The Assembly of Agricultural Chief Scientists (MACS) in G20, which is scheduled in Varanasi from April 17 to 19, will present new alternatives of collaboration in analysis and schooling within the subject of agriculture, stated Himanshu Pathak, secretary- Division of Agriculture Analysis (DARE).
The meet may even strengthen the G20 discussion board when it comes to worldwide financial cooperation, he added.
The twelfth MACS convention below India’s Presidency has recognized “sustainable agriculture and food programs for wholesome folks and the planet” as its theme. There are 4 precedence areas on which centered discussions will happen: food security and vitamin, sustainable agriculture by means of approaches of local weather resilient agriculture, digitisation for agricultural transformation and public-private partnerships for analysis and growth within the sector, he added.
The MAHARISHI (millets and different historical grains worldwide analysis) Initiative shall be mentioned within the assembly prominently, Pathak, additionally the director-general of Indian Council of Agricultural Analysis (ICAR), noticed.
Choices of G20 international locations coming collectively to assist sharing science-based technological and modern options shall be explored, he added.
MACS in G20 is instrumental in selling joint motion to put science-based options for attaining sustainable, resilient and worthwhile agri-food programs. It supplies a superb platform for dialogue, deliberations and alternate of information, science and applied sciences for food and vitamin security and strengthening cooperation among the many G20 nations, he stated.