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 programme. 2. The project of CCAFS is carried out under 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 centres. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Answer: D. All three statements about Climate-Smart Agriculture in India are correct. Statement 1 is CORRECT. The CLIMATE-SMART VILLAGE (CSV) APPROACH in India is part of the GLOBAL RESEARCH PROGRAM ON CLIMATE CHANGE, AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY (CCAFS), an international research programme led by CGIAR. CSVs in India have been established in states like Bihar, Haryana, Punjab, and Karnataka, testing portfolios of climate-smart technologies (stress-tolerant varieties, water-saving practices, weather-indexed insurance, ICT-based advisories) with local communities. Statement 2 is CORRECT. CCAFS operates under the CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH (CGIAR). CGIAR is HEADQUARTERED IN MONTPELLIER, FRANCE (the CGIAR System Organization, the central legal/management entity). CGIAR is a global research partnership for a food-secure future, funding 15+ international agricultural research centres worldwide. Statement 3 is CORRECT. ICRISAT — INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI-ARID TROPICS, headquartered at PATANCHERU, near HYDERABAD (TELANGANA, INDIA) — IS ONE OF THE CGIAR RESEARCH CENTRES. Established 1972. Focuses on dryland crops (sorghum, pearl millet, finger millet, pigeon pea, chickpea, groundnut). ICRISAT also has regional hubs in Niger, Mali, Kenya, Zimbabwe. (India hosts another major CGIAR centre as well — IRRI's South Asia hub at Varanasi/Hyderabad. But ICRISAT is the most prominent CGIAR centre HQ'd in India.) Source: CGIAR website / ICRISAT Annual Reports / CCAFS programme documentation / Ministry of Agriculture references.