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defining agro-industry

a statistical classification perspective

Valentina Ramaschiello ? ESS

FAO-UNIDO Expert Group Meeting on Agro-Industry Measurement (AIM) FAO, Rome, 24-25 November 2015

overview

? international statistical classifications: an introduction

? how statistical classifications can help us defininig agro-industry ? ISIC ? CPC ? HS

international statistical classifications

"international languages"* for communicating in statistics (UNSD) essential mechanisms for the harmonization and coordination of

data compilation worldwide

? provide a framework for the collection and analysis of data and for the presentation and comparison of official statistics at international level

? can be used to standardize statistical information, aggregate and disaggregate data sets in a meaningful way

? enable the comparison of national data and indicators with those of other countries at global level, thus

? facilitating the inclusion of countries in global statistical activities and benchmarking of performance

? support policy & decision-making

* UNSD

UNSD core features & principles

statistical classifications must be: ? based on a consistent conceptual basis (sound concepts &

principles) ? up-to-date, relevant, and adequate to meet users' needs ? robust enough to last for a period of time ? organized in a flat or hierarchic structure in which categories

are mutually exclusive and exhaustive and definitions are clear and unambiguous ? comparable over time, between collections and to other related standard classifications (national or international) ? supported by instructions, manuals, coding indexes, handbooks and trainings to facilitate users

international governance mechanism

Expert Group on International Statistical Classifications ? "central coordination body for the current and future

work on classifications that are the responsibility of the UN Statistics Division, and for the coordination and review of other classifications that are the responsibility of other international organizations and that have been proposed for adoption by the Statistical Commission" ? led by UN Statistics Division ? Members: IOs, ROs, countries ? regularly reports to the UNSC ? meets every two years (next meeting in 2017) ? technical sub-groups may meet more often or be in contact by emails, conference calls etc.

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