15th BRICS Agriculture Ministers' Meeting in Brasília launches BRICS Partnership for Land Restoration
BRICS agriculture ministers met in Brasília on 17 April 2025 and agreed to launch the BRICS Partnership for Land Restoration, in line with the UNCCD framework; Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan represented India.
Summary
The 15th meeting of BRICS Ministers of Agriculture was held on 17 April 2025 in Brasília, Brazil, under the co-chairpersonship of Brazil's Ministries of Agriculture and Livestock, Agrarian Development and Family Farming, and Fisheries and Aquaculture. The ministers adopted a joint declaration and agreed to launch the BRICS Partnership for Land Restoration, a flexible and non-binding initiative in line with the framework of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), to address land degradation, desertification and drought. Speaking for India, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the world's 510 million smallholder farmers need policy support, cited India's distribution of free rations to over 800 million people during COVID-19, and invited BRICS nations to World Food India 2025 and WAVES 2025.
Key facts
- Meeting
- 15th BRICS Agriculture Ministers' Meeting
- Date / venue
- 17 April 2025, Brasília, Brazil
- Launched
- BRICS Partnership for Land Restoration (flexible, non-binding; UNCCD framework)
- India represented by
- Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan
- India's points
- 510 million smallholders need policy support; free rations to 800 million+ during COVID-19
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Where was the 15th meeting of BRICS Ministers of Agriculture held on 17 April 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Brasília
Brasília: the joint declaration says the ministers met on 17 April 2025 in Brasília, Brazil.
The BRICS Partnership for Land Restoration launched in April 2025 is in line with the framework of which convention?
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Correct answer: A — UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
UNCCD: the ministers agreed to launch the partnership 'in line with the framework of the UNCCD'.