Ensuring Food and Environmental Safety in Agricultural Production

The global agricultural industry is facing significant challenges as the world's population continues to grow. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a sharp increase in food demand, rising prices, and hyperinflation in several countries. Russian Minister of Agriculture, Dmitry Patrushev, emphasized the need for the agricultural sector to respond to these challenges while preserving the progressive development of the Russian agro-industrial complex. This requires transitioning to "green" standards, addressing climate change, and adopting the principles of Ecology, Social Development, and Management (ESG).

Key Takeaways:

• The global agricultural industry is facing significant challenges, including rising food demand, prices, and hyperinflation, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• The Russian agro-industrial complex must adapt to the principles of ESG, which include environmental sustainability, social development, and effective management.
• The Ministry of Agriculture is implementing measures to manage soil and water resources, use conservation technologies, and introduce new zoned varieties of agricultural crops to address climate change.
• The Government has approved the national action plan for the first stage of adaptation to climate change, which includes measures to introduce environmentally friendly and effective methods of adapting production to changing climatic conditions.
• The Ministry plans to create and implement its own methods for regulating anthropogenic emissions and develop new environmental standards.
• The state program "Comprehensive Development of Rural Areas" has improved the living conditions of about 100,000 Russian families and created almost 70,000 jobs.
• The Russian agro-industrial complex has good potential in the development of "green," climate-oriented agriculture, with the law on organic products already being implemented, and the law on products, raw materials, and food with improved characteristics to come into force on March 1, 2022.

Statistics:

• The world's population has increased two and a half times over the past 60 years.
• The volume of agricultural production has increased by 4 times over the past 60 years.
• The Ministry of Agriculture is implementing measures to manage soil and water resources, use conservation technologies, and introduce new zoned varieties of agricultural crops.
• The state program "Comprehensive Development of Rural Areas" has improved the living conditions of about 100,000 Russian families and created almost 70,000 jobs.
• The law on organic products is already being implemented in Russia, and the law on products, raw materials, and food with improved characteristics is to come into force on March 1, 2022.

Sources:

• Al Bawaba (Albawaba.com) - 2021.
• Russian Minister of Agriculture, Dmitry Patrushev - Statement at the International Agro-Industrial Forum.