The agriculture ministers of the US, UK, Germany, France, Canada, Japan and Italy held a three-day summit in which they also opted to promote more science or innovation initiatives ‘for mitigation and adaptation to the climate’. change”.
The Ministers of Agriculture of the G7 countries They concluded their meeting last Saturday in Italy with a pledge to “strengthen agriculture with sustainable food systems” and to promote more science and innovation initiatives “for climate change mitigation and adaptation.”
These are part of the key points of the joint statement by the heads of agriculture of the G7 states (US, UK, Germany, France, Canada, Japan and Italy), who met for three days in the Italian city of Syracuse to address various current issues in the global agricultural situation.
In their closing statement last Saturday, they reflected on the need to find ways to “strengthen agriculture” through “profitable, resilient, equitable and sustainable food systems.”
They have also emphasized the need to engage “younger generations as agents and protagonists of change” at the agricultural level and in food system development.
On the other hand, they have advocated promoting “sustainable fishing”, as well as aquaculture, as ways to increase food security.
Moreover, they have called for strengthening “the contribution of the G7 to the development of Africa’s agricultural and food systems”, an issue that is central and topical today, as part of the sessions of this summit focused on the continent.
“We are aware that prosperous and resilient agriculture depends on biodiversity,” the G7 ministers said, emphasizing the need for “a substantial increase in the adoption of biodiversity-friendly practices.”
They also appealed to “the value of having different tools available to producers, including traditional methods, new technologies and innovative approaches such as agroecology”, a set of elements needed “to improve sustainability, resilience and productivity improve.”
They added that “they are tools that can help preserve food cultures, rural landscapes and agricultural diversity, improve the quality of agri-food products and strengthen local production.”
Source: EITB
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