Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations addressed the concern of impacts of COVID-19 on agri-food systems by boosting farmers productivity, scaling up social protection mechanisms and investing in digital innovation, among other measures in the G20 Summit on 22nd November 2020.

The Director-General of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations emphasised that “It is essential for the G20 to keep working on preventing this health crisis from becoming a global food crisis.” He also added that “the G20 is a highly important impetus and emergency response on global policy, coordination and leadership to develop an inclusive, resilient and sustainable world by leading responsible investment, enabling policies, innovation and capacity building.”

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