AMIS Food Outlook Conference 2015: Release of video presentations
AMIS organized a special event on the "Food Market Outlook - An AMIS Perspective for 2015/16" at Expo Milan on Monday, 19 October 2015. Leading experts from AMIS participating countries presented the outlook for global wheat, maize, rice and soybean markets and discussed possible risks for next year's production (see videos below). Internet users participated actively in the discussion by tweeting their questions before and during the event. The event took place in the framework of the 8th Session of the Global Food Market Information Group.
In a statement plublished after the meeting, the Italian Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Policies, Mr. Maurizio Martina, emphasized the role of the meeting "for the development of more effective policies for food market transparency."