Key Takeaways:
- CropLife International endorses the B20 Sustainable Food Systems & Agriculture Task Force’s recommendations.
- The recommendations focus on three key pathways: enhancing productivity, developing financing models, and supporting a rules-based multilateral agricultural trade system.
- These recommendations will be presented at the upcoming G20 Agriculture Ministers’ meeting in Cuiabá, Brazil.
- CropLife International leaders highlight the importance of innovation, technology, and a rules-based trading system in achieving sustainable food systems.
CropLife International, a global trade association representing the plant science industry, has expressed its support for the newly released recommendations from the B20 Sustainable Food Systems & Agriculture Task Force. These recommendations are set to be presented at the G20 Agriculture Ministers’ meeting in Cuiabá, Brazil, and will contribute to the discussions at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Rio de Janeiro in November.
Strategic Recommendations
The recommendations, developed by the B20 Task Force, focus on three critical pathways aimed at transforming global food systems. These pathways emphasize the importance of innovation, science-based standards, and rules-based trading systems in enhancing climate resilience and farmer productivity.
Enhancing Productivity Growth
The Task Force calls for fostering scalable, science-based innovations to promote a more equitable and sustainable productivity growth cycle. This approach aims to support farmers in improving yields while maintaining environmental sustainability.
Developing Breakthrough Financing Modes
The recommendations address the need for securing sufficient capital to support large-scale agricultural transitions. This includes recognizing the value of ecosystem services as a means to provide financial incentives for sustainable practices.
Supporting Rules-Based Multilateral Trade
The Task Force advocates for eliminating market-distorting barriers and supporting a rules-based multilateral agricultural trade system. This approach is seen as essential for ensuring farmers have access to global markets, thus improving food security and resilience against climate-related disruptions.
Industry Perspectives
Livio Tedeschi, President of BASF Agricultural Solutions and Chairman of the Board at CropLife International, served as co-Chair of the B20 Task Force. Tedeschi emphasized the importance of sustainable productivity growth through innovation and technology, stating, “Promoting sustainable productivity growth through access to and adoption of new technologies lies at the very heart of our collective potential to make tangible progress.”
Emily Rees, President and CEO of CropLife International, highlighted the significance of a rules-based multilateral trading system in facilitating the distribution of new technologies. Rees noted, “Just as important as the development of new technologies is getting these innovations into the hands of those who will deploy them. A rules-based trading system ensures market access for farmers, helping to diversify their income streams and improve food security.”
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