Agricultural Market Information System Meeting of the global food market information group Rome, FAO Headquarters 9-10 February 2012

Tackling the food price volatility by supporting AMIS initiative - toward more accurate data from developing countries -

Japan-funded AMIS support project

The Government of Japan

Background of the project

• Long history of supporting ASEAN Food Security Information System (AFSIS) development

• Capacity building is a key to success, but resource required Japan contributes to AMIS by utilizing

AFSIS network and experiences

Key Points • Project Purpose: Capacity Building • Implementation: AMIS Secretariat (trust fund) • Duration: 3 years • 120 million Japanese yen (tentative) • Starting Oct 2012 • Target : Rice • Pilot implementation in two countries : Thailand and the Philippines • Dissemination of the pilot results: ASEAN states • Utilizing AFSIS network (AFSIS: ASEAN Food Security Information System)

ASEAN FOOD SECURITY INFORMATION SYSTEM (AFSIS)

Framework of ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry plus Three

MAFF Japan is supporting the project financially and technically.

Support by Japan

ASEAN Plus Three Emergency

Rice Reserve （APTERR）

ASEAN Food Security Information System（AFSIS）Project

To provide food security information timely

Secretary （Bangkok Thailand） Steering Consultation Focal Point Meeting

（ASEAN + 3）

Development of Agricultural Statistics Information Network ・Agricultural Statistics Database （area, production, amount of export and import etc. for main crops） ・Forecasting HRD

・Training ・Mutual Cooperation

To provide data of the region and each countries

Utilization for Food and Agricultural Policy of ASEAN and Each States

ASEAN States

To forward data

ASEAN FOOD SECURITY INFORMATION SYSTEM (AFSIS)

1. Development of Regional Database (DB) • Introduce unified definition from FAO for international comparison • Develop DB for major 5 crops as Rice, Maize, Soybean, Sugarcane, Cassava • Updating every year

2. Publication of Early Warning Information (EWI) and Agricultural Commodity Outlook (ACO)

• EWI : Forecast production and damage ( Mar. & Sep.) • ACO : Forecast supply and demand (Jun. & Dec.) • Publicized both reports for 5 major crops biannually

3. Human Resource Development (HRD)

• Regional Training Courses (in Japan, Thailand, etc.) • Mutual Technical Cooperation • •

Achievements

• Food Security Analysis Report • Mid-long term Forecasting • Broadening data items of the Database

Issues to be tackled ( under discussion )

機密性○情報 ○○限り

AMIS Argentina Australia Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Mexico Russia Saudi Arabia South Africa Republic of Korea Turkey United Kingdom United States Indonesia Thailand Philippines Viet Nam

G20

• Production • Stock • Consumption • export/import • (assistance）

• Egypt • Nigeria • Ukraine • Kazakhstan

Rice/Soybean/Corn

Main export/import countries

Improving accuracy of statistical data by AMIS assist project (Pilot study：two countries）

AMIS and AFSIS AFSIS

Using AFSIS data in AMIS

Key Activities of AMIS support project

Activity 1 Improvement of data accuracy Activity 2 Dissemination of the results

(1) Establishment of statistical data collection

system (2) Improvement of statistical data accuracy

(1) Establishment of statistical data collection system

• Two pilot countries among the AMIS targeted countries in ASEAN region Thailand ( major export country ) the Philippines( major import country)

• Identify the data holders • Support the coordination of relevant data holders in the country • Make the handbook of concrete data collection

♦Improvem

ent of data accuracy

♣Dissem

ination

Activity 1 - Improvement of data accuracy

(2) Improvement of statistical data accuracy

• Identify the factors of low accuracy • Improve accuracy on statistical data • Design a model of survey method to be commonly used in the ASEAN states • Support to conduct surveys

Activity 1 - Improvement of data accuracy

Activity 2- Dissemination of the results Disseminate the knowledge obtained from Activity 1 to the ASEAN states efficiently and effectively by using the AFSIS network through workshops and training courses.

AMIS targeted developing countries

Strengthening agricultural market information for AMIS in ASEAN countries

FAO/RAP (Project Coordinator from AMIS Secretariat)

Project Steering Committee （FAO, Project Coordinator, AFSIS Sec., MAFF JPN）

ASEAN member states

Two Pilot Countries: Thailand, the Philippines

Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Vietnam

Strengthening agricultural market information for AMIS in ASEAN countries

Implementation Structure

Activity 1 Improvement of data accuracy

Activity 2 Dissemination of the result

Strengthening agricultural market information for AMIS in ASEAN countries

Thank you. More Details, Please contact the following : Yasuro Funaki yasurou_funaki@nm.maff.go.jp Issei Hatakeyama issei_hatakeyama@nm.maff.go.jp