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?
Answer & explanation
Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3
All three statements are correct. CCAFS is a CGIAR research programme, it set up Climate-Smart Villages in several Indian states, CGIAR is based in Montpellier, France, and ICRISAT (Patancheru, near Hyderabad) is one of its research centres.
- ✓ 1. CCAFS, the CGIAR programme on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security, tests adaptation options in Climate-Smart Villages. Its list of villages includes sites in Haryana, Bihar, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
- ✓ 2. CCAFS is a CGIAR research programme, and the CGIAR System Organization has its address in Montpellier, France.
- ✓ 3. CGIAR lists ICRISAT, whose headquarters are at Patancheru in India, among its research centres.
Remember · CCAFS is a CGIAR programme; CGIAR is based in Montpellier, France; ICRISAT (Patancheru, Hyderabad) is a CGIAR centre; Climate-Smart Villages began in 2011.
Sources
- CCAFS (CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security): Climate-Smart Villages ↗ · reference work “the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) is working with a vast range of partners to test a range of interventions in climate-smart villages (CSV). … South Asia : Kuhlna, Barishul, Sylhet (Bangladesh), Rupandehi, Mahotari, Nawalparasi, Dang, Barisal, Gorkha (Nepal), Haryana, Bihar, Punjab, Andra Pradesh and Karnataka (India).”
- CGIAR: Contact us (CGIAR System Organization Headquarters) ↗ · reference work “CGIAR System Organization Headquarters CGIAR System Management Office 1000, Avenue Agropolis F-34394 Montpellier cedex 5 France”
- CGIAR: Research Center ICRISAT ↗ · reference work “ICRISAT is a pioneering International Organization committed to developing and improving dryland farming and agri-food systems.”
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2021, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·