CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The state has been invited to deliver an address on Quality Seed Production System: A success story of India: Telangana as a seed hub’.

Detailed explanation-2: -Context: Telangana got a rare recognition as it was invited to participate in the International Seed Conference.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has enjoyed valuable partnership with India since it began operations in 1948. It continues playing a catalytic role in India’s progress in the areas of crops, livestock, fisheries, food security, and management of natural resources.

Detailed explanation-4: -India has come a long way since 1945 when it became one of the founding members of FAO as a low-income food-deficient country. Today the country is not only self-sufficient in rice and wheat, it also exports a range of food products.

Detailed explanation-5: -Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) is one of the largest specialized agencies in the UN System founded in 1945 with a mandate to raise levels of nutrition and standard of living by improving agricultural productivity and living conditions of rural population.