Prelims 2016 · Q27
The FAO accords the status of 'Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS)' to traditional agricultural systems. What is the overall goal of this initiative?
- 1.To provide modern technology, training in modern farming methods and financial support to local communities of identified GIAHS so as to greatly enhance their agricultural productivity
- 2.To identify and safeguard eco-friendly traditional farm practices and their associated landscapes, agricultural biodiversity and knowledge systems of the local communities
- 3.To provide Geographical Indication status to all the varieties of agricultural produce in such identified GIAHS
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- (a)1 and 3 only
- (b)2 only
- (c)2 and 3 only
- (d)1, 2 and 3
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UPSC's answer: (b)
NCERT answers it: Class 7 Exploring Society: India and Beyond (Part 2), Ch 1 (The Story of Indian Farming).
The one fact NCERT doesn't give: In India, Geographical Indication (GI) tags are granted by India's GI Registry under the GI Act, 1999 — not by the FAO.
Class 7 Exploring Society (Part 2), ch 1: the FAO recognises three of India's traditional farming systems — Kashmir's saffron, Odisha's forest-linked farming and Kerala's below-sea-level farming. It honours them as heritage to safeguard (2), not to modernise (1). With the fact, 3 is false. Answer (b).
Hindi version: UPSC's official question paper (2016), question 27 ↗