International Seminar on Climate Smart Farming Systems” for BIMSTEC countries

International Seminar on Climate Smart Farming Systems

Question: Where was the 3 day “International Seminar on Climate Smart Farming Systems” for BIMSTEC countries being organized from 11 to 13 December 2019?
(a) Dhaka
(b) Rangoon
(c) Kathmandu
(d) New Delhi
Answer: (d)
Related facts:

  • The three day ‘International Seminar on Climate Smart Farming Systems’ for BIMSTEC countries organized by the Department of Agricultural Research & Education, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer’s Welfare and Indian Council of Agricultural Research is being held in New Delhi.
  • Participants from all the Seven BIMSTEC Countries viz. Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand and BIMSTEC Secretariat is attending the Seminar.
  • Inaugurating the seminar Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary DARE and DG ICAR emphasized that despite climate changes, farmers’ income can be enhanced effectively by adopting technological interventions.
  • The seminar is being organized as a Government of India initiative as announced earlier by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi at the 4th BIMSTEC Summit at Kathmandu on 30-31st August, 2019.
  • The objective of this International Seminar is to have experience sharing to enable improvement of tropical smallholder farming systems for greater productivity and resilience to climate change through ecological approaches.
  • Some of the success stories shall be shared as case studies for the benefit of the BIMSTEC countries.
  • The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is a regional organization comprising of seven member states in South Asia and Southeast Asia lying in littoral and adjacent areas of Bay of Bengal constituting a contiguous regional unity.
  • This sub-regional organisation came into being on June 6, 1997, through the Bangkok Declaration.

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