BRICS and the New Geography of Agri-Trade

    01-Jul-2026
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Dr ML Jat, Dr Smita Sirohi
Contd from previous issue
From complementarity to mechanisms
Yet scale and complementarity do not automatically create resilient trade. The forthcoming BRICS Agriculture Ministers’ meeting gives India an opportunity to steer cooperation towards practical mechanisms: trusted trade infrastructure, resilient input supply chains, market intelligence, and women- and youth-        inclusive smallholder value chains.
Trusted trade infrastructure should be an early priority. The 2024 BRICS Principles on Trade Facilitation in Agriculture already recognise the building blocks of modern agri-trade: (To be contd)