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Contributing to market transparency – future challenges of agricultural monitoring systems25th anniversary of the MARS Bulletins

What is AMIS?

• An inter‐agency platform to enhance food market transparency and reduce the likelihood of food price volatility

• Launched by G20 Ministers of Agriculture in 2011

• Target crops:

• Focus: production, utilization, stocks, trade

• Participants: G20 Members + Spain and 7 invited countries

• AMIS Secretariat: eleven international organizations and entities: 

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AMIS setup

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Global coverage

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AMIS participants account for the bulk of world production 

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2015-17 avg. 2015-17 avg. 2015-17 avg. 2015-17 avg.

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What has been achieved so far?

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Improved availability of information

UPDATED AND RELEASED MONTHLY

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Stronger capacity at national level

• Multi‐year projects in Bangladesh, India, Nigeria, Philippines, Thailand

• Training of focal points from China, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, South Africa, Thailand and Viet Nam

• Release of reference materials on international best practices

• Workshops and seminars on selected topics, including stocks measurement

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Better preparedness for market instability

• Relatively calm international markets since 2011

• No need for an extraordinary session of the AMIS Rapid Response Forum

• Regular meetings with focal points to build a strong network

• Establish the necessary structures to address future crises

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In summary

• Some important outputs and achievements• But the main contribution of AMIS might be less tangible…– Trust among national focal points– Collaboration between Secretariat member organizations– Better understanding of methodological differences across 

main sources of global balances information

• True test will come when the next crisis hits

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Thank you