What is BARP?
The BRICS Agricultural Research Platform is a global platform for science-led agriculture that helps address world hunger, undernutrition, poverty, and inequality by promoting sustainable agricultural development through strategic cooperation in agriculture and allied sectors.
It has been operationalized to intensify cooperation in agricultural research, technology, policy, innovations, and capacity building — including technologies for smallholder farming — and to sustainably increase yields and farmers' income in the BRICS member countries.
How BARP Was Born — The Journey
The Vision
PM Narendra Modi envisioned great scope of agricultural growth through collaborative efforts among BRICS countries during the 7th BRICS Summit at Ufa, Russia. He proposed establishing a BRICS Agriculture Research Centre as a gift to the world.
MoU Signed at Goa Summit
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed during the 8th BRICS Summit at Goa, India, by the Ministries of Agriculture of Brazil, Russian Federation, Republic of India, People's Republic of China, and Republic of South Africa.
Coordinating Centre Inaugurated
The Coordinating Centre of the BRICS Agricultural Research Platform was inaugurated by Dr. T. Mohapatra, Secretary (DARE) & Director General, ICAR, at NASC Complex, New Delhi.
Full Operationalization Announced
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar announced the operationalization of the BRICS Agricultural Research Platform at the 11th meeting of BRICS Agriculture Ministers under the theme: "BRICS Partnership for Strengthening Agro Biodiversity for Food Security and Nutrition."
Governance & Structure
The Coordinating Centre of the BRICS Agricultural Research Platform is housed at NASC Complex, Pusa, under the governance of the Department of Agricultural Research & Education (DARE) / ICAR, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is the focal organization from India.
Learn more about the BRICS Agricultural Research Platform
The BRICS nations have appointed their focal points for BRICS-ARP to interact virtually through the platform and identify common problems and develop joint projects for finding solutions.
Vision
BRICS-ARP as the natural global platform for science-led agriculture-based sustainable development — addressing world hunger, under-nutrition, poverty and inequality, enhancing agricultural trade, bio-security and climate resilient agriculture.
Mission
Promote sustainable agricultural development and poverty alleviation through strategic cooperation in agriculture to provide food security in BRICS member countries.
Mandate
Intensify cooperation in agricultural research, technology, policy, innovations and capacity building — including technologies for smallholder farming — to sustainably increase yields and farmers' income.