Question: The 1st International Agrobiodiversity Congress – IAC 2016 was held from 6-9 November, 2016 in which of the following city?
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Kolkata
(c) New Delhi
(d) Bangaluru
Ans: (c)
Related facts:
- From 6-9 November 2016; the 1st International Agrobiodiversity Congress – IAC 2016 was held in New Delhi.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first ever International Agro-biodiversity Congress, IAC in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 6 November 2016.
- The event was attended by 900 delegates from 60 countries.
- This international Congress initiate and encourage a dialogue among relevant stakeholders – including farmers – to better understand everyone’s role in Agrobiodiversity management and the conservation of genetic resources.
- India is the perfect venue for the first-ever International Agrobiodiversity Congress as it is one of the most diverse countries in the world.
- It takes up only 2.4% of the world’s land area, and yet it harbours 7-8% of all recorded species, including over 45,000 species of plants and 91,000 species of animals (CBD, 2014).
- Additionally, India has 34 global biodiversity hotspots, located in the Indian Himalayas, Western Ghats, North-East and Nicobar Islands.
Reference:
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/news/detail/first-ever-international-agrobiodiversity-congress-to-be-held-in-new-delhi-india/
http://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/news_updates/pms-speech-at-international-agro-biodiversity-congress-2016/?comment=disable
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=153317