India to host BRICS Agriculture Ministers' meeting in Indore from June 12 to 13

Exam-focused facts from the 9 May 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The meeting of agriculture ministers of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) will be held in Indore from June 12 to 13 under India's presidency.
A three-day meeting of officials under the BRICS agriculture working group will be conducted in Indore from June 9 to 11.
The gathering will deliberate on food security, farmer welfare, nutrition, climate-resilient smart agriculture, facilitation of international agricultural trade, supply chains, digital agriculture, research, knowledge exchange, artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotics.
BRICS nations account for approximately 42 per cent of the world's agricultural land, 68 per cent of farmers, and 45 per cent of global grain production.
The Madhya Pradesh government has declared 2026 as Agriculture Welfare Year.