Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

● Specialized agency of the United Nations.

- Aim : To defeat hunger, improve nutrition, and enhance food security globally.

- Goal : Achieve food security for all, ensuring regular access to high-quality food for active, healthy lives.

- Headquarter : Rome, Italy.

- Membership : 195 members( 194 countries and the European Union).

- Sister Bodies : World Food Programme (WFP) and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).

- Reports Published:

● The State of the World's Forests (SOFO).
● The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA).
● The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets (SOCO).
● The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI).
● Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in 2001.

Source : The Hindu

State of the Cryosphere 2023

● The report warns of the disappearance of most glaciers and polar regions under a 2°C global temperature increase.

- Cryosphere : Earth’s frozen regions, crucial for climate regulation, face irreversible damage from melting ice sheets, glaciers, and thawing permafrost.

- Permafrost : A critical frozen ground layer, releasing significant greenhouse gases upon thawing.

- Critical Findings :

● Himalayan Glaciers : Projected to lose half of their current ice volume.

● Antarctica’s Sea Ice : Experienced unprecedented low levels, with total loss expected during summers at 2°C warming.

● Arctic Ocean : Predicted to become ice-free annually, especially from July to October, at 2°C warming, with regional water temperatures 4-6°C above normal.

● Permafrost Threat : Rapid disappearance of glaciers in the northern Andes, East Africa, and Indonesia already evident at 1.2°C warming.

Source : Down to Earth

Mukurthi National Park

- Location: Western corner of Nilgiris Plateau, Tamil Nadu.

● Part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, between Mudumalai National Park and Silent Valley National Park.

● Established to conserve the Nilgiri Tahr, a keystone species.

- Rivers : Pykara and Kundah rivers flow through the park, along with perennial streams draining into Bhavani Puzha.

- Vegetation : Landscape dominated by shrubs and mountainous grasslands.

- Flora : Shrub species include Gaultheria fragrantissima, Helichrysum, Berberis tinctoria, Rhododendrons, Cinnamon, Mahonia, Satyrium, Raspberries, etc.

- Fauna: Endangered species like Nilgiri Tahr, Indian elephants, Nilgiri Langur, Bengal tiger, and bonnet macaque inhabit the park.

Source : The Hindu

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● A digital platform facilitating instant subsidy disbursal to farmers' bank accounts through e-RUPI vouchers from NPCI.

- Access : Accessible to farmers, vendors, implementing agencies (IA), cluster development agencies (CDAs), and NHB officials.

- Aim : To stimulate growth in India’s horticulture sector, which contributes significantly to agricultural gross value addition (GVA).

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Source : Indian Express