The correct answer is Option (1) - 15
- 15 agro-climatic zones (ACZ) are characterized by the Planning Commission of India.
- As per NARP, the country is divided into 127 agro-climatic zones.
- An Agro-climatic zone is a land unit in form of major climates that are suitable for a certain range of crops and cultivators.
- National Agricultural Research Project (NARP) was launched by ICAR for initiating agricultural research in the agro-climatic zones of the country.
- The purpose was to set up and upgrade a zonal research station in each agro-climatic zone for creating location-specific, need-based research targeted for specific agro- ecological situations.
- The agro-climatic zone division helps to achieve optimum utilization in a suitable manner within the framework of resource constraints and potentials of each region.
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