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ProjectFactsheetStrengthening Agricultural Market Information Systems Globally and in Selected Countries - GCP/GLO/359/BMG 2019
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No results found.In June 2011, the G20 Ministers of Agriculture recognized the importance of timely, accurate and transparent information in addressing food price volatility and policy dialogues, and launched the Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS). The system is a collaborative food information initiative that unites G20 countries and Spain, as well as seven other main producing and consuming countries of the commodities monitored by AMIS (wheat, maize, rice and soybeans). The system serves as a platform through which countries, international organizations and the private sector can work together to strengthen synergies and collaboration in order to improve data reliability, timeliness and frequency. The project, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, aimed to contribute to the initiative by strengthening the AMIS platform globally and with the national information systems of three selected countries: Bangladesh, India and Nigeria. -
ProjectFactsheetStrengthening Capacity of the Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) to Enhance Food Market Transparency - GCP/GLO/1135/JPN 2025
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No results found.The Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) was created in 2011 as part of the Group of Twenty (G20) Action Plan on Food Price Volatility and Agriculture. Its principal objectives are to enhance international food market transparency and promote policy coordination in times of market uncertainty. Since its launch, AMIS has become a globally respected source of information on food markets thanks to its regular release of up-to-date, reliable and comparable data. Recent food market shocks, such as those caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, demonstrated the value of the system for helping avert major market instability. However, these crises also revealed several areas in which AMIS could progress, most notably in fostering a better understanding of global input markets and expanding the monitoring work of the Secretariat to other commodities. Stakeholders also felt that the existing system needed to be consolidated, for example, by providing technical assistance to the designated focal points in participating countries and enhancing the visibility and impact of AMIS information products. Against this background, the project aimed to strengthen the capacity of AMIS to respond to future food market shocks. -
ProjectFactsheetSupporting the Successful Operation of the Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) - GCP/GLO/382/USA 2024
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No results found.In 2011, the Ministers of the Group of Twenty (G20) launched the Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) to support the provision of reliable, high-quality, up-to-date data on crop supply, demand, stocks and export availability. Prior to 2011, a lack of this type of information contributed to volatility in international food markets, which affected food security around the world. This project was designed to provide overall support to the AMIS Secretariat and to the implementation of the AMIS Umbrella Programme.
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Book (series)Technical studyThe impact of climate variability and extremes on agriculture and food security - An analysis of the evidence and case studies
Background paper for The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2018
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No results found.Global climate studies show that not only temperatures are increasing and precipitation levels are becoming more varied, all projections indicate these trends will continue. It is therefore imperative that we understand changes in climate over agricultural areas and their impacts on agriculture production and food security. This study presents new analysis on the impact of changing climate on agriculture and food security, by examining the evidence on recent climate variability and extremes over agricultural areas and the impact of these on agriculture and food security. It shows that more countries are exposed to increasing climate variability and extremes and the frequency (the number of years exposed in a five-year period) and intensity (the number of types of climate extremes in a five-year period) of exposure over agricultural areas have increased. The findings of this study are compelling and bring urgency to the fact that climate variability and extremes are proliferating and intensifying and are contributing to a rise in global hunger. The world’s 2.5 billion small-scale farmers, herders, fishers, and forest-dependent people, who derive their food and income from renewable natural resources, are most at risk and affected. Actions to strengthen the resilience of livelihoods and food systems to climate variability and extremes urgently need to be scaled up and accelerated. -
BookletHigh-profileFAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022–2031 2022The FAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022–2031 was endorsed by FAO Council in June 2022. This new strategy replaces the previous strategy from 2017 to better FAO's climate action with the Strategic Framework 2022-2031, and other FAO strategies that have been developed since then. The Strategy was elaborated following an inclusive process of consultation with FAO Members, FAO staff from headquarters and decentralized offices, as well as external partners. It articulates FAO's vision for agrifood systems by 2050, around three main pillars of action: at global and regional level, at country level, and at local level. The Strategy also encourages key guiding principles for action, such as science and innovation, inclusiveness, partnerships, and access to finance.
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Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023
Urbanization, agrifood systems transformation and healthy diets across the rural–urban continuum
2023This report provides an update on global progress towards the targets of ending hunger (SDG Target 2.1) and all forms of malnutrition (SDG Target 2.2) and estimates on the number of people who are unable to afford a healthy diet. Since its 2017 edition, this report has repeatedly highlighted that the intensification and interaction of conflict, climate extremes and economic slowdowns and downturns, combined with highly unaffordable nutritious foods and growing inequality, are pushing us off track to meet the SDG 2 targets. However, other important megatrends must also be factored into the analysis to fully understand the challenges and opportunities for meeting the SDG 2 targets. One such megatrend, and the focus of this year’s report, is urbanization. New evidence shows that food purchases in some countries are no longer high only among urban households but also among rural households. Consumption of highly processed foods is also increasing in peri-urban and rural areas of some countries. These changes are affecting people’s food security and nutrition in ways that differ depending on where they live across the rural–urban continuum. This timely and relevant theme is aligned with the United Nations General Assembly-endorsed New Urban Agenda, and the report provides recommendations on the policies, investments and actions needed to address the challenges of agrifood systems transformation under urbanization and to enable opportunities for ensuring access to affordable healthy diets for everyone.