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4. OVERVIEW OF MIS IN THE OIC MEMBER COUNTRIES
4.1 INTRODUCTION
In this chapter, we review existing MIS in some OIC member countries using the conceptual
framework outlined in Chapter 1. Table 4 below provides a functional representation of the
current capacity of OIC member countries with respect to agricultural statistics. This highlights
that there exists a high-level capacity in a number of countries, especially among the Arab and
African group. However, there is also a large disparity within regions as many of the lowest
ranked countries are in the Arab group.
The focus of the review in this chapter is, however, on identifying important cross-cutting
lessons and issues which need to be taken into account in fostering further advances in MIS
in the OIC countries. The review is therefore on a selection of countries from each of the
three main groupings rather than detailed country-specific assessments. There is no
doubt however that the generic lessons and issues which emerge would have country-
specific relevance.
Table 4: MIS in the OIC Member Countries Rated by Agricultural Statistics CapacityLowest Low High Highest
African group Côte d'Ivoire,
Gabon, Gambia,
Senegal Benin, Chad,
Guinea, Guinea-
Bissau, Sierra
Leone, Uganda
Mali, Niger,
Nigeria Mozambique,
Burkina Faso,
Togo, Cameroon
Arab group Algeria, Comoros,
Djibouti, Kuwait,
Libya, Oman,
Qatar, Somalia,
Sudan, United
Arab Emirates,
Yemen
Bahrain,
Lebanon,
Mauritania,
Palestine, Syria
Iraq, Jordan,
Saudi Arabia,
Tunisia Egypt, Morocco
Asian group Afghanistan,
Brunei,
Kyrgyzstan,
Turkmenistan,
Guyana
Indonesia,
Kazakhstan,
Malaysia,
Pakistan,
Uzbekistan,
Suriname
Albania,
Azerbaijan,
Maldives,
Tajikistan
Bangladesh,
Turkey, Iran
Source: COMCEC (2014)