GREEN-AG PROJECT: UPSC Daily Important Topic | 30 October 2021

GREEN-AG PROJECT

• The Green-Ag project is designed to achieve multiple global environmental benefits in at least 1.8 million hectares (ha) of land in five landscapes, with mixed land-use systems.
• It aims to bring at least 104,070 ha of farms under sustainable land and water management.
• The project will also ensure 49 million Carbon dioxide equivalent (Co2 eq) sequestered or reduced through sustainable land use and agricultural practices.

• The project is funded by the Global Environment Facility, while the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation, and Farmer’s Welfare (DAC &FW) is the national executing agency.
• Other key players involved in its implementation are the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the environment Ministry (MoEF & CC).

• The project has been launched in high conservation-value landscapes of five states namely.
  • Madhya Pradesh: Chambal Landscape.
  • Mizoram: Dampa Landscape.
  • Odisha: Simlipal Landcape.
  • Rajasthan: Desert National Park Landscape.
  • Uttarkhand: Corbett-Rajaji Landscape.