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Villages/Districts Development ModelDoubling Farmers Income in aspirational districts
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Sarjiwan Manhas
Chairman CropLife India
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AspirationalDistricts
• Capacity of States kept in mind
• Programme covers 28 States
Aspirational backward Districts selected by
Government for Development : ~115
Ministry of Agriculture& Farmers Welfare (4)
• Narmada
• Godda
• Dahod
• YSR Kadappa
Other districts allocated to different ministriesSource : NITI-aayog
Annual Ranking of performance of districts
• .
Dashboard reflects
the change in
ranking of district on continuous basis
Objective & measurable indicators
identified infocus sectors
Benchmarking with the best
District in India and States.
Progress captured on
real time basis
Ranking onchange
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Sectors Proposed Weight
Health and Nutrition 30%
Education 30%
Agriculture and Water Resources
20%
Financial inclusion and skillformation
10%
Basic Infrastructure 10%
Agriculture & Water Resources (20%)
Fertilizer use
Top performance Indicators
Crop Insurance
under Pradhan
Mantri Fasal Bima
Yojana
Net sown area under
micro-irrigation
Agricultural credit
Water bodies
rejuvenated under
MGNREGA
Agricultural productivity
of Rice and Wheat
Soil Health Cards
distributed in II Cycle
as compared to I
Artificial
Insemination
coverage
Percentage of
animals vaccinated
Certified quality
seed distribution
Transactions in District
mandi linked to eNAM
All these indicators will be
Benchmarked with best
Districts in India
Indicate where industry can intervene
What Crop Protection Industry doing to uplift farmers productivity and income
• Major companies doing lot of work in educating the farmers
about best agriculture practices including safe and judicious
use
• Many companies have developed innovative platforms/models
• Use of digital platforms on increase so as to reach millions of
small and marginal farmers
• In addition, individual companies doing various work under
CSR like i-clean, availability of portable water, clean energy
efforts in rural areas.
• There is excellent scope to work with Govt. in PPP mode
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Models adopted by a company to promote good agriculturepractices and increase productivity
Models for development of villages/districts for
enhancing Agriculture productivity
• Village adoption model with multiple services -
by UPL
• Reference Farms models- With ripple affect in
adjoining cluster villages for key crops by
Syngenta
• Agriculture entrepreneurs model – covering large
number of small and marginal farmers by
Syngenta
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Model 1
Villages adoption
‘Seven’ Ways to double farmers income
• Support in increasing productivity and higher cropping intensity
• Provide cost-efficient services; advisory, mechanization, storage
facilities
• Moving to high value crops
• Primary handling of horticulture produce
• Link farmers with markets/corporate procuring to enable higher
remuneration
• Improve income by allied sources
• Weather risk insurance
Selected Village Clusters
• Maharashtra
• Village Sai Kheda-Khurd cluster- cotton crop, District Yavatmal
• Village Kaulkhed cluster- cotton crop, District Akola
• Rajasthan
Village Jhalawar cluster- citrus crop, District Jhalawar, Rajasthan
Helping Farmers GrowHelping Farmers Grow
Post harvest
technology
Advance
farming technolo
gyProcessors
Support for allied source of income
Input advisories/h
igh value crops
Weather Insurance
One Village
Farmers, FPO
Markets
Storage
Village adoption model
OUTPUT
LINKAGES
INPUT
ACCESS
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Model 2
Reference farms for productivity
India : Make crops more efficient
All data independentlycollected by an agencyMarket Probe
Tracking for productivity and resource efficiency
• Land productivity• Nutrient efficiency• Pesticide efficiency• Application efficiency• Water efficiency
Cluster of Farms : 7
Reference Farms : 44
Benchmark farms : 120
CL7
CL4CL5
CL1
CL6
CL2
CL3
Rice : 1-3, Soyabean :4, Cotton : 5
Corn :6, Tomato : 7
About Reference and Benchmark Farms
• Benchmark farms= Use conventional products and
growing practices but are otherwise similar in conditions
and farm characteristics to reference farm
• Reference farms = Customers who follow optimized crop
protocols and practices and use of advised solutions on
parts or all of their cultivation area
CROP NO OF RF REMARKS
CORN 4 KARNATAKA, TELANGANA
TOMATO 7 KARNATAKA, MH, GUJRAT, RAJ.
RICE 18 KARNATAKA, HR, WB, CHATTISGARH, JHARKHNAD, TN, UP, BIHAR
COTTON 10 MH, AP,TELANGANA
SOYBEAN 5 MP,MH
What is being done
• Training on Soil health. Collection of soil samples and Soil health analysis from reputed
laboratory.
• Advise on fertilizer use as soil health
• Training on pests and diseases and designed
crop protocol.
• Training on safe and judicious use and Biodiversity practices.
Key objectives of the project is to make crops more efficient, improve farmland practices, help biodiversity and safe & judicious of crop protection products
By 2020, productivity and income of these farmers under reference will be measured
• Educating about safe pesticide storage of Crop
protection products
• Safe disposal of empty containers by linking to
local expert agencies.
• Advise on border plants to avoid soil erosion and increase pollination
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Model 3
Developing Agri-entrepreneurship for productivity
Improvement of small and marginal farmers
It is a Sanskrit word meaning ‘creation’
Project for creating & nurturing
• agri entrepreneurs
• Create opportunity for smallholders
to enhance their productivity by right
use of knowledge and technology
• Contribute to food security
Improving socio economic conditions of small and marginal farmers
Service at the doorsteps for all round
agriculture knowledge and technology
• More than 80% Indian farmers have <2 hectares
• 50% have minimal access to Knowledge, Inputs & Technologies (KITs)
• In 2012 Project Nirmiti was conceived
- Project started in most backward districts of Orissa, Assam and
Jharkhand
- People with good agronomy knowledge, expertise about local
conditions and passion to work with rural communities were
appointed as agri-entrepreneurs
- KITs were provided to small farmers in remote areas thru Agri
entrepreneurs
From concept to reality
Translating the concept of Project Nirmiti to reality was a
huge learning experience …….Nirmiti - how it works
Syngenta develop agri-entrepreneurs, conducts training in crop solutions, campaigns and capability development
Crop solutions
Farm tools and equipment
Soil testing
Agri. entrepreneurs register farmers, support with knowledge, inputs and technologies
Conducts campaign, gets orders and makes available KITs
Center of Excellence
(CoE) stocks and
supplies
products/services
against orders
Farmers receive
KITs at their
doorstep and grow
their productivity
and income
Establish sustainable business model pilots in smallholder geographies aimed at enhancing farmer yield and income
Replicate & scale-up across geographies
Ensure “self-sustainability”
10,000
smallholders
100,000
smallholders
Million plus
smallholders
2013-2015 2016-2017
Project Nirmiti- our ambition
The project has been scaled-up to
• 3 states in 23 districts, 1,725 villages with an outreach of >64,000 smallholders through a network of 450 well trained and equipped Agri entrepreneurs
• Collaboration of Syngenta, Agri entrepreneurs and smallholders • Productivity of rice farmers increased by 57% and profitability by 40%
What people say
It is an honor to be a partner in Nirmiti where thrust is on the development of smallholders whom we will be depending on for our future food supplies.Hitesh Shah, Director, Foggers India Ltd., COE Partner.
I am extremely happy that I am getting quality input and knowledge at the doorstep.
Diganta Das, Farmer, Lakhimpur-Assam
When I began following the complete Syngenta protocol with support from the Nirmiti Team, a miracle happened! I got 35 quintals per acre from my plot which had till last year not given more than20 quintals of output! The resulting crop got readily accepted in the market due to its superior quality. I am also thankful for the agronomy knowledge, pest management techniques and mechanization knowhow given to me by the Nirmiti team.Chakradhar Giri
Nirmiti Farmer, Odisha, IND
The story of a typical Nirmiti smallholder farmer
Name - Chakradhar GiriCrop - Rice, farm size - 1.5 ha
Location - Jamunaposi, a hilly region of Odisha, IND
Before Nirmiti• Access to inputs - 164 km (6 hrs)• Farming practice - local rice variety and
with limited use of chemistry (generic), no access to know-how & technology
• Yield - 1,400 kg/acre
After Nirmiti (2013 onwards) • Access to inputs - at his doorstep• Farming practice - Syngenta hybrid
with total solution, knowhow and technologies
• Yield - 3,500 kg/acre
“I could never go to school, but with my increased income
I can now provide a sound education to my younger
siblings and my children.”
Nirmati project model is now being
replicated
Syngenta Foundation where it will be scaled up in next 5 years.
Plan is to develop ~100,000 agri-entrepreneurship with input access technology & information and output linkages to lift small and marginal farmers and double their income.
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What is the way forward
• Advise on right agronomic practices from seed to seed
- Which crop to grow and when
- Weather forecast
- Soil Health
- Availability/use of right agri-inputs ( seeds, fertilizer and
crop protection products)
- Safe and judicious use of Crop protection products
- Advise on Irrigation and usage of water – Hose reel
machine Technology?
Crop losses due to pests are from 15-30% (Pre
and Post Harvest) where crop protection industry
can play major role to enhanced productivity and
income.
What is way forward for Government and Crop Protection Industry… just few ideas
• Adopt few districts (preferably with Ministry of
Agriculture and respective State Govts.) in PPP Mode
??
• Other Ministries coordination?
• Top Ten companies adopt 1 district each for overall
agriculture development as per key indicators.
• Select cluster of villages in the district for effective
implementation
• Establish forward and backward linkages through
eNAM
• Local KVK,s and University to be roped in.
What is way forward for Government and Crop Protection Industry… just few ideas
• Baseline studies by independent agency in 2019 and then
work to make it model districts within span of 5 years.
• Local MP/MLA funds also to be used?
• Funds spend/dedicated for these activities to be covered under
CSR?
• All activities should be coordinated/monitored through district
collectors/commissioner
• Connection with Niti aayog?
• Time lines to be decided
Kick off the projects in 1st Qtr of 2019?
To be deliberated further among the Industry and
Government
- Questions…. ??
- Open for discussions
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