The second meeting of the Agriculture Working Group (AWG) concluded in “City Beautiful” Chandigarh on 31st March 2023. It focused on regional cooperation in friendly farming, digitization, food security, and nutrition, as well as discussing challenges such as climate change, urbanization, and food waste. G20 members drafted a release to address the needs of the four thematic areas related to solving problems in agriculture, and the meeting ended with a local visit from the foreign delegation.
The G20 delegates were taken on a tour of the famous Rock Garden in Chandigarh, where they were surprised to see the mesmerizing figures made of sandstone and waste material. They also visited the Shumar Rock Garden, which had broken bangles, cup plates, glasses, tiles, and household items, and idols made of waste material. The meeting started with discussions on Agriculture Market Information System (AMIS) for Rapid Response Forum (RRF), where senior Economic and Statistical Consultant, Arun Kumar, shared his views.
He welcomed all the delegates to the 12th session for RRR and talked about timely evidence-based policymaking to remove the concern of high prices of food grains. Representatives discussed agriculture, food security, and nutrition, setting up a feedback forum to promote agriculture and food for a sustainable future.
