2 agri initiatives piloted by India likely to figure in Summit outcomes

2 agri initiatives piloted by India likely to figure in Summit outcomes

Subject: IR

Section: Grouping

Context:

• Two key initiatives are likely to figure in the G20 outcome document.

Proposed key initiative by India at G20:

1. Deccan High-Level Principles on Food Security and Nutrition, 2023
2. An international initiative for research on millets and other ancient grains

Agriculture Deputies Group (ADP):

• Created in 2011 during France’s G20 presidency
• Aim: To deal with volatility in global food prices.
• It has emerged as a key forum to enhance cooperation among G20 members on food security and nutrition in view of challenges posed by Covid-19 and Russia-Ukraine conflict in recent years.
• The working group facilitates “information exchange and cooperation on a range of global issues such as food security, nutrition, antimicrobial resistance, food waste and loss, sustainability, and resilient and inclusive food value chains.”
• 4 ADP meetings were held under India’s presidency in Indore, Chandigarh, Varanasi and Hyderabad.

• Key outcome: Making inclusive digital infrastructure to make it a catalyst for socioeconomic transformation of the agriculture ecosystem and farmer-centric public and private digital innovations.

Agriculture Deputies Group(ADP) initiative:

1. Agricultural Market Information System:

• An inter-agency platform to enhance food market transparency and policy response for food security.
• Launched in 2011 by G20 Ministers of Agriculture following the global food price hikes in 2007-08 and
• Headquarters: Rome, Italy.
• It assesses global food supplies — it focuses on wheat, maize, rice, and soybeans — and provides a platform to coordinate policy action in times of market uncertainty.

2. The Group on Earth Observations Global Agricultural Monitoring Initiative (GEOGLAM):

• Aim: To increase the market transparency and improve food security by producing and disseminating relevant, timely, and actionable information on agricultural conditions and outlooks of production at national, regional, and global scales.
• Launched after the French G20 Presidency (2011).

3. Wheat Initiative:

• Proposed by research and funding organizations from several countries.
• Originally named as the International Research Initiative for Wheat Improvement with the acronym IRIWI.
• Launched on September 15, 2011.

4. The Tropical Agriculture Platform (TAP):

• A G20 initiative to promote agricultural innovation in the tropics, was launched at the first G20-led Meeting of Agriculture Chief Scientists in September 2012, Mexico.

5. Platform for Agriculture Risk Management (PARM):

• A global partnership on agricultural risk management (ARM) for development, was established in 2013 as an outcome of G20 discussions on agricultural growth.