G-20 Agriculture Ministers Meeting

Current Context: Union Agriculture Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar participated in the G-20 Agriculture Ministers meeting.

• The G-20 Agriculture Ministers virtual meeting organized through video conferencing by the Saudi Presidency to deliberate on the ways and means of ensuring continuity of food supply value chain, including the livelihood of farmers.
• The meeting was held to discuss the issue of COVID-19 as well as its impact on food security, safety, and nutrition.
• The G-20 nations resolved to have international cooperation in the backdrop of COVID-19 pandemic. They decided to work together for food security and nutrition, share best practices and lessons learned, promote research, responsible investments, innovations, and reforms that will improve the sustainability and resilience of agriculture and food systems. The G-20 nations agreed to develop science-based international guidelines on stricter safety and hygienic measures for zoonosis control.

Question:

Q.1 Under whose presidency the virtual G-20 Agriculture Ministers meeting was held for 2020?
a. South Africa
b. Saudi Arabia
c. Turkey
d. Italy