Many countries in the world are currently working on new or updated Bioeconomy Strategies to give farmers a new economic lifeline, to strengthen circularity and to promote sustainable agrifood systems. The bioeconomy is an important theme for multilateral cooperation - to ensure progressive convergence of best practices and standards and to support cross-border trade. This is why this week, the 🇪🇺EU and 🇧🇷Brazil launched, at the 🇺🇳UN’s @FAO in Rome, a new “Group of Friends” 🤝 on the Bioconomy. Earlier this year, EU Commissioners @CHansenEU @EUAgri and @JessikaRoswall @EU_ENV had underlined the importance of international cooperation on the bioeconomy in discussions with the management of @FAO. I am very glad to co-preside the new “Group of Friends” together with my great colleague Carla Barroso Carneiro, Brazil’s committed Ambassador to the UN in Rome, as a sign of our joint commitment to the rules-based international system @eu_eeas @EU_Partnerships. We are privileged that several countries from all continents already expressed their interest to join our group. Thanks a lot in particular to @childp_child, Deputy Director-General of the @EU_Commission’s DG Environment, and to Brazil’s National Secretary of Bioeconomy, Carina Pimenta, for their inspiring words on the forthcoming Bioeconomy Strategies of the EU and of Brazil. And to @FAO’s knowledgable @KavehZahedi2030 for the important work of his team on data, principles, projects and best practices.