Summary: World partners regional Banks ECA DFID Gates Foundations countries etc gathered in Rome this week discuss the implementation of the Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics and how it responds to increasing demand from policy makers and the donor community for information to deal with skyrocketing food prices and emerging issues relating to the use of biofuels the environment climate change and monitoring the MDGsInterview with Pietro Gennari FAO Director Statistics Division and Chief Statistician we want all our partners to take ownership of this global programme
