Focal Areas : Biodiversity (BD), Climate Change Mitigation (CCM), Land Degradation (LD) and Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) GEF Project Grant : USD 33.5 million Co-financing : USD 868 million (approximately) Total Financing : USD 902 million (approximately) Duration : 2019-2026 Location : Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Odisha, Rajashtan and Uttarakhand National Executing Agencies : Lead Executing Agency : Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare (DA&FW), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare (MoA&FW), Govt. of India GEF Operational Focal Point for India : Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Govt. of India Project Implementing Agency : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): SDG 2 - Zero Hunger SDG 5 - Gender Equality SDG 12 - Sustainable Consumption and Production SDG 13 - Climate Action SDG 15 - Life on Land FAO's Strategic Objectives : SO2 : Make agriculture, forestry and fisheries more productive & sustainable SO3 : Reduce rural poverty SO4 : Enable inclusive and efficient agriculture and food systems FAO's "FOUR BETTERS" : The Green-Ag project aligns with three of the FAO's new Strategic Framework - the "FOUR BETTERS" • BETTER PRODUCTION • BETTER ENVIRONMENT and • BETTER LIFE
Mainstreaming environmental concerns and priorities into the agriculture sector.
Eco-restoration of 1.8 million hectares of priority biodiversity landscapes
49.9 Mt Co2e sequestered through improved agro ecosystem management.
Improved Co-ordination and partnerships between agriculture production and conservation agencies at State and National level.
Replicable models for augmented livelihoods of marginal and small farmers developed.
Farmers across 104,070 Ha utilize and conserve genetic diversity of at least 10 globally significant plant and animal species/ varieties.