Sunday, November 18, 2012

Excellent meeting with the Department of Statistics

Today the AC4D Project Manager met with several members of the Jordanian Department of Statistics (DoS) to discuss farmer survey sampling.  The DoS is being extremely helpful in allowing us access to up to date agricultural survey data as well as helping us to choose a representative sample for our own surveying efforts through the Jordan Valley Agricultural Cooperatives.

Sampling is important because:
1)  A sample that is not representative will not reflect the views of the people that it is intended to understand and serve.

2)  A sample that is not broad enough risks reflecting the views of only a minority of people that it is intended to represent.

The Assistant Director General Ms. Ikhlas Aranki of the Jordan Ministry of Statistics
Since we want to gather information from farmers about their water needs in a way that is reflective of the real views of the majority of the people to be served by our efforts, smallholder farmers using irrigation to produce their crops, we need to get a representative sample.  The DoS has extensive experience in meeting those goals.  We look forward to a significant and mutually beneficial relationship with these excellent public servants.

We will be meeting tomorrow with a representative of the Jordan Valley Agricultural Water Users Association at the DoS to discuss details of how we can work together to gather data to inform AC4D activities. 


  

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