1. The Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS)
Improving food market transparency and coordination

2. 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

3. AMIS has global coverage…

4. …and unites the main players of global food markets

5. Objective: reduce food price volatility

6. Structure: Three main bodies

7. Meeting regularly At technical level: Information Group
Rome: 9-10 February 2012
Rome: 2-4 October 2012
Paris: April 2013
Rome: 1-2 October 2013
Mexico City: May 2014
Rome: 9-10 October 2014
Rome: 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: March 2015

8. A strong team of member organizations

9. Working on four main pillars

10. Providing monthly updates on the market situation and outlook

11. For more information www.amis-outlook.org