Q26 · UPSC Prelims 2024 · Set A · Environment and Ecology

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Which one of the following is the correct description of "100 Million Farmers" ?

A It is a platform for accelerating the transition towards food and water systems that are net- zero (carbon), nature- positive and that aims to increase farmer resilience.
B It is an international alliance and a network of individuals and farming organisations interested in supporting and strengthening the development of the organic animal husbandry.
C It is a digital platform fully integrated with service providers and built on blockchain that lets buyers, sellers and third parties trade fertilizers quickly and securely.
D It is a platform with the mission of encouraging the farmers to form Farmer Product Organisations or Agribusiness Consortiums, thus facilitating the access to global open markets to sell their products.

Correct answer: (a) It is a platform for accelerating the transition towards food and water systems that are net- zero (carbon), nature- positive and that aims to increase farmer resilience.

Explanation

  1. A

    It is a platform for accelerating the transition towards food and water systems that are net- zero (carbon), nature- positive and that aims to increase farmer resilience.

    A platform to accelerate net-zero, nature-positive food and water systems and farmer resilience.

  2. B

    It is an international alliance and a network of individuals and farming organisations interested in supporting and strengthening the development of the organic animal husbandry.

    Organic animal-husbandry alliance. Not this label.

  3. C

    It is a digital platform fully integrated with service providers and built on blockchain that lets buyers, sellers and third parties trade fertilizers quickly and securely.

    Blockchain fertiliser marketplace. Not this label.

  4. D

    It is a platform with the mission of encouraging the farmers to form Farmer Product Organisations or Agribusiness Consortiums, thus facilitating the access to global open markets to sell their products.

    FPO / global-market platform. Not the World Economic Forum 100 Million Farmers initiative.

Summary. Official key is (a). “100 Million Farmers” is a World Economic Forum platform to shift food and water systems toward net-zero and nature-positive outcomes and to raise farmer resilience. The other options describe different kinds of agri-networks.