Ministry of Agriculture of the BRIC countries intend to create a common information base.

Ministers of Agriculture of Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) in Moscow on Friday for the first meeting, signed a declaration on the basic directions of quadrilateral cooperation, including the establishment of a common information base, which will increase trade of agricultural products between the two countries, reported on the results signing RF Agriculture Minister Elena Skrynnik. "As requested by the leaders of our countries, the agriculture ministers of the BRIC countries signed a declaration in which we give all the main areas of our multilateral cooperation. In particular, the creation of a common information base, which will increase trade in agricultural products between the two countries, and developing overall strategy to ensure food most vulnerable populations and the general approach, which deals with strategies to address global climate issues, "- she said. Also, the document envisages cooperation of the BRIC countries to introduce innovative technologies in the agricultural sector, the minister added. Creation of agricultural information base of the BRIC countries is expected to be based on the balance of production and consumption of agricultural products, population growth and allow a comprehensive analysis of food security in these countries. Global food security is a crucial issue for the interaction and the creation of an information base will coordinate to solve these issues, including the formation of national grain reserves, taking into account the global picture of food security. To implement the agreed measures agreed to establish a permanent expert working group, whose meetings will be held on a regular basis. The team will prepare agriculture ministers of the BRIC countries and offers a report on the implementation of these tasks. It is assumed that the next meeting of the Ministers of Agriculture BRIC in 2011.