The network is composed of national Focal Points and technical representatives from ministries and/or public institutions responsible for market monitoring across the 13 member countries of the CIHEAM (International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies). Their role is to ensure a technical link between the MED-Amin Secretariat and their respective administrations by sharing data and contributing to the visibility of the network. They meet annually to discuss international and national developments in cereal markets and food security, work on targeted topics with the support of international experts, and share information and methodologies. These meetings also provide an opportunity to address the network’s technical matters and to take collective decisions.

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Points focaux nationaux et référents stratégiques

Focal Points (FP) & Strategic Resource Persons (SRP)

Albania

Mrs. Mitea GEGUSHI (FP & SRP)

Director of Policy, Strategy and Programs
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

Algeria

Mr. Farouk AOUN SGHIR (SRP)

Head of Foreign trade
Algerian Interprofessional Cereals Office (OAIC)

Mr. Mohamed LEHADI SAKHRI (FP)

Director of Production and Regulation of Plant Sectors
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

Egypt

Dr. Aly ABDELMOHSEN (SRP)

Head of Agriculture Economic Affairs Sector
Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation

Dr. Monera GALAL AL NAGGAR (FP)

Senior Researcher
ARC (Agriculture Research Centre)

France

Mrs. Françoise SIMON (SRP)

Deputy Director of International Affairs, DGPE/SEI/SDI
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty

Mrs. Alexandra TROYANO-GROUX (SRP Deputy)

Assistant to the Deputy Director, International Affairs, DGPE/SEI/SDI
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty

Mr. Paul LE BIDEAU (FP)

Arable Crops Project Officer
General Directorate for Companies Economic and Environmental Performance
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty

Mr. Jean JACQUEZ (FP)

Economic Research Officer – European Markets
FranceAgriMer

Greece

Mr. Spiros PROTOPSALTIS (SRP)

Secretary General of Rural Development and Food
Ministry of Rural Development and Food

Mrs. Georgia KOSTOPOULOU (SRP Deputy)

Head of General Directorate of Agriculture
Ministry of Rural Development and Food

Mr. Dimitrios VAFIADIS (FP)

Head of Station of Cereal Control and Standardization
Ministry of Rural Development and Food

Mrs. Eirini TATSI (FP)

Deputy Head of the Department of Cereals, Oilseeds, Dry Pulses and Livestock Plants
Directorate of Cultivating Systems & Plant Produce Products
Ministry of Rural Development and Food

Italy

Mrs. Isabella VERARDI (FP & SRP)

Head of General Directorate for International and European Union Policies
PIUE II International Relations
Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry (MASAF)

Mr. Fabio DEL BRAVO (FP)

Head of Market Services and Technological Support
Institute for Agricultural and Food Market Services (ISMEA)

Lebanon

Mr. Louis LAHOUD (SRP)

General Director
Ministry of Agriculture

Mr. Salim MAALOUF (FP)

Head of Agricultural extension centre of Zahle district
Ministry of Agriculture

Mrs. Faten RAAD (FP)

Researcher
Lebanese University, Faculty of Agriculture

Malta

Mr. Marco DIMECH (SRP)

Director of Agriculture Directorate
Rural Affairs Department
Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights

Mrs. Zona IVANOVIC (FP)

Assistant Director of Agriculture
Agriculture Directorate
Rural Affairs Department
Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights

Morocco

Mr. Bilal HAJJOUJI (SRP)

Director
National Interprofessional Office for Cereals and Pulses (ONICL)

Mr. Abdeslam ZIYAD (SRP)

Director of Strategy and Statistics
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development, Water and Forests

Mrs. Samira EL OUKLI (FP)

Head of Domestic Trade
National Interprofessional Office for Cereals and Pulses (ONICL)

Mr. Mustapha ABDERRAFIK (FP)

Head of the Statistics Division
Central Directorate for Strategy and Statistics
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development, Water and Forests

Portugal

Mrs. Susana BARRADAS (SRP)

Deputy General Director
GPP (Office of Planning, Policy and General Administration)
Ministry of Agriculture and Sea

Mrs. Patrícia QUEIROS (FP)

Senior Technician
Statistics Services Directorate
GPP (Office of Planning, Policy and General Administration)
Ministry of Agriculture and Sea

Mrs. Ana Sofia BAGULHO (FP)

Researcher
National Institute for Agricultural and Veterinary Research (INIAV)

Spain

Mrs. Elena BUSUTIL FERNANDEZ (SRP)

Director General of Agricultural Resources and Food Security
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Mrs. Paz FENTES PIÑEIRO (FP)

Deputy Director
Department for Herbaceous and Industrial Crops and Olive Oil
General Directorate for Agricultural Production and Markets
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Mrs. Leyre FERNANDEZ PEREDA (PF)

Head of Market Analysis Service
Department for Analysis, Coordination and Statistics
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Tunisia

Mrs. Salwa BEN HADID ZOUARI (SRP)

Chief Executive Officer
Cereals Agency (Office des Céréales)

Mrs. Kaouther REZGUI (FP)

Head of Department
Cereals Agency (Office des Céréales)

Mrs. Nachaat JAZIRI (FP)

Director
National Agricultural Observatory (ONAGRI)

Türkiye

Mr. Birol KARADOĞAN (SRP)

Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Project Management
General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies (TAGEM)
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Dr. Hakan SACTI (PF)

Head of the Working Group on Agricultural Policy and Economic Research
General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies (TAGEM)
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Dr. Ali BERK (PF)

Associated Professor
Department of Agricultural Economics and Project Management
General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies (TAGEM)
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

CIHEAM – Secretariat

Mr. Thierry DUPEUBLE

Director
CIHEAM Montpellier (IAMM)

Mr. Timothée HERVIAULT

MED-Amin Project Manager
CIHEAM Montpellier (IAMM)

Partners & International organizations

Mr. Arnaud PETIT

Executive Director
IGC (International Grains Council)

Mrs. Monika TOTHOVA

AMIS (Agricultural Market Information System) Secretary
FAO-EST (Markets and Trade division)

Mrs. Justyna WROBEL

Team Leader
European Commission – DG AGRI

Mr. Pierre TODOROFF

Crop Yield Forecasting Analyst
European Commission – Joint Research Centre
MED-Amin Project Manager
CIHEAM Montpellier (IAMM)