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LIST OF FIGURES 		8
LIST OF BOXES 		9
LIST OF TABLES 		9
ABBREVIATIONS 		10
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 		13
Scope and Justification of Study 		13
Conclusions from Evidence Generated 		13
Recommendations 		16
1. INTRODUCTION 		19
1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY ON MIS 		19
1.2 RESEARCH OBJECTIVES 		20
1.3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 		21
1.4 STRUCTURE OF THE REST OF THE REPORT 		24
2. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR REVIEW OF MIS 		25
2.1 INTRODUCTION 		25
2.2 DEFINITION AND EARLY EXAMPLES OF MIS 		25
2.2.1 DEFINITION OF MIS 		25
2.2.2 EARLY EXAMPLES OF MIS 		26
2.3 LIBERALISATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: PRIME DRIVER OF DEVELOPMENT OF MIS 		26
2.3.1 LIBERALISATION AND AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SYSTEMS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 		27
2.3.2 LIBERALISATION AND SUPPLY OF AGRICULTURAL FINANCE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 		29
2.4 OBJECTIVES OF MIS 		30
2.5 GENERIC MIS PROCESS 		31
2.5.1 DATA COLLECTION 		31
2.5.2 DATA PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS 		33
2.5.3 INFORMATION PACKAGING AND DISSEMINATION 		33
2.5.4 MANAGING FEEDBACK AND OTHER ISSUES 		34
2.6 MIS TYPOLOGIES 		35
2.6.1 MIS TYPOLOGIES BASED ON HOST/SERVICE PROVIDERS 		35
2.6.2 FIRST GENERATION MIS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 		36
2.6.3 SECOND GENERATION MIS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 		38
2.7 BEYOND 2GMIS: FURTHER EVOLUTION OF MIS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 		40
2.8 CONCLUSION: EVIDENCE ON EVOLUTION OF MIS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 		41
3. OVERVIEW OF MIS IN NON-OIC COUNTRIES 		42
3.1 INTRODUCTION 		42
3.2 ZAMIS: TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF FIRST GENERATION MIS (1GMIS) MODEL 		42
3.3 PUBLIC 2GMIS MODELS: EXAMPLES FROM ETHIOPIA 		44
3.3.1 ETHIOPIA’S MIS FOR STAPLE CEREALS 		45
3.3.2 ETHIOPIA’S EXCHANGE-LINKED MIS FOR EXPORT CROPS 		46
3.4 QUASI-PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL MIS MODELS 		48
3.4.1 INTERNATIONAL QUASI-PUBLIC 2GMIS MODEL: AMIS 		48
3.4.2 INTERNATIONAL QUASI-PUBLIC 2GMIS MODEL: RESIMAO 		51
3.5 2GMIS MODELS RUN BY PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS/NGOS 		53
3.5.1 2GMIS MODEL RUN BY FARMERS’ ORGANISATION 		53
3.6 PRIVATE 2GMIS MODELS 		56
3.6.1 INDEPENDENT PRIVATE 2GMIS MODELS 		56
3.6.2 2GMIS MODELS LINKED TO COMMODITY EXCHANGES 		57
3.7 LESSONS FROM MIS MODELS IN NON-OIC COUNTRIES 		60
4. OVERVIEW OF MIS IN THE OIC MEMBER COUNTRIES 		61
4.1 INTRODUCTION 		61
4.2 OVERVIEW OF MIS IN ARAB GROUP MEMBER COUNTRIES OF OIC 		62
4.2.1 NATIONAL 2GMIS IN MOROCCO: ASAAR 		62
4.2.2 OTHER NATIONAL MIS IN ARAB GROUP 		64
4.2.3 MED-AMIN: AN EXAMPLE OF A REGIONAL MIS IN ARAB GROUP 		64
4.3 MIS IN ASIAN GROUP OIC MEMBER COUNTRIES 		67
4.3.1 MALAYSIA’S MIS FOR VEGETABLES 		67
4.3.2 MALAYSIA’S BURSA-LINKED MIS FOR OIL PALM PRODUCTS 		68
4.3.3 EXCHANGE-LINKED MIS IN TURKEY 		70
4.3.4 INNOVATIONS IN 2GMIS IN TURKEY 		71
4.4 MIS IN AFRICAN GROUP OF OIC MEMBER COUNTRIES 		72
4.4.1 BURKINA FASO: LEVERAGING SUB-REGIONAL 2GMIS FOR BENEFIT OF FARMERS 		73
4.4.2 REGIONAL-LEVEL INNOVATIONS IN 2GMIS IN WEST AFRICA: MANOBI 		74
4.5 RESULTS OF ONLINE SURVEY ON MIS 		76
4.6 CONCLUSIONS ON REVIEW OF MIS IN THE OIC COUNTRIES AND ONLINE SURVEY REPORT 		79
5. EGYPT CASE STUDY 		81
5.1 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND 		81
5.2 MAPPING EXISTING MIS IN EGYPT 		84
5.3 PRIVATE MIS INITIATIVES IN EGYPT 		86
5.4 ASSESSMENT OF EXISTING MIS IN EGYPT 		87
6. INDONESIA CASE STUDY 		90
6.1 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND 		90
6.2 MAPPING EXISTING MIS IN INDONESIA 		91
6.2.1 GOVERNMENT-RUN MIS IN INDONESIA 		91
6.2.1.1 Funding of Government MIS 		94
6.2.1.2 Role of The Ministry of Trade In MIS 		94
6.2.1.3 Role of the Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS or National Office of Statistics) 		94
6.2.1.4 Badan Urusan Logistik (BULOG) and MIS in Indonesia 		96
6.2.1.5 Utilisation of Market Information By WFP In Indonesia 		96
6.2.2 PRIVATE MIS: EVOLUTION BEYOND 2GMIS INTO E-COMMERCE IN INDONESIA 		99
6.3 PROMOTING WRS AND TRADING OF COMMODITY FUTURES IN INDONESIA 		100
6.4 ASSESSMENT OF EXISTING MIS IN INDONESIA 		100
7. UGANDA CASE STUDY 		102
7.1 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND 		102
7.1.1 LIBERALISATION: NEW OPPORTUNITIES BUT ALSO CHALLENGES IN AGRICULTURAL MARKETS 		102
7.1.2 MIS PERCEIVED AS IMPORTANT IN IMPROVING AGRICULTURAL MARKETING IN UGANDA 		104
7.1.3 HISTORY OF MIS IN UGANDA 		104
7.2 MAPPING EXISTING MIS IN UGANDA: NATIONAL SYSTEMS 		106
7.2.1 FARMGAIN: NATIONAL PRIVATE PROVIDER 		106
7.2.2 AGRINET: NATIONAL PRIVATE PROVIDER 		108
7.2.3 INFOTRADE: NATIONAL PRIVATE PROVIDER 		109
7.2.4 UCDA MIS FOR COFFEE: NATIONAL GOVERNMENT PROVIDER 		112
7.3 MAPPING EXISTING MIS IN UGANDA: REGIONAL/INTERNATIONAL SYSTEMS 		112
7.3.1 RATIN: A REGIONAL MIS ACCESSIBLE IN UGANDA 		112
7.3.2 FEWSNET: AN INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION SYSTEM USED IN UGANDA 		113
7.4 FURTHER EVOLUTION OF 2GMIS IN UGANDA 		116
7.5 ASSESSMENT OF EXISTING MIS IN UGANDA 		117
8. CONCLUSIONS AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS 		121
8.1 MAPPING OF MIS: GLOBAL CASES AND IN OIC MEMBER COUNTRIES 		122
8.2 EVIDENCE AND LESSONS FROM CASES FROM OIC MEMBER COUNTRIES 		123
8.3 RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE MIS IN OIC MEMBER COUNTRIES 		125
8.4 RECOMMENDATIONS ON MIS MONITORING INDICATORS 		126
REFERENCES 		128
APPENDIX 1: LIST OF STAKEHOLDERS CONSULTED DURING COUNTRY VISITS 		136
APPENDIX 1A: LIST OF STAKEHOLDERS CONSULTED IN EGYPT 		136
APPENDIX 1B: STAKEHOLDERS CONSULTED IN INDONESIA 		137
APPENDIX 1C: STAKEHOLDERS CONSULTED IN UGANDA 		138
APPENDIX 2: ONLINE SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE 		139
APPENDIX 3: PROFILE OF ONLINE SURVEY RESPONDENTS 		142
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