Mariam Almheiri urges G20 to back ‘Global Framework on Agriculture, Food Systems’

Mariam Almheiri urges G20 to back ‘Global Framework on Agriculture, Food Systems’

Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment, and G20 Ministers of Agriculture met in Hyderabad, India, between June 16–17 to discuss the inclusive food and agriculture systems of the future. The group worked to finalize the G20 Agriculture Ministers’ Declaration 2023, a document that reiterates the group’s collective commitment to ensure food security and nutrition for all.

In the declaration, the G20 Agricultural Track highlighted their concerns about intensifying malnutrition rates and worsening global food insecurity in developing nations. They recognized that these challenges have been compounded by poverty, the COVID-19 pandemic, accelerating climate change, ongoing conflicts, and biodiversity loss worldwide. The declaration emphasises the importance of creating sustainable agriculture and food systems that will be resilient to changes in climate and biodiversity loss.

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According to Mariam Almheiri, the G20 Agricultural Track meeting discussed a number of issues that significantly impact people’s lives and livelihoods worldwide. It addressed the challenges of climate change and ensuring food security, which requires the unity of the global community.

In the meeting, the G20’s Agricultural Track highlighted their concerns about rising malnutrition rates and the exacerbation of global food insecurity