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UPSC 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?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b)2 and 3 only
(c)1 and 3 only
(d)1, 2 and 3
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3
The ‘Climate-Smart Village’ concept is run under the CGIAR Research Programme on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), confirming statement 1. CCAFS is one of the global research programmes coordinated by CGIAR, whose system office is in Montpellier, France—so statement 2 is correct. ICRISAT (head-quartered near Hyderabad) is listed by CGIAR as one of its 15 research centres, validating statement 3. Hence all three statements are correct. ([dalvoy.com](https://www.dalvoy.com/upsc/previous-years/2021/climate-smart-agriculture-india-ccafs-cgiar-icrisat-village?utm_source=openai))
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