1st Agriculture Deputies Meeting (ADM) of the Agriculture Working Group under India’s G20 Presidency concluded

G20 Agriculture Deputies Meeting: The 1st Agriculture Deputies Meeting (ADM) of the Agriculture Working Group under India’s G20 Presidency was recently held in India. G20 Agriculture Deputies Meeting is also important for UPSC Prelims Exam 2023 and UPSC Mains Exam (GS Paper 2- International Relations and International Groupings).

G20 Agriculture Deputies Meeting in News

The first Agriculture Deputies Meeting under the G20 Agriculture Working Group (AWG) concluded on 15th February, 2023. The G20 Agriculture Deputies Meeting event was an amalgamation of experiences rich in culture, cuisine, and history, and the greater responsibility of participating in meaningful deliberations during the meetings.

G20 Agriculture Deputies Meeting 2023

Countries’ intervention on the proposed agenda by the Indian Presidency was well received and discussed. Important details of the 1st Agriculture Deputies Meeting (ADM) of the Agriculture Working Group given below-

• Themes: deliberations were held on four themes covering-
  • Food security and nutrition
  • Sustainable agriculture with climate smart approach
  • Inclusive agricultural value chains and food systems
  • Digitalization for agricultural transformation
• During each theme-based technical session, there was an open house discussion involving intellectually rich exchange of ideas, suggestions and observations.

 1^st G20 Agriculture Deputies Meeting Outcomes

• Insightful presentations paved way for agricultural transformation and importance of digitalization in agriculture with a special emphasis on smallholder farmers.
• The participants emphasized the need to have greater convergence and collaboration among the G20 member countries on agricultural research and development aspects.
• The chair assured to carry forward the discussions on G20 agricultural issues in the upcoming AWG meetings.

G20 India Presidency

• G20 India Presidency: India assumed, for the first time, the Group of 20 (G20) year-long presidency from December 1, 2022 to November 30, 2023.
  •  India’s G20 Presidency will culminate with the G20 Summit in India in 2023 (G20 2023 Summit).

• G20 Presidency 2023: India inherited the G20 Presidency for the year 2023 from Indonesia which was the previous G20 Chair.
• Significance: The G20 Presidency offers a unique opportunity to India to contribute to the global agenda on pressing issues of international importance.
  • During its G20 presidency, India will hold about 200 meetings in 32 different sectors in multiple locations across the country.
• G20 India theme: India’s G20 Presidency Theme is “Vasudhaiva Kutumba-kam” or “One Earth One Family One Future”.
• G20 India Logo: The symbol of the lotus in the G20 logo is a representation of hope in this time. No matter how adverse the circumstances, the lotus still blooms.
  • Shared prosperity that reaches the last person at the last mile. This is why, in the G20 logo, the Earth is placed on a lotus too.

G20 Agriculture Deputies Meet FAQs

1. Who is hosting the 1^st G20 Agriculture Deputies Meeting 2023?

Ans. 1^st G20 Agriculture Deputies Meeting 2023 was hosted under G20 India Presidency.

2. What is G20 India logo?

Ans. The symbol of the lotus in the G20 logo is a representation of hope in this time. No matter how adverse the circumstances, the lotus still blooms.

3. What is G20 Theme under India’s G20 Presidency?

Ans. India’s G20 Presidency Theme is “Vasudhaiva Kutumba-kam” or “One Earth One Family One Future”.

G20 EMPOWER Group 2023 Inception Meeting begins in Agra

G20 EMPOWER Group 2023 Inception Meeting begins in Agra

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