In their recent meeting in New Delhi/India (9-10 September), heads of state and government of the world's largest economies (Group of Twenty - G20) re-confirmed their support to AMIS and committed to further strengthen global food market transparency. To quote the exact wording, the Leader's Declaration highlights support to AMIS and the Group on Earth Observations Global Agricultural Monitoring (GEOGLAM) "for greater transparency to avoid food price volatility, supporting AMIS’s work on fertilizers, its expansion to include vegetable oils, and for enhancing collaboration with early warning systems."

At the same meeting, the African Union was welcomed as a permament member of G20. The AMIS Secretariat looks forward to working with the African Union in expanding AMIS activities on the African continent.