The advisor to the Department of Studies and Prospecting of the Secretariat of Agricultural Policy of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (SPA/Mapa), Marcelo Guimaraes, took office this Tuesday (28) as president of the G20 Agricultural Market Information System (Amis).
The inauguration took place during the 15th meeting of the Amis Information Group, in Rome, which was attended by the Director General of FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), José Graziano da Silva.
Among the objectives to be achieved during his one-year term will be to continue and intensify the work that was already being carried out by his Canadian predecessor, Marco Valicenti.
“We will seek to ensure the financial sustainability of Amis and monitor changes in consumer behavior that may affect agricultural markets in the medium and long term,” Guimaraes emphasized upon taking office in Rome. “We will also seek to deepen information regarding the use of grains as feed and the monitoring of stocks.”
Amis is an initiative of the G20 (Group of 20 richest countries) that seeks to increase the transparency of international agricultural markets and promote greater coordination of agricultural policies, especially in times of crisis.
The international forum also has the institutional collaboration of experts from ten international organizations, such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), FAO, World Bank, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), among others.
The organization, composed of the G20 member countries and seven other invited countries, including Brazil, has its executive secretariat based at the FAO in Rome. The organization uses digital platforms and the participation of experts from the ministries of agriculture of the member countries.
Next meeting
Amis will hold its next meeting in Rio de Janeiro, in joint events with MAPA, the OECD and FGV. The meetings will take place between October 7 and 11 and most of them will be open to the public. Brazilian and international experts will discuss issues related to public policies for agriculture in Latin America and their consequences for the markets. Minister Teresa Cristina, MAPA's Secretary of Agricultural Policy, Eduardo Sampaio, and former Minister and Coordinator of Agribusiness at Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV), Roberto Rodrigues, have already confirmed their participation in some of the panels.
Post | Marina Carvejani
Author | DATA
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