The FAO accords the status of 'Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS)' to traditional agricultural systems. What is the overall goal of this initiative? 1. To provide modern technology, training in modern farming methods and financial support to local communities of identified GIAHS so as to greatly enhance their agricultural productivity 2. To identify and safeguard eco-friendly traditional farm practices and their associated landscapes, agricultural biodiversity and knowledge systems of the local communities 3. To provide Geographical Indication status to all the varieties of agricultural produce in such identified GIAHS Select the correct answer using the code given below.

States that conservation agriculture needs material, human and financial resources and well‑trained extension staff to ensure farmers receive effective support.

A student could infer that initiatives aiming to sustain or improve traditional systems would plausibly include training and financial/resource support as part of their implementation and then check GIAHS documents for these components.

Lists development programme components for increasing agricultural production, including provision of modern inputs and educating farmers in new techniques.

One could extend this general rule to expect that a global programme targeting important agricultural systems might similarly prioritise technology, training and inputs to boost productivity.

Explains that modern farming tools/technology and mechanisation are imperative for successful cultivation and raising cropping intensity.

Using the map of GIAHS sites or knowledge of their productivity challenges, a student could test whether introducing such technologies is part of the initiative's stated goals or interventions.

Describes policy measures (outreach, ICT, popularisation of modern technologies, capacity building) to promote mechanisation and access to inputs.

A student might reasonably expect programmes focused on heritage/agricultural systems to include similar outreach/training/technology promotion, then verify against FAO GIAHS policy texts.

Connects research and industry efforts in developing farm machinery and lists technological inputs that enhance regional agricultural productivity.

A reader could use this pattern to hypothesise that an initiative aiming to enhance productivity would support technology diffusion to local communities, and then look for GIAHS references to such support.

Defines GIAHS purpose as recognising remarkable land‑use systems, landscapes, biodiversity and community co‑adaptation for sustainable development (focus on recognition of systems/landscapes).

A student could infer that GIAHS's stated aim is system/landscape recognition rather than direct IP certification, and therefore check whether GI issuance fits into 'recognition' vs a separate legal protection step.

Gives a clear definition of Geographical Indication (GI) as an intellectual‑property sign linking product qualities to a specific place and granting use rights to producers in the defined area.

Use this to assess whether GIAHS (a landscape/system recognition) would naturally encompass a legal IP mechanism like GI, by comparing mandates of FAO/GIAHS with IP administration functions.

Discusses formal certification systems for agricultural produce (organic certification regimes), showing that agricultural initiatives often use specific certification frameworks to confer product status.

A student could compare the existence of certification mechanisms (national/regulatory) with GIAHS's recognition role to judge whether GI (another certification/IP) would be a GIAHS operational goal or a complementary process handled elsewhere.

Notes policy emphasis on standardization, clusters and promoting value‑added exports for agricultural produce — objectives that can be served by product labelling/quality schemes such as GI.

One could reasonably infer GI status might support export/value‑addition goals, so check if GIAHS explicitly includes such market/quality interventions or only conservation/recognition.

Contains a (mis)attribution about AGMARK and FAO, signalling that quality marks and their issuing authorities are specific and can be misassigned.

This warns a student to verify which organization issues/aims for GI or certification (national IP offices, WTO TRIPS, etc.) rather than assuming FAO/GIAHS automatically pursue GI granting.