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?
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct: The ‘Climate-Smart Village’ (CSV) pilot model in India was conceptualized and led by the CCAFS (Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security) research flagship to build community-based resilience against climate risks.
Statement 2 is correct: CCAFS operated under the institutional umbrella of CGIAR (formerly the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research), which has its global executive headquarters in Montpellier, France.
Statement 3 is correct: The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), located at Patancheru near Hyderabad in Telangana, is a leading international non-profit agricultural research institution and an official CGIAR Research Centre.
Hence, all three statements are correct — Option D.