Previous Year Question
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?
1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: D
Detailed Solution
Statement 1 is correct: Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security, or CCAFS, was an international CGIAR research programme. It developed and piloted the Climate-Smart Village (CSV) approach in India and several other countries.
A Climate-Smart Village is not a single technology or merely a designation given to a village. It is a location-specific and participatory research approach in which farmers, scientists, government institutions and the private sector test agricultural practices suited to local conditions.
It may combine climate-resilient seeds, weather-based advisories, water-efficient irrigation, crop diversification, conservation agriculture, agricultural insurance and agroforestry technologies and services.
Statement 2 is correct: CCAFS was a research programme carried out under CGIAR. In the institutional context of the 2021 question, the CGIAR System Organization was headquartered in Montpellier, France.
Statement 3 is correct: ICRISAT is headquartered at Patancheru in Telangana and is a CGIAR research centre. It conducts research on crops and agri-food systems of the dry and semi-arid regions of Asia and Africa.