Scaling up Research for Development and Impacts

KH Anantha, Suhas P Wani and Team

Why?

Food secure and prosperous farmers

Changing external environment New Paradigm – R4D to transform lives

Discovery

Lab/plot

Pilot

Field

Proof of Concept

100s

Impact/ Outcomes

100,000 &millions

Development Research

Death Valley of Impact

How?

Discovery Pilot testing Proof of concept Impact/outcome

What do we do?

Assess the gaps in impact pathway using science and new tools

Identify and integrate proven technologies

Develop system-wide solutions/packages for scaling-up

Identify value chains

Build the partnerships

Develop scaling-up and scaling-out technologies

Evidence-based enabling policies, institutions and monitoring mechanism

Document learning and publish transformational research

Change the mindsets of actors

Bhoochetana: A Novel Initiative

4.75 million farmers

6.4 million ha

Promotion of integrated nutrient management techniques to increase crop productivity

Scaling up of integrated crop production technologies

Assessing the impacts of climate change and evaluate climate adaptation strategies

Develop knowledge and skills of stakeholders on improved technologies for sustainable crop intensification

Crop yield = 20-60%B:C ratio = 3-14Net benefit= US$ 353

Nutrient Management – Impact on Crop Productivity (Production Function)

BhooSamrudhi Participatory promotion of improved cultivars

Promoting sustainable crop intensification and diversification Popularizing

dry seeded rice

Promoting various in-situ interventions for enhancing soil moisture

availability and water use efficiency

Promoting suitable fodder cultivars including edible cactus

Developing precision water management thru need based irrigation scheduling

Promoting and evaluating cost effective wastewater treatment units

Developing knowledge and skills of stakeholders on improved technologies

Promoting innovative extension system

• Optimizing land-water-crop-livestock resources

• Scaling up of integrated approach in phased manner

• Enhanced capacity of various stakeholders including farmers

• Increased yield levels from 20-80%

• Increased net income from US$ 100 to 500/year/household

• Strengthening various ecosystem services such as improving

groundwater recharge

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Rythu Kosam:Andhra Pradesh Primary Sector

Piloting and evaluating innovative technologies: Balanced fertilization High Yielding Varieties Seed production In-situ, ex-situ water management Fodder promotion On-farm mechanization Soil analysis and recommendations for

orchards Horticulture, animal-based systems as well as

fisheries Facilitation in value chain through FPOs Capacity building of different stakeholders and

sensitization of the policy makers

Growth rate:

10.9%

Paddy and Groundnut GVA

Promotion of Farmers’ Producers

Organizations in Andhra Pradesh

The overall goal of FPO initiative is to create wealth for the

small farm holders by creating appropriate ecosystem for

wealth generation, increasing productivity, maximise

profitability and realization of proper pricing thru processing,

market linkages, value addition and better knowledge system

Farmers Producers Organisations

Promotion Policy of Andhra Pradesh–2016

Operational Guidelines

“Raithu Kosam”

Farmers Producers Organisations

Promotion Policy of Andhra Pradesh–2016

Government of Andhra Pradesh

- FPO policy

- Operational guidelines for FPOs and

Corporates

- Guidelines for DPR preparation by

Corporates

- MoU between GoAP and

Corporates/NGOs

CSR Initiatives to Help Farmers

JSW Foundation (Karnataka, MH and AP)

Asian Paints (Telangana and Maharashtra)

Coca Cola (Karnataka and UP)

SAB Miller (Telangana and Pondicherry)

PowerGRID Corporation (Karnataka and AP)

Rural Electrification Corporation (AP and Telangana)

Ramoji Film City

Sir Dorabji Tata Trust

Aqua-Agri

Financial

Physical

Natural

Human

Social

Holistic development

• Low cost water harvesting

• Field bunding

• Bund stabilization by planting

Perennial grasses

• Agro-forestry interventions

• Ber-budding

• Lac cultivation

• Teak plantation

• Vermi-composting

• Promoting micro-nutrient

• Promoting improved crop cultivars

• Dona pattal (micro-enterprise for

landless)

Indicators Base line After W/s

water Column 2-2.5 5-6 m

Wheat yield (Kg/ha) 1500-2000 2800-3500

Fallow lands (ha) 100-150 20-50

Cropping intensity (%) 120 180-200%

Milk yield (L/animal/day) 2-5 3-7

Live stock population (Buffalo) 900 1200

Household income (Rs/HH/year) 50,000 125,000

- ICAR-CAFRI

Current Project Portfolio

Number of ongoing projects : 18

Total Value of the Projects : $ 38.2 Million

Total funds mobilized during 2015 : $ 14.8 million

There are 17 projects in the pipeline with a total funding of

US$ 16.0 Million

New CSR Projects under discussion e.g., Super Gas

Foundation; Ramky, Ultratech etc.

Recognitions

Awarded as One of the 50 Most Impactful Leaders in Water & Water Management

CSR Leadership Award on Community Development CSR Leadership Award on Accounting for Climate

Change IDC has been awarded Asian CSR Leadership Award for

the year 2015

Our Partners

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