Subject: Agriculture

In the context of India’s preparation for Climate-Smart Agriculture, consider the following statements:

1.The ‘Climate-Smart Village’ approach in India is a part of a project led by the Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), an international research program.
2.The project of CCAFS is carried out under the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), headquartered in France.
3.The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in India is one of the CGIAR’s research centers.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

How is permaculture farming different from conventional chemical farming?

1.Permaculture farming discourages monocultural practices, but in conventional chemical farming, monoculture practices are predominant.
2.Conventional chemical farming can cause an increase in soil salinity, but this phenomenon is not observed in permaculture farming.
3.Conventional chemical farming is easily possible in semi-arid regions, but permaculture farming is not so easily possible in such regions.
4.The practice of mulching is very important in permaculture farming but not necessarily so in conventional chemical farming.
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The “Miyawaki method” is well known for the:

‘System of Rice Intensification’ of cultivation, in which alternate wetting and drying of rice fields is practised, results in :
1. Reduced seed requirement
2. Reduced methane production
3. Reduced electricity consumption
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Which one of the following best describes the concept of ‘Small Farmer Large Field?