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?
- (a) 1 and 2 only
- (b) 2 and 3 only
- (c) 1 and 3 only
- (d) 1, 2 and 3 ✓ UPSC's answer
Why the answer is (d)
• Statement 1 is correct: the Climate-Smart Village approach was piloted in India (Haryana, Punjab, Bihar) by CCAFS with ICAR, BISA and state governments.
• Statement 2 is correct: CCAFS was a CGIAR research programme, and CGIAR's system organisation is headquartered in Montpellier, France.
• Statement 3 is correct: ICRISAT, based at Patancheru near Hyderabad, is one of the CGIAR's 15 research centres.
• Climate-smart agriculture aims at higher productivity, adaptation and lower emissions simultaneously.
• Hence 1, 2 and 3, option (d).
Why the other options are wrong
- (a) 1 and 2 only
- Statement 3 is also correct: ICRISAT is a CGIAR centre.
- (b) 2 and 3 only
- Statement 1 is also correct: CSV in India is a CCAFS project.
- (c) 1 and 3 only
- Statement 2 is also correct: CGIAR is headquartered in France.
Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2021, held on 10 October 2021. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.