UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2021

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?

  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

Answer

Correct Answer

1, 2 and 3

Explanation

The Climate-Smart Village approach in India is part of the CCAFS research programme, which functions under the CGIAR (headquartered in Montpellier, France), and ICRISAT at Patancheru near Hyderabad is one of CGIAR's research centres. All three statements are correct.

Topics: agriculture, ccafs, cgiar and icrisat, climate-smart agriculture, international agricultural research organisations