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Summits & Conferences13 Jun 2026

16th BRICS Agriculture Ministers' Meeting adopts Indore Declaration in Madhya Pradesh

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    The 16th BRICS Agriculture Ministers' Meeting was held on 12-13 June 2026 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, under India's 2026 BRICS Presidency.

  • 2

    The meeting unanimously adopted the 'Indore Declaration' built around four priorities and establishing four agricultural cooperation platforms.

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    Theme: 'Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability (BRICS)'.

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    India is chairing BRICS in 2026 for the fourth time and will host the 18th BRICS Summit later in the year.

  • ●Event: 16th BRICS Agriculture Ministers' Meeting
  • ●Dates: 12-13 June 2026; Venue: Indore, Madhya Pradesh
  • ●Outcome: 'Indore Declaration' adopted unanimously
  • ●Held under India's BRICS Presidency 2026
  • ●Theme: Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability
  • ●BRICS Network of Centres of Excellence (CoE) on Agroecology and Regenerative Agriculture
  • ●BRICS Network on Digital Agriculture
  • ●Global Forum on Farmers' Rights in Seed Systems
  • ●BRICS AGRIN (Agro-Inputs, Genetic Resources and Information Network) Framework
India's chairmanship in 2026
4th time (after 2012, 2016, 2021)
17th BRICS Summit (2025)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
16th BRICS Summit (2024)
Kazan, Russia
18th BRICS Summit (2026)
To be hosted by India
Total members
11 (Indonesia joined January 2025)
BRICS began as 'BRIC' (Brazil, Russia, India, China) with its first leaders' summit in Yekaterinburg, Russia, in 2009; South Africa joined in 2010-11, making it 'BRICS'. A major expansion in 2024 added Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, the UAE and Saudi Arabia, and Indonesia joined in January 2025, taking membership to 11. India formally took over the rotating chairmanship from Brazil on 1 January 2026. The group has no permanent headquarters; its New Development Bank (NDB) is headquartered in Shanghai, China.
Ministerial declarations like the Indore Declaration shape the agenda that feeds into the leaders' summit. By anchoring BRICS agriculture cooperation in food security, climate-resilient farming, digital agriculture and farmers' seed rights, India positions itself as a voice of the Global South on food systems ahead of the 18th BRICS Summit.

The meeting was hosted in Indore, the largest city of Madhya Pradesh (capital: Bhopal).

location_onIndorelocation_onMadhya Pradesh

Exam Relevance

upsc

GS Paper II > International Relations > Groupings involving India

ssc

General Awareness > International Summits & Declarations

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General Awareness > International Organisations

Expected Questions

  • ★The 'Indore Declaration' is associated with which group of countries?
  • ★Match BRICS summit editions with their host cities (Kazan, Rio de Janeiro, etc.).

historyTopic Frequency

BRICS is a high-frequency UPSC/SSC theme, repeatedly tested through summit hosts, members and outcome declarations.

Key Terms

BRICS

Intergovernmental grouping of Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa and newer members; India chairs it in 2026.

New Development Bank (NDB)

BRICS-promoted multilateral bank headquartered in Shanghai, China.

priority_highMust Remember

  • •Indore Declaration adopted at 16th BRICS Agriculture Ministers' Meeting (12-13 June 2026)
  • •India chairs BRICS in 2026 for the 4th time (2012, 2016, 2021, 2026)
  • •18th BRICS Summit (2026) to be hosted by India
  • •First BRIC Summit: 2009, Yekaterinburg (Russia)

tips_and_updatesExam Tips

  • •Distinguish the BRICS Agriculture Ministers' Meeting (a ministerial track) from the annual BRICS Leaders' Summit.
  • •Remember NDB HQ = Shanghai; BRICS itself has no permanent secretariat.
Question 1 of 3Score: 0/0
Factual

The 'Indore Declaration' (June 2026) was adopted at the meeting of BRICS Ministers of which sector?