At the end of the 14^th GFFA, the Berlin Agriculture Ministers’ Conference affirmed its commitment to promoting a soil-preserving and future-proof agricultural sector. At the invitation of Cem Özdemir, the German Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture, around 80 agriculture ministers and high-level representatives from international organisations joined the minister online at the conference. Özdemir presented the final communiqué to the Director-General of the FAO, the Executive Director of the UNCCD, the Chair of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), and the Chair of the Global Soil Partnership Plenary Assembly, and requested them to feed the resolutions into their further work.

Ms. Zimmermann from Brazil and Mr. Mununga from Zimbabwe presented the ministers with the declaration of the Young Farmers’ Forum. 16 young farmers from 13 countries drew up the declaration prior to and during the GFFA.

Beforehand, more than 2,200 international guests from politics, industry, academia, and civil society discussed topics in 20 panels and deep dives.

Moritz Nabel, a researcher from Germany, triumphed in the Science Slam against three other young scientists.

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