At a Glance
Four facts to hold on to.
CCAFS
Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security.
CGIAR
Headquartered in Montpellier, France.
ICRISAT
A CGIAR centre in India.
Not GACSA
GACSA is a separate platform.
Who Runs It
CCAFS and CGIAR
- India’s Climate-Smart Village approach was part of a CCAFS project.
- CCAFS stands for Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security.
- It was an international research programme under CGIAR.
- CGIAR is headquartered in Montpellier, France.
- CCAFS pilots included Karnal district in Haryana and Vaishali district in Bihar.
- Sources: CCAFS, Climate-Smart Villages and CCAFS, Haryana villages.
ICRISAT
- ICRISAT is the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics.
- It is based in India and is one of CGIAR’s research centres.
True or False: India’s Climate-Smart Village approach was part of a CCAFS project.
What They Actually Do
- ICRISAT studies crops for semi-arid regions.
- These include sorghum, pearl millet, chickpea, pigeonpea and groundnut.
- A Climate-Smart Village tests drought-tolerant seeds, water-saving irrigation and weather-based advisories.
- Farmers, researchers, local government and the private sector work together.
- CGIAR runs 15 research centres worldwide. ICRISAT is one.
- CCAFS itself ran from 2017 to 2021 in its last phase, then CGIAR reorganised. Source: ReliefWeb, CCAFS summary 2017–2021.
True or False: ICRISAT researches crops suited to semi-arid regions, including sorghum and pigeonpea.
Previous Year Questions
UPSC 2021 tested the climate-smart agriculture network.
- UPSC 2021Three statements. The Climate-Smart Village approach is part of a CCAFS project. CCAFS operates under CGIAR, headquartered in France. ICRISAT in India is one of CGIAR’s research centres. All three are correct. View the question.
True or False: CGIAR, the body CCAFS operated under, is headquartered in Montpellier, France.
True or False: CGIAR runs 15 research centres worldwide, including ICRISAT.
Why the Network Matters
- One global research funder can work at scale through specialised programmes and country centres.
- CCAFS pilots tested practices in villages before wider use.
- This network is separate from GACSA, the Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture.
- GACSA is a different multi-stakeholder platform. See Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA).
Think it through: why scale up a small village pilot instead of running it forever?
A pilot tests which practices truly work in local conditions. Once the evidence is in, a state has the proof and the reason to roll the model out widely. The research cost was already paid by the pilot.
True or False: GACSA and the CGIAR/CCAFS/ICRISAT network are the same organisation.
True or False: India’s Climate-Smart Village approach was run only by Indian government departments with no international programme.
Quick Q&A
CCAFS stands for?
Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security.
CGIAR HQ?
Montpellier, France.
ICRISAT focus?
Semi-arid crops.
CGIAR centres?
15.
Same as GACSA?
No.
🎲 Practice: CCAFS, CGIAR, and ICRISAT: Who Runs India’s Climate-Smart Villages
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