Green-Ag: Transforming Indian Agriculture

IN NEWS:

• Green-Ag project has been launched in Mizoram

What is it?

• The Green-Ag project seeks to integrate biodiversity, climate change and sustainable land management objectives and practices into Indian agriculture.
• The project would be implemented in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).

Locations of implementation:

• It would be done in high-conservation-value landscapes of five States:
• Madhya Pradesh: Chambal Landscape
• Mizoram: Dampa Landscape
• Odisha: Similipal Landscape
• Rajasthan: Desert National Park Landscape
• Uttarakhand: Corbett-Rajaji Landscape

PRELIMS QUESTION

Government of India has recently launched a program called “Green-Ag” to transform Indian agriculture for environment benefits and conserve biodiversity.The program has been launched in collaboration with:
(a)Conservation International
(b)UN Development Programme
(c)Food and Agricultural Organisation
(d)World Food Programme

Answer to prelims question