The group worked to finalise 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 recognised 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.
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 her address, Mariam Almheiri thanked the Republic of India for organising the event that brings together the G20 and hosting the Agriculture Ministers' Group Meeting.
During the event, Mariam Almheiri participated in a side session on how the agricultural sector can keep up with the changing world.
The UAE's participation in the G20 agricultural track, hosting the upcoming COP28 conference, and declaring a year of sustainability exemplify the country's commitment to international cooperation to tackle climate change. This is in addition to launching the "Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate" (AIM4C) initiative in collaboration with the United States, which seeks to encourage investment in climate-smart agriculture and support the development of food systems over five years.
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