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The
key objectives of the Proposed AUGEIP
Interim Agricultural Marketing and
Global Trading System (AUAMTS) is to
enhance food security by providing
production, marketing and trade
support at regional level with
global commercial "linkages"
with the private sector and
administrating regional strategic
reserve stocks.
The
functions of the AUAMTS will mainly be
regional and global marketing and
markets facilitation all produces,
maintenance of a regional strategic
food reserve and managing produces and
agricultural storage facilities.
The
AUAMTS will encourage private sector
participation in crop marketing and
promote economically viable
industrial production, marketing
and trade at regional level.
No
price controls will be introduced or
uniform prices but shall influence
prices of selected crops through the
volume of purchases and sales it buys
and trade into the regional markets,
and stores between seasons through the
proposed AU
Regional Food Security Reserve (AURFSR).
The
AUAMTS will also interface with
cooperatives, other farmer
organisations and the private sector
through regional markets,
trades, and bulking centers including
other forms of partnerships.
Relating
to the actual, short and long term food
security situation, the selected
commodities for AUAMTS crop marketing,
trade and Regional Food Security
Reserve (AURFSR) will be maize,
sorghum, millet, rice, cassava,
cross-board vegetables, meat and fish
(dry and non-dry), cooking oil, salt,
sugar and non-food essential items.
Other crops will be chosen depending
on availability of funds and markets
and trades development potential.
The
volumes expected to be traded, areas
of purchase and sale procurement and
payment modalities to be used is mainly
electronically and are listed bellow. Other
traditional distribution
methods (member States government's
gazette and other medias in the the AU
communities) will also be
listed.
Marketing
and trade services will be provided in
the form of promotion of grades,
standards, provision of regional and
global markets information and the
promotion of "linkages"
between various actors in the regional
and global markets.
The
proposed AU
Regional Food Security Reserve (AURFSR)
functions will be to maintain and
administer a Regional Strategic Food
Reserve for selected produces items
and crops that will ensure total
Regional and National stocks for a
minimum period of four months.
The
proposed AUAMTS will sell, trade and
buy stocks of selected produces items
and crops as and when the markets
requires through AUAMTS System and all
other available channels.
It
will also collaborate with
institutions involved in early
warning, disaster management, food
relief and other food security
programmes including contracting
farmers to grow selected produces
items and crops for the proposed AU
Regional Food Security Reserve (AURFSR).
Utilisation,
renting out and building of storage
facilities will be an important
activity and will raise income for the
maintenance and repairs of facilities
and building of new ones.
The
proposed AUAMTS
"Participants" are
National ministries of AU member
Sates such as Agriculture, Commerce
trade and industry, Legal Affairs,
Finance and Planning, Transport and
Communications, Farmers Union, Rural
communities; Regional; International
Institutions; Cooperatives; Farmer
Organisations; Traders; Processors;
Agro-NGO Forum and the private sector.
How
it works:
If
you have maize,
sorghum, millet, rice, cassava,
cross-board vegetables, meat and fish
(dry and non-dry), cooking oil, salt,
sugar or non-food essential
items
AUAMTS
provides you with a large regional
markets with global reach for your
produces.
When a
"Buyer" is interested on
your produces. An "order to
buy" is placed through AUAMTS
"Global Network" and
payments deposited on your AUGEIP
eBank EcuPay account for you to
"Redeem" Online via
Internet. You get paid for your sale
by Cash; Checks, Cashier's Checks,
Bank Wire, Money order, Check-Online.
Also in Foreign Currency "Forex"
from USA; Euro land; Canada; UK;
Switzerland; Scandinavia; Japan; New
Zealand and other 160 National
Currencies of your choice. We can also
get your payment via Western Union or
e-Currency Money (EcuPay, e-Gold,
e-Bullion, Evocash, GoldMoney, and
Netpay).
Everyone
qualifies as long as you have a
genuine produces to sale. Complete
"anonymity" when withdrawing
cash from your AUGEIP eBank EcuPay
account or when you use your WORLDWIDE
AUGEIP eBank ChamPCard Debit ATM Card!
All you
have to do is register your
produces to participate to the
Proposed AU Consultation Process on
Global Economic Integration Programme
and open your AUGEIP eBank Ecupay and
ChamPCard Debit ATM Card
accounts
A copy
of your Identification ID or
Passport is NOT required! No need
filling out an application form!
Upon
the sale of your produces is concluded
with the "Buyer",
AUAMTS "Global Network" will
inform you without delay via your
private AUAMTS "Global
Network" E-mail and advise you on
details procedures regarding shipping
and other administrative, duty-custom,
export and notify you when the
money is Cleared in your AUGEIP eBank
EcuPay account to withdraw.
To
proceed:
First:
You MUST register
to the Proposed AU Consultation
Process and open. Click
here. Then, open your AUGEIP
eBank Ecupay and ChamPCard Debit ATM
Card . Click
here.
Second:
You MUST register your product with
AUAMTS "Global Network" and
provide all requested information
concerning yourself, the product, the
price requested and any other
identification and verification
information regarding the location,
the quantity etc. Click
here and use the security Logon ID
and Password provided to when you
register as a "participant"
to the Proposed AU Consultation
Process.
Third:
Pay for your membership to
"Worldwide trading
Services4u" to your eBank EcuPay
ChamPCard accounts in 12 EASY
installments - A 1st payment of just
$17 and 11 monthly payments of ONLY
$7. The total annual membership fee is
only $99.50.
Click here
to fund your AUGEIP eBank EcuPay
account if you desire to purchase
instead.
Fourth:
Once you have registered yourself as a
" participant", made your
membership payment and registered your
product(s), please send a quick e-mail
message with payment information
to: augeipcommodityxchange@africanunion.intranets.com
You
do Not have to wait for the
payment of your membership to register
for your "Agro-product(s) or
Commodities. You can proceed with the
registration and make special agreements
for payment of your membership to AUAMTS
"Global Network" using
the e-mail above.
If
applicable,
include
in the above e-mail information
pertaining to "All" Agro-products
or Commodities you
have registered for "Sale"
through the AUAMTS "Global
Network": your Agro-products
or Commodities description and prices; the quantity
available for sale; the
type of payment method requested;
the location where your "product(s)
is stored or will be shipped from and;
your e-mail; physical address and your
phone number and organization/ company
or co-operative (If any).
Please
direct your inquiry to AUAMTS
Global network if you desire
additional information:
augeipcommodityxchange@africanunion.intranets.com
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