India
India is receiving support to improve its agricultural market information systems through the project "Strengthening Agricultural Market Information Systems globally and in selected countries using innovative methods and digital technology" funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and implemented by FAO. Implementation started at the end of 2015 after the project proposal was approved by the Indian Government.
The project focuses on:
- Identifying factors constraining the availability, reliability and timeliness of data on production, forecasts, stocks and market prices for the four AMIS crops (potato is also included in the scope of the project given its importance for the country); and identifying sustainable solutions using innovative methodologies and techniques;
- Providing relevant technical assistance and training to enhance national capacity and improve the information systems in place;
- Pilot testing innovative methodologies, ranging from data collection to data integration and dissemination.
Activities
Activities
The proposed project work plan is articulated around the following activities:
- Task 1: Food grain stocks measurement
- Task 2: Market price information system
- Task 3: Tools and technology for price data collection
- Task 4: Modelling and agricultural outlook
Partners
Partners
National agencies
- Central Statistical Office (CSO) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI)
- Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD)
- Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture (DES/MOA)
- Indian Agricultural Statistical Research Institute (IASRI)
- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
- National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER)
- National Sample Survey Office (NSSO)
- National Statistical Systems Training Academy (NSSTA)
International partners
Results
Results
Implementation started at the end of 2015 with a fact-finding mission. A light assessment of the statistics available on AMIS crops in India has been developed and made available.
News/Events
Related News/Events
01 Oct 2015
Thanks to regular exchanges with local stakeholders and a careful alignment of proposed activities with national development objectives the project “Strengthening Agricultural Market Information Systems using innovative methods and digital technology” was endorsed by the Government of India. [...]
27 Jul 2015
End of the second round of the AMIS Exchange Programme. After nine weeks with the AMIS Secreteriat, five intensive learning modules and some 20 presentations by the AMIS commodity experts, Mr. Dongjie Wang from the Chinese Academy of [...]
13 May 2015
Earlier this week, the AMIS Secretariat was joined by two new participants of the AMIS Exchange Programme. Mr. Dongjie Wang from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Mr. Battu Lal from the Directorate of Economics & Statistics of the Indian [...]
11 May 2015
At this year's G20 Agriculture Ministers Meeting in Istanbul, 7-8 May 2015, participants committed themselves to strengthen market transparency through deeper and stronger collaboration in AMIS. The final communiqué recognizes AMIS as a "particularly successful initiative" that warrants continuing support [...]
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