{"id":98942,"date":"2020-08-03T09:42:45","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T09:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=98942"},"modified":"2020-08-03T09:42:47","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T09:42:47","slug":"green-ag-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/green-ag-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Green-Ag Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question:Consider the following with respect to Green-Ag Project :<\/strong><br>(1) It aims to reduce emissions from agriculture and ensure sustainable agricultural practices.<br>(2) The project is funded by the Global Environment Facility.<br><strong>Which is\/are correct?<\/strong><br>(a) 1 only<br>(b) 2 only<br>(c) Both 1 and 2<br>(d) None of these<br><strong>Answer:(c)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Context:<\/strong><\/li><li>The Government of India has launched the Green-Ag Project to reduce emissions from agriculture and ensure sustainable agricultural practices.<\/li><li><strong>Objective:\u00a0<\/strong><\/li><li>To catalyse transformative change of India\u2019s agricultural sector to support achievement of national and global environmental benefits and conservation of critical biodiversity and forest landscapes.<\/li><li><strong>Funding:<\/strong><\/li><li>The project is funded by the Global Environment Facility while the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation, and Farmers\u2019 Welfare (DAC&amp;FW) is the national executing agency.Other key players involved in its implementation are the Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO) and the Environment Ministry (MoEF&amp;CC).<\/li><li><strong>Coverage:\u00a0<\/strong><\/li><li>The project is being implemented in the states of Mizoram, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Uttarakhand.<\/li><li><strong>Global Environment Facility(GEF):<\/strong><\/li><li>It is a Trust Fund established on the eve of the 1992 Rio Earth Summit.<\/li><li><strong>Aim:\u00a0<\/strong>To help developing countries and countries with economies in transition to meet the objectives of the international environmental conventions and agreements.<\/li><li><strong>Trustee:\u00a0<\/strong>World Bank serves as the GEF Trustee administering the GEF Trust Fund (contributions by donors).<\/li><li><strong>Financial Mechanism:\u00a0<\/strong>GEF is a financial mechanism for five major international environmental conventions:<\/li><li>Minamata Convention on Mercury<\/li><li>Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants(POPs),<\/li><li>United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity(UNCBD),<\/li><li>United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification(UNCCD)<\/li><li>United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jatinverma.org\/green-ag-project-to-ensure-sustainable-agriculture\">https:\/\/www.jatinverma.org\/green-ag-project-to-ensure-sustainable-agriculture<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question:Consider the following with respect to Green-Ag Project :(1) It aims to reduce emissions from agriculture and ensure sustainable agricultural practices.(2) The project is funded by the Global Environment Facility.Which is\/are correct?(a) 1 only(b) 2 only(c) Both 1 and 2(d) None of theseAnswer:(c) Context: The Government of India has launched the Green-Ag Project to reduce 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