In the context of India’s preparation for Climate-smart Agriculture, consider the following statements:
- 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.
- The project of CCAFS is carried out under Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) headquartered in France.
- 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?
Detailed Explanation:
Answer: Option 4 — 1, 2 and 3
All three statements regarding India's Climate-Smart Agriculture initiatives are correct. The Climate-Smart Village approach is indeed part of the CCAFS project, which operates under CGIAR headquartered in Montpellier, France, and ICRISAT in Hyderabad is one of the 15 CGIAR research centers.
✅ Statement 1 – Correct: The Climate-Smart Village (CSV) approach in India is implemented under the CCAFS (Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security) programme, which focuses on building climate resilience in agricultural communities through participatory research and innovation.
✅ Statement 2 – Correct: CCAFS is a flagship research program of CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research), a global partnership of research organizations. CGIAR's global headquarters is located in Montpellier, France.
✅ Statement 3 – Correct: ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics), headquartered in Hyderabad, India, is one of the 15 international research centers affiliated with CGIAR, focusing on dryland agriculture and climate-resilient crop development.
📝 Short Notes: Climate-Smart Agriculture & CGIAR System
- Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA): An integrated approach to managing landscapes—cropland, livestock, forests and fisheries—that addresses food security and climate challenges simultaneously.
- Climate-Smart Villages (CSV): Community-based platforms testing and promoting climate-smart agricultural practices, technologies, and services at village level across multiple countries including India.
- CCAFS (Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security): A CGIAR research program focusing on reducing hunger, poverty, and environmental degradation under climate change through agricultural innovations.
- CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research): A global research partnership of 15 research centers working on food security, poverty reduction, and sustainable agriculture; headquartered in Montpellier, France.
- ICRISAT: One of the CGIAR centers, established in 1972 in Hyderabad, focusing on semi-arid tropics agriculture, working on crops like sorghum, millet, chickpea, and pigeonpea for dryland regions.
- CSV Implementation in India: Sites operational in states like Haryana, Punjab, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu, demonstrating climate-resilient practices including water management, crop diversification, and weather-based advisories.
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