• Worldwide, the number of people facing acute food insecurity has more than doubled since 2017, and tight supplies and food inflation have reached their highest levels in many years. In January 2023, IFPRI and the Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) jointly launched the IFPRI-AMIS seminar series on Making Sense of Food and Agriculture Markets to provide in-depth analysis of current events affecting global agricultural markets and food security.

  • Launched in 2011 by the G20 Ministers of Agriculture, AMIS is an interagency platform that aims to enhance food market transparency and policy responses for food security. AMIS brings together the principal trading countries of agricultural commodities to assess global food supplies (focusing on wheat, maize, rice, and soybeans) and provide a platform to coordinate policy action in times of market uncertainty.

    • Upcoming Seminar Event

    Emerging Trends in the Global Soybean Complex
    Co-organized by IFPRI and Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS)

    Dec 14, 2023 - 9:30 to 11:00am EST

    Virtual IFPRI-AMIS Seminar Series: December 14, 2023 at 9:30am-11:00am EST. This seminar will explore the market outlook for soybeans and vegetable oils, and examine the implications of the US biodiesel industry and recent developments in South American soybean production.

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    All Seminar Events

    • Emerging Trends in the Global Soybean Complex
    • A Look at Global Rice Markets: Export Restrictions, El Niño, and Price Controls
    • Facilitating Anticipatory Action with Improved Early Warning Guidance
    • Market Concentration in the Grain Industry: Implications for Food Security?
    • Production Prospects for the Northern Hemisphere
    • Ukraine One Year Later: the impact of the war on agricultural markets and food security
    • Food vs Fuel V2.0: Impacts of Biofuels on Agricultural Markets and Food Security