BRICS adopts farmer-centric Indore Declaration: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Source: Lokmat Times | Original Published At: 2026-06-13 13:52:35 UTC

Key Points

• BRICS countries unanimously adopted the Indore Declaration to strengthen food security, farmer welfare, and climate-resilient agriculture.
• The Agriculture Ministers' Meeting was held in Indore under India's BRICS Presidency with nearly 100 delegates participating.
• Four new cooperation platforms were established, including networks on agro-ecology and digital agriculture.
• A Global Forum on Farmers' Rights in Seed Systems was created to protect indigenous seed diversity and traditional knowledge.
• BRICS nations agreed to transform the Agricultural Research Platform into a 'Knowledge-to-Action Hub' for faster innovation transfer.
• BRICS countries collectively account for approximately 42 per cent of global agricultural land and foodgrain production.