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G20 AGRICULTURE MINISTERS HELD A

VIRTUAL MEETING

Under the Patronage of

“In line with the One Health approach,
we call for strengthened mechanisms
for monitoring, early warning, prepared-
ness, prevention, detection, response,
and control of zoonotic diseases, and
developing science-based international
The G20 Agriculture Ministers held a to all people, including the poorest, the
virtual meeting to maintain close coop- most vulnerable and displaced people” guidelines on stricter safety and hy-
eration to address the impact of Covid-19 in a safe, timely and orderly manner, in gienic measures for zoonosis control,”
on food supply and take concrete actions line with national requirements. said Ministers.
G20 Agriculture Ministers thanked
The 39 Int’l. Agriculture, Aquaculture & to protect global food security and nu- G20 Agriculture Ministers called for farmers, workers, and small, medium
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trition.
Agro-Industry Show During the meeting, the G20 Agricul- “enhanced cooperation between the and large-sized agri-food businesses for
public and private sectors to help mo-
ture Ministers highlighted the impor- bilize rapid and innovative responses to their ongoing efforts to ensure food sup-
plies for all. Ministers expressed willing-
AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION tance of ensuring “the continued flow of impacts of this epidemic on the food and ness to work closely with relevant inter-
food, products, and inputs essential for
agriculture industries”. They stressed
national organizations and within their
REVOLUTIONIZING THE FUTURE agricultural and food production across the importance of avoiding food losses mandates to strengthen international
borders, in line with the G20 Leaders’
and waste caused by food supply chains
cooperation, identify additional mea-
OF FARMING Statement on COVID-19 of March 26, disruptions, which would aggravate food sures to mitigate the impact of COVID-19
insecurity, nutrition risks and economic
2020.”
loss. on food security and nutrition, and share
G20 Agriculture Ministers said that best practices and lessons learned. They
19-22 OCTOBER 2020 they acknowledge the challenges facing ability and resilience of food systems at said that they will take any additional
They urged to enhance the sustain-
member states in minimizing the risk
measures as necessary to contain the
of the pandemic on food supply while a global level, “including future shocks pandemic, confirming their readiness to
Riyadh International Convention and keeping food supply chains function- from disease and pest outbreaks and the reconvene as required.
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excessive food price volatility in inter-
national markets and threaten the food
security and nutrition of large propor-
tions of the world population.”

“We agree that emergency measures
in the context of the COVID-19 pan-
demic must be targeted, proportionate,
transparent, and temporary, and that
they do not create unnecessary bar-
riers to trade or disruption to global
food supply chains, and are consistent
with World Trade Organization (WTO)
Diamond Sponsor Held Concurrently With rules,” G20 Agriculture Ministers said in
a statement, stressing the importance of
the G20 Agricultural Market Information
System (AMIS).
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work closely together “to ensure that
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