The FAO accords the status of 'Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS)' to traditional agricultural systems. What is the overall goal of this initiative?
- 1.To provide modern technology, training in modern farming methods and financial support to local communities of identified GIAHS so as to greatly enhance their agricultural productivity
- 2.To identify and safeguard eco-friendly traditional farm practices and their associated landscapes, agricultural biodiversity and knowledge systems of the local communities
- 3.To provide Geographical Indication status to all the varieties of agricultural produce in such identified GIAHS
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Answer: B. GIAHS aims to identify and safeguard traditional farming systems along with their landscapes, agricultural biodiversity and local knowledge. It is not about introducing modern technology or giving GI tags. So only 2.
Watch for: Students assume any FAO programme must aim at raising productivity with modern methods.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because GIAHS conserves traditional systems rather than modernising them, and gives no GI tags.
- C. Wrong because GIAHS does not grant Geographical Indication status.
- D. Wrong because items 1 and 3 are not GIAHS goals.
Source to check: FAO, GIAHS programme page 'What are GIAHS' (fao.org/giahs)
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