G20 Agriculture Ministers, meeting in Niigata, Japan, May 10-12, highlighted the need to develop advanced technologies to ensure the sustainability of the agro-food sector.
We highlight the importance of encouraging innovation in agriculture, inter alia, through the utilisation and access of advanced technologies, such as Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics, the statement said.
“We note there is enormous potential in agriculture to gain from these technologies, including those already utilised in other sectors”, the text states.
The declaration also emphasises the importance of “agro-food value chains”, particularly to increase productivity and value for farmers and the agro-food sector as a whole.
Animal and plant health. G20 Agriculture Ministers reaffirm the importance of “sustained efforts” to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) through balanced and multisectoral approaches and emphasise measures to control transboundary animal diseases (African swine fever and highly pathogenic avian influenza) and pests that attack plants (such as the fall armyworm). (Original version in French by Lionel Changeur)