Global Food Market Information Group
The Global Food Market Information Group consists of technical representatives from countries participating in AMIS. It is responsible for providing regular reliable, accurate, timely and comparable data regarding the supply and demand position and its probable short term development, as well as regarding prices, of the AMIS crops. Furthermore, it organises the timely collection of national policy developments that could impact the market situation and outlook.
The Information Group meets twice per year to review the progress of AMIS and to discuss technical issues including the collection of the latest supply and demand data, preparation of forecasts, establishment of indicators and capacity development initiatives.
Previous and upcoming events
8th session of the Global Food Market Information Group
19 Oct 2015 to 20 Oct 2015
Milan, ItalyThe eighth session of the Global Food Market Information Group took place at Expo Milan 2015. At the invitation of the Italian Government, country focal points gathered in the Expo [...]
7th session of the Global Food Market Information Group
14 May 2015 to 15 May 2015
Rome, ItalyThe seventh session of the Global Food Market Information Group was held in FAO headquarters in Rome.
14 May: Delegates were updated on the progress of AMIS and the successful collaboration with GEOGLAM [...]
6th session of the Global Food Market Information Group
09 Oct 2014 to 10 Oct 2014
Rome, ItalyThe sixth session of the Global Food Market Information Group was held over two days.
9 October: Delegates were updated on the progress of AMIS and took part in discussions regarding the [...]
National focal points
| Argentina Agustín Larralde Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries | Australia Caroline Gunning-Trant Assistant Secretary, Agricultural Commodities and Trade Branch, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences | Brazil Marcelo Fernandes Guimarães General-Coordinator of Studies and Information, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply |
| Canada Tony McDougall Deputy Director, Grains and Oilseeds Division, Sector Development and Analysis Directorate, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | China Li Gan-qiong Researcher, Agricultural Information Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences | Egypt Mohamed Abdel-Nabi Dosoky Head of the Economic Affairs Sector, Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation |
| European Union Justyna Wrobel Team Leader, European Commission |
France Juliette Prade General Directorate for Economic and Environmental Performance of Enterprises (DGPE) |
Germany Friedrich-Wilhelm Kuhlmann Head of Unit, Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection |
| India Battu Lal Meena Additional Economic Adviser in Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers' Welfare |
Indonesia Luthful Hakim Head of Commodities Division, Center for Agricultural Data and Information Systems (CADIS), Ministry of Agriculture |
Italy Roberto Milletti Expert in Market Analysis, Istituto di Servizi per il Mercato Agricolo Alimentare (ISMEA) |
| Japan Noriko Shimauchi Deputy Director, International Organizations Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
Kazakhstan Damir Zhaksylykov Expert of Division of Information-Analytical support of Strategic Planning and Analysis Department, Ministry of Agriculture |
Republic of Korea Myung Hyun Kim Agricultural Commerce Division, Ministry of Agriculture |
| Mexico Gustavo Tenorio Sandoval Director of Strategic Analysis, SIAP |
Nigeria A. Babandi Director of Rural Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development |
Philippines Noel A. Padre Director, Policy Research Service of the Department of Agriculture |
Russian Federation Maxim Titov Deputy Director, Department of AIC Market Regulation, Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation |
Saudi Arabia Abdelaziz Al Huwaish Director-General of the International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Agriculture |
South Africa Mogala Mamabolo Director of Marketing, Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries |
| Spain Silvia Capdevila Montes Deputy Director, General Direction of Agricultural productions and markets |
Thailand Vinit Atisook Director of Centre for Agricultural Information, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives |
Turkey Arap Dìrì Engineer, Turkish Statistical Institute, Agricultural Statistics Department |
| Ukraine Oksana Zavorotko Head, Division of Strategic Planning, Deputy Director of the Department of Strategy and Economic Development |
United Kingdom Nick Olney Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) |
USA Mark Jekanowski Chairman of the World Agricultural Outlook Board, US Department of Agriculture |
| Viet Nam Nguyen Hoang Dan Deputy Director of the Center for Informatics and Statistics, MARD |