The Joint Market Monitoring Initiative (JMMI) was developed by the Cash Working Group, after the CWG identified that monitoring markets on a regular basis in Syria was key to understanding how markets function and cope with the challenges brought by the conflict, as well as with rough climate conditions. The Joint Market Monitoring Initiative also aims to inform program design to utilise existing markets, notably through cash-based responses and food assistance, to promote beneficiary empowerment and cost efficiency. Field staff monitor prices and stock levels of basic commodities in markets in Syria on a monthly basis to inform and guide cash and voucher programs – as well as food assistance – for populations relying on the assessed markets.

Source: International Organization for Migration