The 100th G20 Meeting under India's G20 Presidency, the Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists (MACS) on "Sustainable Agriculture and Food System for Healthy People and Planet" concluded successfully at Varanasi today. They unanimously agreed to launch a Millet Initiative – MAHARISHI which was proposed by India for research in the field of Millets. MAHARISHI stands for Millets And Other Ancient Grains International Research Initiative (MAHARISHI). Its secretariat will be housed at Indian Institute of Millets Research (IIMR), Hyderabad with technical support from ICRISAT, One CGIAR Centres and other International organisations.<br />''<br />''The discussions on the three days were focused on Innovations and Technological Interventions for Agri-Food Systems Transformation, Frontiers in Science and Technology for Achieving Food Security and Nutrition, Biofortification in Food Crops for Enhancing Nutritional Value, Tropical Seaweed Farming for nutrition and blue growth MAHARISHI among other issues.<br />''<br />''The meeting adopted a chair summary cum outcome document focussing on a major area of cooperation in agricultural research and development for food security and nutrition, digital agriculture, resilient agri-food systems and public-private partnership in agricultural R&D.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">On the sidelines of G20 MACS, bilateral meetings were held with FRANCE, UNITED KINGDOM, ARGENTINA  AND GERMANY for future collaboration in agriculture research. The bilateral meeting was also held with Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, Italy.</span>