Rapid Response Forum
The Rapid Response Forum is composed of Senior Officials from countries participating in AMIS. It is designed to promote early discussion among decision-level officials about critical market conditions to encourage the coordination of policies and the development of common strategies. The Forum has one ordinary session per year and can meet at short notice when global market conditions warrant policy action.
Previous and upcoming events
Consultation meeting of the AMIS Rapid Response Forum
28 May 2020
VideoconferenceWhile international markets of basic food commodities appear to be functioning smoothly, there is growing concern regarding the broader food security implications of the COVID-19 crisis. Against this background, the [...]
9th session of the Rapid Response Forum
28 Jan 2020
Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaThe 9th session of the AMIS Rapid Response Forum was organized on 28 January 2020 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on the margins of the first meeting of G20 Agriculture Deputies. [...]
8th session of the Rapid Response Forum
25 Feb 2019 to 26 Feb 2019
Geneva, SwitzerlandThe 8th session of the AMIS Rapid Response Forum was hosted by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva. A main focus of this year's meeting was identifying options to [...]
National focal points
| Argentina Maximiliano Moreno Ministry of Agriculture |
Australia David Garner Assistant Secretary, Trade Market Access & International Division, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | Brazil Marcelo Fernandes Guimarães General-Coordinator of Studies and Information, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply |
| Canada Marco Valicenti Director General, Sector Development and Analysis Directorate, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada |
China Wu Lifeng Director, Division of International Organizations, Ministry of Agriculture |
Egypt Amera ElSayed Galal Senior Specialist, Economic Affairs Sector, Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation |
| European Union Tassos Haniotis Director European Commission |
France Valerie Metrich-Hecquet Director General, Economic and Environmental Performance of Enterprises (DGPE), Ministry of Agriculture and Food |
Germany Cornelia Berns Deputy Director General, International Cooperation, Global Food Policy, Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture (BMEL) |
| India S. Arputhaswamy Adviser, Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare | Indonesia Roby Darmawan Director, Center for Agricultural Data and Information Systems (CADIS), Ministry of Agriculture |
Italy Graziella Romito Head of the Office for International Affairs, Ministero delle Politiche Agricole, Alimentari e Forestali |
| Japan Noriko Shimauchi Deputy Director, International Organizations Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
Kazakhstan Shaimerden Akhmetov Director, Processing and Agrofood Markets Department |
Republic of Korea Myung Hyun Kim Agricultural Commerce Division, Ministry of Agriculture |
| Republic of Korea Youngsoo Ahn Director, Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs (MAFRA) | Mexico Adriana Herrera Moreno Agricultural Counselor to Europe | 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 Markovich Deputy Director, Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture of Russia |
Russian Federation Arefeva Valeria Consultant, Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture of Russia |
| Saudi Arabia Naif Al Shamri Ministry of Agriculture |
South Africa Sithembele Kelembe Director: Marketing, Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
Spain Esperanza Orellana Director General, Agricultural production and markets, Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente |
| Thailand Pollachet Tracho Deputy Secretary General of Office of Agricultural Economics |
Turkey Hasan Gezginç Head of Department, Directorate General of Agricultural Research and Policies |
Ukraine Oleksandr Zhemoyda Director-General, Directorate of Strategy and European Integration of the Minagropolicy |
| United Kingdom Matthew Waite Deputy Director, International Trade Analysis, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) |
USA Seth Meyer Chief Economist, US Department of Agriculture |
Viet Nam Nguyen Hoang Dan Deputy Director of the Center for Informatics and Statistics, MARD |