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    Question

    Department  of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW)

    has signed a partnership with the Development Innovation Lab (DIL) at the _____ to harness innovation to improve food security, address climate change, and allow farmers to increase their incomes.
    A University of Illinois Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B University of Hong Kong Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C University of Oxford Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D University of Chicago Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Department  of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India, has entered into a partnership with the Development Innovation Lab (DIL) at the University of Chicago to explore the opportunities to harness innovation to improve food security, address climate change, and allow farmers to increase their incomes.     The partnership will look into innovation opportunities related to agriculture and food security in the context of climate change, in the present scenario of experiencing a rise in extreme temperatures, floods, and droughts, as well as changes to the monsoon system.    Innovations in digital services, weather forecasts, and soil health management could help farmers adapt to these shocks and improve their livelihoods, while improving environmental sustainability of agriculture.   DIL will assist DA&FW in its efforts to identify, develop, test, and refine innovations in these and other priority areas, to support India’s small holder farmers.

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