Consider the following statements regarding Delhi Declaration on Agro ...
Answer: d
Explanation:
The 1st International Agro biodiversity Congress was held in New Delhi and throughout the Congress, delegated discussed various aspects of access, conservation and use of agro biodiversity. Then, the delegates unanimously adopted the Preamble and Delhi Declaration on Agro biodiversity Management at the concluding session.
The Declaration called upon nations to accord top priority to the agro biodiversity conservation and their sustainable use towards achieving targets of SDGs relating to poverty alleviation, food and nutritional security, good health, gender equity and partnership. Moreover, it recognized the importance of traditional knowledge on agro biodiversity of farm men and women, pastoralists and other tribal and rural communities and their central role in its conservation and use for a food and climate resilient world.
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Consider the following statements regarding Delhi Declaration on Agro ...
Explanation:
The correct answer is option 'D', neither 1 nor 2.
Explanation of statement 1:
The first statement is incorrect. The Delhi Declaration on Agro biodiversity Management was not adopted at the Second International Agro biodiversity Congress. In fact, the Delhi Declaration was adopted at the International Agrobiodiversity Congress (IAC) held in New Delhi, India in 2016. The Second International Agro biodiversity Congress was held in November 2019 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Therefore, statement 1 is incorrect.
Explanation of statement 2:
The second statement is also incorrect. The International Agrobiodiversity Congress (IAC) where the Delhi Declaration on Agro biodiversity Management was adopted, was indeed held in New Delhi, India. However, the Second International Agro biodiversity Congress was not held in New Delhi. It was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Therefore, statement 2 is also incorrect.
Conclusion:
Both the statements are incorrect. The Delhi Declaration on Agro biodiversity Management was adopted at the International Agrobiodiversity Congress (IAC) held in New Delhi, India in 2016, and not at the Second International Agro biodiversity Congress. The Second International Agro biodiversity Congress was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and not in New Delhi.