Ongoing biodiversity and AgriFood projects in India, July 2020

This GEF Full-Size Project (FSP) complements the National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Ecosystems (NPCA), flagship programme of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India (GoI), for conservation and sustainable management of wetlands in the country. [...] Component 4: Project monitoring and evaluation and knowledge management Connection with TEEBAgriFood and scope for Collaborative Work Component 3 and 4 will focus on strengthening relevant institutions and building the capacity of rural communities to enable the custodians of agricultural genetic resources to share in the benefits of the materials they are conserving and ensure recognition by the. [...] The Social Statistics Division (SSD) of Central Statistics Office of Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is the nodal agency for implementation of the project in India. [...] Given that Andhra Pradesh is one of the largest consumers of fertilisers in the country, a possible consequence of the transition to ZBNF is the reduction in energy intensity per unit of gross domestic product. [...] The CRPs are not only involved in educating the farmers about the ZBNF practices but also guiding the farmers in the preparation and application of ZBNF inputs in their respective fields.