CTRYSTAT_TZA

CountrySTAT gathers and harmonizes scattered institutional statistical information so that information tables become compatible with each other at the country level and with data at the international level. The main objectives are to facilitate decision-maker's access to information and to bind data sources that are currently spread throughout the different institutions.

 

The CountrySTAT approach is based on the application of data and metadata standards of FAOSTAT and GAUL (Global Administrative Unit Layers). Many countries have shown interest and are adopting it into their national statistical system. Furthermore, CountrySTAT is accompanied by a capacity-building strategy at country level to make the system sustainable in the long-term. CountrySTAT is networking with FAOSTAT and other sister information systems like FENIX.

 

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) is the Central Statistical Office of Tanzania. It conducts Censuses and Surveys which yield a wide range of economic, social and demographic statistics.

 

Being the central of all official statistics it has been chosen to coordinate the CountrySTAT activities in the country as it conducts Agriculture Sample Census which Countrystat tool is based on disseminating the Food and Agriculture statistics.

 

National Bureau of Statistics in collaboration with Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives; Ministry of Water and Irrigation; Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries; Ministry of Industries and Marketing; Prime Minister’s Office, Regional Administration and Local Government; Office of the Chief Government Statistician,  Zanzibar; and Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Environment, Zanzibar and Tanzania Revenue Authority  is working on data collection for dissemination through the Countrystat website. The CountrySTAT  Secretariat is formed of four people as shown below in which each member has different assigned tasks.The CountrySTAT  Tanzania