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 Assessment of the agricultural statistics systems in COMCEC Member Countries should
be a continuous process. The SSAQ and IASD should be updated regularly with better
information. After few more updates at the COMCEC coordination office, the IASD
should be transferred to a true self-assessment system, where the index scores are
computed by the countries, and peer reviewed and finalized in an annual meeting of
the agricultural statistics representatives of the member countries.
 The transformation of the system to one that is self-assessment would require
finalization of the SSAQ index methodology, weights and scores, documentation and
training.