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- The Union government launched the Green-Ag Project in Mizoram.
- It aims to reduce emissions from agriculture and ensure sustainable agricultural practices.
- The project seeks to integrate biodiversity, climate change and sustainable land management objectives and practices into Indian agriculture.
- The project covers the area of Mizoram including Dampa Tiger Reserve and Thorangtlang Wildlife Sanctuary.
- It is funded by the Global Environment Facility.
- The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation, and Farmers’ Welfare is the national executing agency.
- Other key players involved in its implementation are Food and Agricultre Organization (FAO) and the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
- Mizoram is one of the five states where the project will be implemented.
- Other states include Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Uttarakhand.
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