Hyderabad: A three-day G20 Agriculture Ministers’ meeting will be held here from Thursday.
The meeting will be attended by more than 200 delegates from G20 member countries, invited countries and International Organizations, an official release said here on Wednesday.
The event will be graced by the Agriculture Ministers from various countries and the Director Generals from International Organizations.
The meeting will commence with the inauguration of a grand exhibition by the Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Kailash Choudhary.
The exhibition will showcase the achievements of India in the field of agriculture and allied sectors.
The inauguration will be followed by the Agriculture Deputies Meeting (ADM).
In the second half, there will be two side events titled, ” Managing Agribusiness for Profit, People and Planet” and “Connecting the Digitally Disconnected: Harnessing the Power of Digital Technologies in Agriculture” with participation from top Indian agriculture-based companies and start-ups and central and state government agencies involved in promotion of agri-business companies.
The second day of the meeting will begin with the Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, welcoming the Ministers and other Heads of the Delegation participating in the G20 meeting.
The Ministerial engagements on the day will include discussions on “Sustainable Agriculture for Food Security and Nutrition” and High-level Ministerial Discussion on women-led agriculture, sustainable
biodiversity, and climate solutions, in three parallel sessions.
The third day of the Ministers’ meeting will conclude with the adoption of the outcomes of the Agriculture Working Group, G20, Indian Presidency.
The delegation will then proceed for a technical excursion to ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research (IIMR), Hyderabad.