Question : Who has addressed the Sixth Meeting of the Agriculture Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO) Member States?
(a) Narendra Singh Tomar
(b) Rajnath Singh
(c) Narendra Singh
(d) Yogi Adityanath
Answer:(a)
Related Facts:
- The Government of India has been taking several steps to develop innovative technologies and their dissemination from Lab to Land to empower rural youth, farmers and farm women.
- This was stated by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in the 6th meeting of Agriculture Ministers of the member countries of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
- The Minister in the meeting organized virtually in Dushanbe, Tajikstan stated that the agriculture sector in India performed well even during the severe Covid-19 pandemic.
- Along with food production, exports have also registered significant growth, contributing to global food security.
- India is a full member of the SCO and has played significant role since being a member of SCO.
- India values and honors its relationship with SCO in promoting multilateral, political, security, economic and people-to-people interaction in the region.
- It is important to organize the SCO Agriculture Ministers’ meeting on strengthening cooperation in food security and nutrition especially in this challenging time of COVID-19 pandemic.
- Considering that COVID 19 pandemic may have long term implications on food security and supply chain, there is need for close interaction and cooperation among countries to keep the normal functioning of the food supply chain to safeguard food and nutritional security.
BY: AMIT GUPTA
Reference: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1745211