G-20 Agriculture Ministers virtual Meeting

Union Agriculture Minister has took part in an Extraordinary virtual meeting of G-20 Agriculture Ministers. The main aim is to address the issue of COVID-19 impacts on food security, safety, and nutrition.

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The Government of India exempt all agriculture operations during the lockdown period and ensuring the continued availability of essential agriculture produce and supply.

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi supporting countries to tide over this crisis in various ways and that agriculture will not lag, consistent with the needs of our citizens.

The G-20 Agriculture Ministers virtual meeting organized through video conferencing by the Saudi Presidency to deliberate on the ways and means of ensuring continuity of food supply value chain, including the livelihood of farmers.

Shri Tomar welcomed the initiative taken by Saudi Arabia to bring the G-20 countries together. The G-20 nations resolved to have international cooperation in the backdrop of COVID-19 pandemic.

They decided to work together for food security and nutrition, share best practices and lessons learned, promote research, responsible investments, innovations, and reforms that will improve the sustainability and resilience of agriculture and food systems.

The G-20 nations agreed to develop science-based international guidelines on stricter safety and hygienic measures for zoonosis control.