<span style="color: #222222;">The three-day event of the first G20 Agriculture Deputies Meeting of the Agriculture Working Group at Indore concluded yesterday.<br />''<br />'' 86 delegates from around 30 countries participated in the event.</span>Our correspondent reports the G-20 members stressed on the need to increase climate finance to help farmers take up adaptation measures, agriculture secretary Manoj Ahuja while addressing the media. The member countries also suggested that farmers can be incentivised if they are adopting climate-friendly farming or green agriculture. The G20 nations also shared their experience on the impact of climate change in agriculture.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''G20 delegates deliberated on four key priority areas — food security and nutrition; sustainable agriculture with a climate-smart approach; inclusive agriculture value chain and food supply system; and digitisation of agriculture transformation.<br />''<br />''Concluding remarks and way forward was presented by the session chair Agriculture Secretary, Manoj Ahuja, emphasizing the need to have greater convergence and collaboration among the G20 member countries on agricultural research and development aspects.<br />''<br />'' The chair assured to carry forward the discussions on G20 agricultural issues in the upcoming AWG meetings.<br />''<br />''The programme ended with a video showcasing glimpses of the various events of the last 3 days, as a memoir for the participants to cherish their memorable visit to India.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Besides deliberations on agriculture issues, delegates also experienced a heritage walk to Rajwada and excursion to the historical Mandu Fort.</span><br />
News On AIR | February 16, 2023 7:33 AM
G20 ADM: 3-day event of Agriculture Working Group at Indore concludes on 15 Feb