[Solved] 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 CCAF S is carried out under Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research (CGIAR) headquarters in France. 3. The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in India is one of the CGIAR’s research centres.

Q59. 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 CCAF S is carried out under Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research (CGIAR) headquarters 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?

A. 1 and 2 only

B. 2 and 3 only

C. 1 and 3 only

D. 1,2 and 3

Answer: D

Explanation:
Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) is an approach to farming that helps farmers:

• Grow more food
• Adapt to climate change
• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions

It uses methods like drought-resistant crops, efficient water use, and less chemical input to make agriculture more productive, resilient, and environmentally friendly.

· Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is an approach that helps to guide actions needed to transform and reorient agricultural systems to effectively support development and ensure food security in a changing climate.

· In Climate-Smart Villages, farmers and researchers test and implement portfolios of climate smart agricultural practices, technologies, and services, which can be combined together to make the best out of an increasingly difficult situation.

· Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) is an international programme to address the increasing challenge of global warming and declining food security on agricultural practices, policies and measures through a strategic collaboration between CGIAR and Future Earth.

· CGIAR is a global partnership that unites international organizations engaged in research about food security headquartered in France.

· CCAFS Climate -Smart Villages (CSVs) have successfully combined global knowledge with local action to help farmers sustainably produce more food, while curbing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing resilience to climate change. Hence, statement 1 is correct.

· ICRISAT, a CGIAR Research Center, is a non -profit, non -political public international research organization that conducts agricultural research for development in Asia and sub – Saharan Africa with a wide array of partners throughout the world.