India has signed up for the BRICS Land Restoration Partnership, reaffirming its commitment to inclusive, equitable, and sustainable agriculture. The partnership was launched at the 15th meeting of BRICS agriculture ministers.
BRICS agriculture ministers launched the “BRICS Land Restoration Partnership” to address land degradation, desertification, and soil fertility loss. The partnership would benefit small farmers, tribal communities, and local cultivators through the convergence of traditional knowledge and scientific innovation.
The meeting underlined the need to make agricultural trade fair, control global price volatility, and ensure remunerative prices for small farmers.
In the Joint Declaration, BRICS nations collectively reiterated their resolve to make the global agri-food system fair, inclusive, innovative, and sustainable. The declaration emphasized commitments to food security, climate adaptation, empowerment of women and youth, sustainable fisheries and livestock development, soil and land restoration, digital agriculture certification, and promotion of financial and trade mechanisms for the agricultural economies of the Global South. The formal announcement of the BRICS Land Restoration Partnership further reinforced the group’s collective commitment to halting land degradation and desertification.
At the meeting, Mr. Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the union agricultural minister, shared the Government of India’s technological initiatives—Digital Agriculture Mission, AgriStack, drone technology, and Climate-Resilient Villages—and explained how these innovations have significantly improved service delivery, transparency, and farmer incomes.
