PM Modi talks about Food Security and Advancing Gender Equality at G7 Summit

New Delhi, Jun 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is presently visiting Munich, Germany for the G7 summit, starting from Jun 26 and to conclude on Jun 29, as guest for the summit. The summit is being organized in three phases; Global economy, infrastructure - investment and Foreign and security policy (Jun 26), Climate, Energy and Health (Jun 27), and Multilateral and digital order (Jun 28). PM Modi, on the first day of the summit shared his thoughts about Food Security and Advancing Gender Equality.

 

 

 

 

Acknowledging the fact that the countries are meeting amid an atmosphere of global tension, PM Modi stressed at the summit in Europe that India has always been in favor of peace. Suggestive of the ongoing Russia - Ukraine tensions, PM Modi reiterated that India has constantly urged for the path of dialogue and diplomacy. Since the impact of the geopolitical tension is not just limited to Europe, the rising prices of energy and food grains are affecting all the countries and the energy and security of developing countries is particularly at risk.

 

PM Modi said that in this challenging time, India has supplied food grains to many countries in need. He said, "We have dispatched about 35,000 tons of wheat as humanitarian aid to Afghanistan in the last few months. And even after the heavy earthquake there, India was the first country to deliver relief materials. We are also helping our neighbor Sri Lanka to ensure food security." In consideration of the International Year of Millets that is to be celebrated in the coming year, PM Modi suggested that on the occasion, a campaign should be run to promote a nutritious alternative like millets. Millets can make a valuable contribution to ensuring food security in the world.

 

 

 

 

 

PM Modi suggested the G7 nations that the leading countries of global politics must focus on the availability of fertilizers, and keep the value chains of fertilizers smooth at a global scale. India is aiming to increase the production of fertilizers and is trying to seek cooperation from G7-countries in this regard. He also shard that India has immense agricultural manpower compared to the countries of the G7 and that the Indian agricultural skills have helped give new life to traditional agricultural products like cheese and olive in some of the countries of the G7. With the help of traditional talent of India's farmers, food security will be ensured to G7 countries.

 

Talking about Gender Equality Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "Where gender equality is concerned, today, India's approach is moving from 'women's development' to 'women-led development'. More than 6 million Indian women frontline workers kept our citizens safe during the pandemic. Our women scientists made a big contribution in developing vaccines and test kits in India. More than one million female volunteers in India are active in providing rural health, whom we call 'ASHA workers'. Just last month, the World Health Organization honored these Indian ASHA workers with its '2022 Global Leaders Award'."