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international cooperation. The 4 indicators, their corresponding variables and scores are
presented in Table 30.
Table 30: Organization Dimension, Indicators and Variables
Indicators/Variables Maximum
Score
Legal Framework 5
Existence of a Statistical Law? 1
Coverage of Agricultural Statistics in Statistical Law? 2
Is it operational / applied? 1
Statistical Advisory or Coordination Unit? 1
Structure of Statistical System 6
NSS Decentralized - Minimum Coordination 0
NSS Decentralized - Active Coordination 3
NSO for most statistics 3
NSO for all statistics 1
Statistical System at Sub-National Level? 1
Agricultural Statistics at Sub-National Level? 2
Strategic Framework 6
National Strategy for Agricultural Statistics? 2
National Strategy for Agricultural Statistics Operational? 2
Program of Activities for Agricultural Statistics? 2
International Cooperation 5
Collaboration with International Organizations 2
Membership in UN Statistical Commission 3
Organization Indicator Max 22
Note: Cameroon, Libya, Niger, Oman are presently the only members of the UN Statistical Committee
Outputs: The second dimension, namely outputs of the agricultural statistics system, consists
of compiled primary statistics and derived statistical indicators. Scoring is conducted for 24
primary statistics and 9 indicators, such that each produced statistic earns 0.5 points and each
constructed indicator earns 1 point. The variables and scores for the two indicators are
presented in the “Output Scores” column of Tables 31 and 32. This indicator targets the
quantity or richness of the statistical compilation rather than the quality.