Here is Question No. 39 a part of our series on UPSC Prelims 2021.
Q39. In the context of India’s preparation for ClimateSmart Agriculture, consider the following statements:
- The ‘Climate-Smart Village’ approach in India is part of a project led by Climate Change,
Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), an international research program. - The project of CCAFS is carried out under the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) headquartered in France.
- The International Crops Research Institute for semi-arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in India is one of the CGIAR’s research centers.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (d)
- Statement 1 is correct: Rajapakar is a ClimateSmart Village (CSV), a part of a project led by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security (CCAFS). Built on the principles of CSA, this program provides technological, organizational and systemic support to farmers in association with institutions to help them cope with climate change, in 36 sites across 20 countries. CCAFS Climate-Smart Villages (CSVs) have effectively brought together international knowledge and local action to assist farmers in producing more food sustainably while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and boosting climate change resistance.
- Statement 2 is correct: In order to effectively promote development and guarantee food security in a changing climate, agricultural systems must be transformed and reoriented. This strategy is known as climate-smart agriculture (CSA). The governance and management of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) are based on lessons learned by CGIAR headquartered in France.
- Statement 3 is correct: With a wide range of collaborators around the world, ICRISAT, a CGIAR Research Center, undertakes agricultural research for development in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. It is a non-profit, non-political public international research organization. ICRISAT is headquartered in Patancheru near Hyderabad, Telangana, India, with two regional hubs and six country offices in sub-Saharan Africa. It is a member of the CGIAR Consortium. CGIAR is a global research partnership for food food-secure future.
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