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Since Agriculture continues to constitute an important element of the national Economy, collaboration between NISR and MINAGRI was important. Overseeing the Agricultural Sector Statistical System is the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI) which is mandated of defining policy, setting standards, regulating, resource mobilization and monitoring activities in the sector, while NISR is to provide technical support to MINAGRI for the collection and elaboration of agricultural statistics. Partnership between both Institutions has led to the achievement the following; conducted a comprehensive National Agricultural Survey from in 2008, conduct regularly a light crop assessment survey based on seasons, Live stock statistics, Export crop statistics, and collection of prices of agricultural commodities |