burkina Faso] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504031741/http://www.countrystat.org/bfa |date=2012-05-04 }}
[http://www.countrystat.org/civ CountrySTAT Ivory Coast] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626172952/http://www.countrystat.org/civ |date=2012-06-26 }}
[http://www.countrystat.org/cmr CountrySTAT Cameroon] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518161606/http://www.countrystat.org/cmr |date=2012-05-18 }}
[http://www.countrystat.org/gha CountrySTAT Ghana] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504034059/http://www.countrystat.org/gha |date=2012-05-04 }}
[http://www.countrystat.org/ken CountrySTAT Kenya] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618073039/http://countrystat.org/ken |date=2012-06-18 }}
[http://www.countrystat.org/sen CountrySTAT Senegal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626175015/http://www.countrystat.org/sen |date=2012-06-26 }}
[http://www.countrystat.org/uga CountrySTAT Uganda] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504032556/http://www.countrystat.org/uga |date=2012-05-04 }}
[http://www.countrystat.org/tza CountrySTAT United Republic of Tanzania] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504032347/http://www.countrystat.org/tza |date=2012-05-04 }}