UPSC Prelims 2021 Question:

In the context of India’s preparation for Climate-Smart Agriculture, consider the following statements:

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. 
2. The project of CCAFS is carried out under Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) headquartered in France. 
3. The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in India is one of the CGIAR’s research centres.
   
   

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Explanation: 

• Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is an approach that helps guide actions to transform agri-food systems towards green and climate resilient practices. CSA supports reaching internationally agreed goals such as the SDGs and the Paris Agreement.
  
  
• The CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research) Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) envisions the Climate-Smart Village (CSV) project. Under the CSV project, all the selected villages are from across the globe which are in high-risk areas because of climate change. So, statement 1 is correct.
  
  
• The CGIAR is headquartered in France. The CGIAR along with regional centres functions as a guarantor to developing countries in the field of Agriculture. So, statement 2 is correct.
  
  
• Some of the important regional centres are as follows:

Therefore, option (4) is the correct answer.

Subject: Geography | Agriculture and Allied Sectors(geo)