The Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) Improving food market transparency and coordination
What is AMIS? An inter-agency platform to increase food market transparency and reduce the likelihood of food price volatility Launched by G20 Ministers of Agriculture in 2011 Target crops: Information focus: production, utilization, stocks & trade Participants: G20 Members plus Spain and 7 invited countries
AMIS has global coverage…
…and unites the main players of global food markets
Objective: reduce food price volatility
Structure: Three main bodies
Meeting regularly At technical level: Information Group Rome: 9-10 February 2012 Rome: 2-4 October 2012 Paris: 23-24 April 2013 Rome: 1-2 October 2013 Mexico City: 21-22 May 2014 Rome: 9-10 October 2014 Rome: 14-15 May 2015 Milan: 19 October 2015 At policy level: Rapid Response Forum Mexico City: 11 April 2012 Washington D.C.: 20 February 2013 Canberra: 3 March 2014 London: 26-27 March 2015
A strong team of member organizations
Working on four main pillars
Providing monthly updates on the market situation and outlook
For more information www.amis-outlook.org