17th Annual Meeting of the GMS Working Group on Agriculture (WGA AM-17)

The GMS WGA held its 17th meeting on 25 June 2020 via video conferencing. The virtual dialogue on "Priorities for Post-Pandemic Food Security Response and Recovery" (i) assessed the progress of GMS countries’ response to COVID-19 including challenges and opportunities in food security and agriculture production; and (ii) discussed COVID-19 impact on development, issues related to livestock and cross-border trade, role played by digital agriculture, building resilient agriculture and livestock systems, and a way forward by the national government in prioritizing their national systems with strong policy response and resilient recovery measures.