Prelims 2021 · Environment · Question 59
In the context of India's preparation for Climate-Smart Agriculture, consider the following statements:<br/>1. The 'Climate-Smart Village' approach in India is a part of a project led by the Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), an international research programme.<br/>2. The project of CCAFS is carried out under Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) headquartered in France.<br/>3. The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in India is one of the CGIAR's research centres.<br/><br/>Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer
1, 2 and 3
1. Correct. The Climate-Smart Village approach in India was implemented under CCAFS (Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security), an international research programme linked to climate-resilient agriculture.
2. Correct. CCAFS was a programme under the CGIAR system, and UPSC has treated CGIAR as headquartered in France (Montpellier, France) in this context. So this statement is accepted as correct for the exam.
3. Correct. ICRISAT, based in Hyderabad, is one of the CGIAR research centres.
Hence, all three statements are correct.