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Transfer of Indian Farm and Food Processing Machinery to Promote Food Security in Africa (Kenya)/ September, 30, 2014 1 Annual Report: 01 October, 1, 2013 to September, 30, 2014 TRANSFER OF INDIAN FARM AND FOOD PROCESSING MACHINERY TO PROMOTE FOOD SECURITY IN AFRICA (KENYA) Cooperative Agreement No.: AID-386-A-13-00007 Submitted to: Name of COR/AOR: Srivalli Krishnan Title of COR/AOR: Project Management Specialist (Climate Adaptation) USAID/India From: Mr. Ramesh Patel, Dr. Nirmal S Sahay, Mr. Chintan Vinod Shinde and Dr. Astad Pastakia Project Director, Project Administration, Project Manager, Consultant SRISTI September, 30, 2014

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Transfer of Indian Farm and Food Processing Machinery to Promote Food Security in Africa

(Kenya)/ September, 30, 2014

1

Annual Report: 01

October, 1, 2013 to September, 30, 2014

TRANSFER OF INDIAN FARM AND FOOD PROCESSING MACHINERY TO

PROMOTE FOOD SECURITY IN AFRICA (KENYA)

Cooperative Agreement No.: AID-386-A-13-00007

Submitted to:

Name of COR/AOR: Srivalli Krishnan

Title of COR/AOR: Project Management Specialist (Climate Adaptation)

USAID/India

From:

Mr. Ramesh Patel, Dr. Nirmal S Sahay, Mr. Chintan Vinod Shinde and Dr. Astad Pastakia

Project Director, Project Administration, Project Manager, Consultant

SRISTI

September, 30, 2014

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LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

Should be in alphabetical order and in a table format

Acronym Full Name

JKUAT Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

KAM Kenya Association of Manufacturers

SRISTI Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and

Institutions

USAID The United States Agency for International Development

NMC Numerical Machining Centre Limited

STIP Science, Technology and Innovation Partnership

GTU Gujarat Technological University

RBI Reserve Bank of India

FAIDA Financial Access for Investing in the Development of Afghanistan

KCCI Kabul Chamber of Commerce and Industries

POI Persons of Influence

CME Chief Management Executive

FTF Feed the Future initiative of US government

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

The Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions (SRISTI)

based in Ahmedabad, India, has an extensive experience in promoting grassroots innovations for

inclusive and sustainable development. The innovations promoted by SRISTI in the agriculture

sector are low-cost, affordable, flexible and easily adaptable. These could have a good potential

and scope for diffusion in African countries and could lead to greater productivity resulting in

greater food security. As part of the U.S. Government‟s „Feed the Future‟ (FTF) initiative, the

development and application of improved technologies, has been identified as one of the thrust

areas to improve small-holder farm productivity in developing countries. USAID therefore chose

to support this project, which is aimed at replicating the Indian success in adoption of grassroots

innovation for farm mechanization in Kenya over a period of three years, starting from October

2013.

IN order to implement the project, SRISTI entered into a co-operative agreement with Jomo

Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) its partner institution in Kenya and

two grassroots innovators of India for technology transfer of three of their innovations in the area

of farm mechanization. These innovations include a frugal tiller called “Bullet Santi”, a manually

operated seed cum fertilizer dibbler and a frugal food processing machine. Two different

ecological zones were selected as target areas for the diffusion of technology in Kenya as per

USAID. One was a high rainfall (HR1) area while the other was a semi-arid (SA2) region. Both

have high proportion of small and marginal farmers.

This report provides information on the progress made during the first year of implementation.

This includes not only the key achievements but also challenges that had to be addressed in order

to remain on course. Considerable time was spent during the first quarter in setting up the team

and developing the systems and procedures within SRISTI in line with the requirements and

norms of USAID. The first two quarters were devoted to laying the foundation and doing the

groundwork to transfer technology and create awareness among the target audience.

Quarter three was spent almost entirely in carrying out adaptive research and product

modification. This phase which continued into the fourth quarter was marked by a number of

critical incremental adaptations which led to significant modifications in the original innovations.

Separate modifications were made through the efforts of partners in both the countries. By the

end of the year, the partners felt confident about the changes made keeping in view the needs of

the farmers in Kenya. Simultaneously efforts were mounted to identify potential entrepreneurs

who would be willing to take the effort to the next level by agreeing to manufacture / assemble

the three products in Kenya. Drawing upon the experience of the first year, the report ends with a

plan of implementation for the second year.

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I. Program Overview and Performance

A. Results Framework

INTRODUCTION

The Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions (SRISTI)

based in Ahmedabad, India, has an extensive experience in promoting grassroots innovations for

inclusive and sustainable development. SRISTI believes in the core principles of:

knowledge sharing in local languages,

recognition, respect and reward of grassroots innovators, and

benefit-sharing with innovators

The grassroots innovations promoted by SRISTI in the agriculture sector are low-cost,

affordable, flexible and easily adaptable. These could have a good potential and scope for

diffusion in African countries and could lead to greater productivity resulting in greater food

security.

As part of the U.S. Government‟s Feed the Future (FTF) initiative, the development and

application of improved technologies, including improved varieties and affordable and efficient

farm implements, business models and best practices has been identified as one of the thrust and

focus areas to improve small-holder farm productivity in developing countries. USAID has

therefore chosen to support this project, which is aimed at replicating the Indian success in

adoption of grassroots innovation for farm mechanization in Africa over a period of three years,

starting from October 2013. Although the original plan was to make this technology available to

three African countries viz. Kenya, Ruwanda, and Burundi, by the time the project was finalized,

it was decided to focus only on Kenya.

Based on a comprehensive assessment and the need for technology intervention to improve

agricultural productivity in Kenya, SRISTI will promote agriculture equipment developed by

Indian grass-root innovators to address the food security challenges. SRISTI has entered into a

co-operative agreement for technology transfer of three Indian grassroots innovations for

agricultural mechanization. These innovations include: the Honey Bee Frugal Tiller (also termed

as “Bullet Santi”), Honey Bee Frugal Food Processing Machine, and Honey Bee Frugal Dibbler.

The introduction of grass-roots innovation for agriculture mechanization through this project is

expected to transform smallholder farming into a hub of development by creating employment

opportunities for youth (which comprise more than 60 per cent of the population in the selected

African countries) and increasing the income of small holder farmers. The high proportion of

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single parent families (about thirty percent in Kenya) would require farm machinery which is

easy to manage. The Bullet Santi and dibbler would increase labor productivity, area under

cultivation, timeliness of operation, and crop diversification. Likewise, the food processing

machine would help in increasing local incomes by enhancing the scope for in situ value

addition.

The overall goal of this program is to

“To improve agricultural productivity and food security in Africa by fostering

agriculture mechanization among the small-holder farmers using Indian grassroots

innovations”

The key sub-objectives are:

1. To promote the use of machinery in agriculture to reduce dependence on manual labor

and draft animal power for increasing agricultural productivity

2. To foster a conducive environment for adoption of Indian innovation in agricultural

mechanization in Africa (Kenya)

3. To promote lateral learning and exchange of the Indian experience to support food

security in select African countries

Five specific objectives have been developed to ensure effective translation of the overall goals

into activities. The logical flow of the project activities can be seen in the following graphic

(Figure 1).

Figure 1: Logical flow of Project Activities

To improve agricultural productivity and food security in Africa by fostering

agriculture mechanization among the small holder farmers using Indian

grassroots innovations

Identify

mechanization

options in the

different regions of

the target countries

Design changes and

other value

additions to suit

local African

conditions.

Facilitate financial

linkages for

farmers, users and

service providers in

procuring

grassroots

innovations

Build basic skills

of rural artisans,

operators,

mechanics and

service providers

and technical

capacity of

personnel engaged

in research and

development

Raise Knowledge

and Awareness on

farm machineries

and implements

through extension

services.

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The activities that will be undertaken in this project can be again reclassified as per five phases

of the project, so as to make them suitable for causal analysis:

1. Technology Transfer

2. Awareness Building

3. Adoption and Adaptation

4. Capacity Building

5. Scale -up

The specific activities being undertaken or planned under each of these phases are summarized in

Figure 2.

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Figure 2: Activities Planned during Five Phases of the Project

Technology

Transfer

Capacity Building,

Development of

supporting systems

Adoption and

Adaptation Scale-up

Identifying local

entrepreneurs for

manufacturing the machinery

on non-exclusive or exclusive

basis

Propose

structural

adjustments to

enable access

of farm

machineries to

interiors

Develop

sourcing

strategy for

standard

components

and specific

components Upgrade the skills of rural

artisans, mechanics and

service providers about the

design, manufacturing and

maintenance of farm

machineries and implements

User feedback

for

improvement

Prepare multi-

media publications,

creating ICT

platform and

conduct

demonstrations and

agricultural

machinery road

shows, mobile

exhibition,

workshop, etc.

Engage government schemes,

rural banks and micro venture

finance institutions in

providing credit/financial

support to end-users Facilitate

establishmen

t of groups,

associations

and forums

of farmers

and agro-

processors

Help

establish

business

plans,

strategies

and projects

for potential

cooperatives

Exploratory visit to

identify local

constrains and local

strategy to

overcome these

constraints

Feasibility of the

proposed farm

machinery

innovations

Organising trial

and demonstration

of proposed farm

machinery

innovations

Arrange logistics

for supplying the

machinery from

India till local

manufacturer

emerges and

stabilize production

Encourage farmers

associations, rural

entrepreneurs, women groups

in providing financial and/or

mechanization services

Create awareness

on revenue

generation from

off-farm and

service provision to

potential

entrepreneurs

Conduct workshop

for sensitization of

stakeholders to

nurture

opportunities for

small and medium

farmers and

processing units

Build capacity of farmers and

small service providers for

processing farm produce

Awareness

building

To improve agricultural productivity and food

security in Africa by fostering agriculture

mechanization among the small holder farmers

using Indian grassroots innovations

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Choice of Target Areas

Two specific ecological zones which were inhabited mostly by small and marginal farmers were

selected as the target areas of the project (Figure 3).

Figure 3: Target areas selected within Kenya

i) High Rainfall Region (HR 1):

This includes the districts of Bungoma, Busia, Siaya, Kisumu, Homa Bay, Migori,

Kakamega, Nandi, Kericho and Kisii. The sub-humid, bimodal, high rainfall region includes

Kakamega, Nandi, Kericho and Kisumu. Some parts of these regions have rainforest; others

have vast catchment of water and forest fringe areas. The low lying areas have low

productivity where machinery can help in improving timeliness of operations. However, this

sub-region may not show the most promising results due to mechanization. The region

comprising Bungoma, Busia and Siaya have bimodal rainfall, rich well drained soil and some

variation in altitude. The cash crop economy offers ample opportunity for farm

mechanization in sowing and harvesting operations as well as for fruit processing.

ii) Semi-arid Region (SA 2):

This region, which comprises Machakos, Kitui, Makueni, Kajado and TaitaTaveta has a vast

range of agro-climatic conditions ranging from semi-arid to coastal region. The sorghum,

millet, beans, horticulture are grown predominantly in dry regions. The farm machinery can

help in bringing a larger area under cultivation. The scope for adoption and utilization of the

Bullet Santi and food processing machine is much higher. In addition to the proposed

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machinery, the program will also explore opportunities to deploy other relevant farm

implements to improve productivity, timeliness and reduction in drudgery.

M & E System:

Table 1, Annexure 1, shows the development of Indicators for M & E using the Logical

Framework. Six broad indicators have been identified and defined to track the progress of the

program.

Table 2, Annexure 1, provides the targets for the two years under the project viz. 2013-14 and

2014-15.

A. Key Accomplishments and Developments during the Year

The progress over the first four quarters is being tracked using the Results Framework (See

Figure 4).

As shown in the figure, first two quarters were devoted to laying the foundation and doing

the groundwork to transfer technology and create awareness among the target audience.

Considerable time was spent during the first quarter in setting up the team and developing

the systems and procedures within SRISTI in line with the requirements and norms of

USAID. Quarter three was spent entirely in responding to the rich feedback provided by

farmers, technicians and other stakeholders in Kenya to meet the specific requirements of

the farmer in that country. This phase which continued into the fourth quarter was marked

by a number of critical incremental adaptations which has led to significant modifications

in the original innovations. Interestingly separate modifications were made through the

efforts of partners in both the countries. By the end of the year, the partners felt confident

that the adaptations made in the innovations would meet the requirements of the farmers

in Kenya. Simultaneously efforts were mounted to identify potential entrepreneurs who

would be willing to take the effort to the next level by agreeing to manufacture / assemble

the three products in Kenya.

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Key: Purple = Areas covered in Q1 and Q2 reports Orange = Focus of Q3 report Green = Focus of Q4

Figure 4: Progress of Activities as per Results Framework

Technology

Transfer

Capacity Building,

Development of

supporting systems

Adoption and

Adaptation

Scale

up

Identifying local

entrepreneurs for

manufacturing the

machinery on non-exclusive

or exclusive basis

Propose

structural

adjustments

to enable

access of farm

machineries

to interiors

Develop

sourcing

strategy for

standard

components

and specific

components Upgrade the skills of rural

artisans, mechanics and

service providers about the

design, manufacturing and

maintenance of farm

machineries and implements

User feedback

for

improvement

Prepare multi-

media

publications,

creating ICT

platform and

conduct

demonstrations

and agricultural

machinery road

shows, mobile

exhibition,

workshops, etc.

Engage government

schemes, rural banks and

micro venture finance

institutions in providing

credit/financial support to

end-users Facilitate

establishme

nt of groups,

associations

and forums

of farmers

and agro-

processors

Help

establish

business

plans,

strategies

and projects

for potential

cooperatives

Exploratory visit

to identify local

constrains and

local strategy to

overcome these

constraints

Feasibility of the

proposed farm

machinery

innovations

Organising trial

and demonstration

of proposed farm

machinery

innovations

Arrange logistics

for supplying the

machinery from

India till local

manufacturer

emerges and

stabilize

production

Encourage farmers

associations, rural

entrepreneurs, women’s

groups in providing financial

and/or mechanization

services Create awareness

on revenue

generation from

off-farm and

service provision

to potential

entrepreneurs

Conduct

workshop for

sensitization of

stakeholders to

nurture

opportunities for

small and medium

farmers and

processing units

Build capacity of farmers

and small service providers

for processing farm produce

Awareness

building

To improve agricultural productivity and

food security in Africa by fostering

agriculture mechanization among the small

holder farmers using Indian grassroots

innovations

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While the overall progress may be considered quite satisfactory, it may be noted that the

achievements for several indicators under M & E fall short of the targets set by the SRISTI team

(see following section). This lag in meeting the targets has largely taken place due to the

following reasons:

1) Under-estimating the time taken to go through the bureaucratic procedures to export

the machines to Kenya

2) Under-estimating the time needed for doing adaptive research and product

modification, so critical for the successful transfer of technology

3) Delays in setting up the team in the partner institution in Kenya

In spite of these initial hiccups, the project now appears to be on track and is picking up steam.

The progress in the next four quarters will necessarily depend in large measure on the response

from the host institution in Kenya and its ability to support entrepreneurs and juakalis not only

for fabrication and assembly but also for support and extension services to the farmers. SRISTI

has planned a continuous presence in the partner institution through one or the other of its team

members, so as to maintain the momentum that has been gained.

The key achievements and activities are summarized below under the following categories:

1) Preparatory work: setting up the teams, systems and procedures (in both countries)

agreements between partners

2) Awareness building and organization of field demonstrations in Kenya

3) Adaptive research and product modifications (in both countries)

4) Capacity building of stakeholders in Kenya and

5) Development of support systems in Kenya

1) Preparatory work

a) Setting up the teams for project implementation

As soon as the project was sanctioned, SRISTI went about setting up a project

implementation team. Most of the appointments were made in the month of October 2013

and a few others in the following month. A few adjustments in positions were made

subsequently. Annexure II shows the details of these appointments and subsequent

adjustments.

As on date the SRISTI team consists of about 13 people who are organized into four broad

groups that report to the Project Director, Mr. Ramesh Patel. The organization is rather flat

and the working environment informal and collegial in keeping with the overall

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organizational culture and mission of SRISTI. The organogram has evolved out of the

functions required to implement the project (See Figure 5)

Appointments have been made at three levels as indicated in the hierarchy given below

(starting with the lowest level):

I. Support Staff: Field Assistant: Field Officer Research Assistant,

II. Managerial Staff: Project Manager, Finance Officer, Research Associate,

III. Top Level Staff: Coordinators, Consultants, Experts and Project Director

Team at JKUAT

At JKUAT, with consensus of the Joint Management Committee (JMC), as per the MoU

between SRISTI and JKUAT, Dr Suleman Okech, Director JKUAT Industrial and Technology

Park and Expert were asked to be the Project Coordinator (Expert CME-1). Prof. C. Kanali of

Biochemical and Environmental Engineering Department, JKUAT, was to be the expert CME-2,

to start the activities. Later it was decided to set up a small team at JKUAT by recruiting

additional staff. The team would consist of a Project Manager, two Project Assistants and one

Field Officer. It was decided to assign additional finance and account personnel on a part-time

basis as per the need.

A team consisting of Prof. C. Kanali, Prof. Livingstone Mulamu and B. Kiula prepared the

terms of service and staff regulations that the new recruits would have to follow. An

advertisement was given out in February 2014. There was some delay in completing the process

of recruitment which had to go through the mandated procedures of the University. In July 2014,

SRISTI staff visited JKUAT to iron out some pending issues. The recruitment process was

expedited. The final interviews were carried out and offer letters issued to the selected candidates

(Table 1). The names of the appointees were sent to the Vice Chancellor‟s office. The new staff

was expected to join work from the first week of October 2014.

Table 1: Project Implementation Team established at JKUAT

Sl No Designation Name of Person Recruited

1 Project Manager Mr. Peter Nyariki Mokaya

2 Assistant Project Manager Mr. Cyrus Kyalo

3 Assistant Project Manager Ms. Elizabeth Anyango Adhiambo

4 Field Officer Ms. Lorane Chebet

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In August 2014, it was realized that Mr. Paul Apondi‟s services were critical for the project as he

had made significant contributions to product modification and adaptation. The JKUAT team

decided to have Apondi included in the team as the Technical Adviser.

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Figure 5: Organogram of the Project Implementation Teams at SRISTI and JKUAT

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b) Setting up Systems and Procedures

1. Policies and Procedures: A set of written policies and procedures for financial

management, procurement and human resources was developed to ensure that the

organization has sufficient internal controls and follows efficient and effective business

practices. The staff members have been instructed to follow these policies and maintain

proper records as per the requirements of USAID for the project.

2. Time Keeping System: All staff located at the head-office follows the electronic

attendance system. Attendance is also maintained manually in a separate register. Each

staff member is required to submit their individual time sheet along with task description

and time period spent on the task to claim his/her salary.

3. Strengthening of Financial System: To handle the finance of the award a suitable

financial consultant was selected. An agreement was signed with him after getting the

approval of Agreement Officer USAID. He has started working as per the agreement

from February 01, 2014.

4. Constitution of various committees: SRISTI has constituted different committees to

streamline the work and facilitate decision making. The following committees were

constituted:

a. Recruitment / Selection committee (Interview Panel)

b. Screening committee

c. Purchase committee

d. Empowered committee

e. Executive committee

f. Performance review committee

For details of these committees and their functions see Annexure III.

c) Agreements

To implement the project work agreements had to be made with the key partners, viz. JKUAT

and the innovators - Mr. Mansukh Jagani and Mr. Dharambir Kamboj. The agreements were

signed in consultation with the USAID team.

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1. Agreement with JKUAT :

The agreement related to the terms and conditions for a sub-award of INR 13.640 million

provided by SRISTI to JKUAT to provide support for project implementation in Kenya.

The agreement came into effect from November 20, 2013 and would remain in effect until

the project concludes on September 30, 2016. While identifying common tasks, the

agreement spells out the importance of autonomous functioning of the partner institution,

as well as building a relationship of mutual respect between partners.

2. Agreements with the innovators:

i) Supplying Honey Bee Frugal Tiller (Bullet Santi)

Mansukhbhai Jagani is the innovator of the Bullet Santi, which was scouted by SRISTI in

1995. The implement has become quite popular in Amreli and other parts of Saurashtra

region in Gujarat. Many local artisans have started manufacturing it locally by adapting

Mansukhbhai‟s model. The innovator has the patent in his name (US patent number:

6,854,404 and Indian patent number: 205097). Since the technology had to be made „open

source‟ in Kenya, SRISTI decided to procure the sole rights for manufacturing the machine

from the innovator.

Supplying Honey Bee Frugal Dibbler (Seed and Fertilizer Dibbler)

Mansukhbhai Jagani is also the innovator of the dibbler. There are various versions

available in market but none of them is similar to his version. Not only is Mansukhbhai‟s

dibbler highly affordable for the farmer, it also allows the latter to sow seeds and apply

fertilizer in a standing position – a feature that none of the other products provides.

Mansukhbhai has the Indian patent for this machine (Patent No. 4089/MUM/2011).

Mansukhbhai has been manufacturing the product by outsourcing to local fabricators.

Hence SRISTI entered into an agreement with him for the supply of requisite number of

pieces for the project.

ii) Supplying Honey Bee Frugal Food Processing Machine (Multipurpose food

processing Machine)

Dharambir Kamboj is innovator of the food processing machine. It is the only machine in

the market that can extract both juice and essential oils. The Indian patent is filed in his

name (Patent No. 367/DEL/2008 and 2892/DEL/2012). Dharambir has been manufacturing

the product by outsourcing to local fabricators. Hence SRISTI decided to enter into an

agreement with him for the supply of requisite number of pieces for the project.

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c) Export of Machines to Kenya

It took some time for the team to find out the procedure and necessary documentation for export

of farm machinery to Kenya. The first sample consignment was shipped by EMU on 13th

Jan

2014 and it was expected to arrive at Mumbasa on 26th

January 2014 and Nairobi by 31st Jan

2014. It did arrive at Mumbasa on time but was received at JKUAT, Nairobi, only on the 26th

Feb 2014. The delay was caused mainly due to bureaucratic procedures in obtaining clearance

from the Customs Department.

In March 2014, soon after an exploratory survey by the team in the target areas in Kenya, a

tentative delivery schedule was drawn up in consultation with the innovators. As per this

schedule a total of 20 Bullet Santis, 400 dibblers and 15 food processing machines would be

delivered by July 2014. This schedule however proved unrealistic as a lot of time was needed to

carry out adaptive research and product modification before the products could be considered fit

to meet the requirements of farmers in Kenya. A revised delivery schedule has since been drawn

up as shown in Table 2.

Table 2: Revised Delivery Schedule

Delivery Date Bullet Santi Dibbler Food

Processing

machine

February, 2014 1 6 1

August, 2014 3 10 4

September, 2014 4 192 4

October, 2014 4 192 4

November, 2014 4 - 2

December, 2014 4 - -

TOTAL 20 400 15

2) Awareness building and field demonstrations

An exploratory visit was held from 10th

Feb to 28th

March 2014, which was divided into three

parts:

Part I: The time between13th

Feb to 22nd

Feb 2014, was spent in interacting with and

creating awareness among the county officers (at all levels), Juakalis and local farmers of

SA 2 and HR1 regions.

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Part II: This was followed by demonstrations of all the three technologies from 27th

Feb

to 9th

March 2014. By and large the demonstrations evoked a lot of interest, more than

justifying the efforts put in by the team.

Part III: The remaining time (10th

to 28th

March) was spent in exploring potential partners

for manufacturing, repair and maintenance of the innovations

Some of the highlights of the exploratory visit are provided below:

The overall performance of Santi in ploughing operation, dibbler for applying seeds and

fertilizers and multi-purpose processing machine (MPP) for extraction of juice etc. was found to

be good. The summary of the responses at various locations is shown in Table 3 below.

Table 3: Performance of the machines at different locations

Sr.

No. Name of Place /

County Santi Dibbler MPFPM

1 JKUAT Plough was changed. Average

ploughing since land was uneven Very Good Good

2 Makueni Good Very Good Good

3 Machakos Excellent Very Good Good

4 Kitui Good Very Good Good

5 Migori Plow suffered damage Very Good Good

6 Kisumu Good Very Good Good

7 Vihiga Good

Very Good Good

8 Kakamega Poor Very Good Good

9 Bungoma Fair Very Good Good

10 Busia Fair Very Good Good

11 Siaya Good Very Good Good

Bullet Santi has performed well in most regions however; because of a lot of undulated land

SRISTI team is of the view that it will have less scope in HR1. Hence it plans to promote Santi

in SA2 regions and some of the HR1 regions like Kisumu, Vihiga and Siaya illustrated in Table

4 below.

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Table 4: Innovations selected for promotion in different counties

S. No. Region County Bullet Santi MPP Dibbler

1

SA2

Makueni Yes Yes Yes

2 Machakos Yes Yes Yes

3 Kitui Yes Yes Yes

4

HR1

Migori No Yes Yes

5 Vihiga Yes Yes Yes

6 Kakamega No Yes Yes

7 Bungoma No Yes Yes

8 Kisumu Yes Yes Yes

9 Busia No Yes Yes

10 Siaya Yes Yes Yes

The SRISTI team met a large number of people during its visit, starting with faculty (11) and

students (25) of its partner institution and ending with farmers, artisans and officials during the

various demonstrations and meetings. The team interacted with over 450 people during the

exploratory visit of which farmers, Juakalis and officers constituted the largest group with over

360 members (See Table 5 in section on Capacity Building below, for details).

Suggestions were received by the innovators for changes in the innovations which would make

them perform better. Interactions were held with Juakalis and some institutions for their possible

involvement in local manufacturing, repair and maintenance of the machines. Safety norms and

precautions from the environmental protection point of view were discussed.

3) Adaptive research and product modifications

a) Need for Adaptive Research: Innovators’ Response

When SRISTI carried out its first demonstrations in the selected regions of Kenya, the villagers

and farmers, politicians, scientists and JKUAT experts made several observations and gave their

valuable feedback. The main thrust of the feedback generated is summarized below. For a

summary of specific suggestions made by farmers and others stakeholders see Annexure IV.

Feedback from Kenya:

i) Bullet Santi

The main issue in Kenyan agriculture is preparing the land (ploughing and sowing). A

large proportion of the agricultural land is uncultivated and has become hard, with an

outgrowth of grass. The local people are looking towards the Santi as a possible solution

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to this uncultivated land. People in the target areas of Kenya cannot afford big tractors

and people across the spectrum are fed up with imported technologies. Their priority is to

plough the land before or after1 the rains for timely sowing of seeds. All other operations

like inter-culturing, harrowing, bed preparation etc have a lower priority. Hence the first

and foremost need is for the Santi to adapt itself to plough this uncultivated land and not

to carry out shallow cultivation or harrowing as it has been used to doing back in

Saurashtra.

As seen in the demonstrations, the Santi could be adapted successfully to operate the

local plough (earlier used with power tillers) in most of the counties where these were

held. However, the feedback provided by farmers, Juakalis and scientists etc. showed that

more work needed to be done to make it suitable for local soil conditions. During the

demonstrations it was observed that because of uneven land, the stability of the overall

body of Santi was affected, which had to be addressed. JKUAT Farm Machinery

Workshop manager tried to operate the Santi in the field but he failed to control the

vehicle and could not plough for more that 10-20 feet. It was suggested that a round

steering could make the Santi more user-friendly. It was also felt that a four-wheeled

Santi would address the issue of stability.

ii) Dibbler

In case of the dibbler, based on local suggestions, the innovator replaced the iron hopper

with a conical shaped plastic transparent bottle. This was done to reduce the weight of the

equipment. Low height was also an issue as many farmers suggested increasing the

height of the dibbler. From various conversation and observations, the SRISTI team came

to the conclusion that the JAB planter introduced in the region earlier had failed because

of its complex design, and resultant difficulties in maintenance and repair locally.

Comparatively, they found the dibbler from India easy to use. Its design was simple

enough and it could be fabricated locally. To sort out the height/length issue, it was felt

that the innovator could provide a different variant with a greater height or include a

height adjustment facility in the present design. One problem that users encountered was

that often two seeds would drop instead of one. This made the planting process less

efficient.

Out of all these three technologies, the dibbler has been appreciated by almost everyone

and many have demanded to have this immediately. Many people said they were

confident of manufacturing the dibbler locally if they were provided with the design.

1Many people plough during the rainy season as well.

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People have claimed that they will make minor modifications to suit their own

requirements.

iii) Multipurpose food processing machine

Regarding the multipurpose food processing machine (MPFPM), the team observed that

juice and jams were available in market, even in villages, developed by local SMEs and

farmers‟ associations. Yet, farmers continue to grow a wide variety of fruits (mango is a

major crop in SA2) without any value addition at their farm. This is a gap that

Dharambir‟s MPFPM can fill.

In the present model, people are happy with the juice but making jams and other products

is also a need to increase the income of the farmers. In the present version, making jams

etc requires separate setup (a stove, utensil for boiling etc) which can put people off.

Users also found the machine unwieldy and prone to getting affected by dust. The

remains of the processed food also had a tendency to get stuck inside.

Dharambir Kamboj already had a better design which he had used for a higher capacity

machine. This design would address most of these issues. However, the demonstration

was made with an older version. Hence the new model was best suited for this region.

After the demonstration of the machine, the team showed the assembled farmers the

manual of the new machine and explained about its functioning. As anticipated they

preferred the newer model over the older one. It was realized that there was a need to

provide the recipes of some juices and jams and other basic preparations along with the

machine.

As a result of this feedback, changing a few features of the products became critical to success of

the technology. The innovators also realized and accepted the need for these changes.

Consequently, the innovators and SRISTI team went back to the drawing board to figure out how

best the technology could be adapted to meet the requirements of Kenyan farmers and users.

Simultaneously technical experts at JKUAT also began to apply their mind to make the products

more effective for farming conditions in Kenya. The efforts made in this direction by both the

partners are described separately below.

b) Product modifications by SRISTI and Innovators

i) Bullet Santhi (Honey Bee Frugal Tiller)

The changes proposed in the bullet santi were the most critical. The most significant

feedback from Kenyan farmers had been to develop a four wheeled version of the santi so

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as to suit the rough local terrain and make the product more user-friendly (easier to

handle and more stable). To discuss this and other feedback SRISTI decided to call a

meeting of all fabricators of the Bullet Santi. This meeting was held in Rajkot on 2nd

of

May, 2014. During the meeting, the fabricators who are also the local artisans and

innovators in their own right were unanimous in their opinion that a four wheeled version

would be significantly better to handle and more suited to the Kenya terrain. This opinion

was further strengthened by the realization that in a large part of the project area, women

were expected to be handling the machine. In the current three-wheel version, even the

men had experienced difficulty in handling it.

With the specific objective of making the santi more user-friendly and stable through

improved design, SRISTI organized a twenty-day workshop in June 2014. The workshop

was attended by a variety of participants including santi users, innovators and fabricators

on one hand and engineering students (with background in automobile and mechanical

engineering) and design experts on the other. The workshop included extensive on-field

trials of the original model, feedback from local users and detailed discussions with

fabricators and other stakeholders in the value chain. Once the participants were aware of

the context and the finer technical details of the model, they applied a design thinking

approach to make frugal but significant adaptations to the machine especially the

handling (maneuvering) and plowing aspects. The outcomes from the workshop are

summarized in Annexure V.

Meanwhile Mansukhbhai the original innovator was preoccupied designing a robust

transmission system for the santi. Mansukhbhai not only added an extra wheel to the

machine, but also integrated the gearbox and differential assembly. He also

experimented with the PTO mechanism. These changes were intended to make the

assembly more compact and efficient at the same time.

ii) Dibbler

For the dibbler, one problem that users encountered was that often two seeds would drop

instead of one. Therefore, the seed planting process was not very efficient. SRISTI Team

along with the innovator brainstormed on various design improvements and zeroed in on

a rotor mechanism with a slot for placing the seed so that only one got released at a time.

Once the mechanism was finalized, the next step was to optimize the weight so that the

machine did not become too heavy for repetitive farm work. After testing various

alternative materials it was decided to zero down on mild steel, aluminum and UPVC

versions.

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Regarding height adjustment, no changes were made. Subsequent discussions revealed

that the dibbler would mostly be used by womenfolk, for whom the current height was

appropriate.

iii) Multipurpose food processing machine:

The main difficulty with the multipurpose food processing machine was that the machine

in its present form was unwieldy and prone to getting affected by dust. The remains of

the processed food also had a tendency to get stuck inside. Dharambir Kamboj already

had a better design which he had used for a higher capacity machine. Therefore, the

obvious solution was to miniaturize that version of the machine. However, when he was

working on the task he realized that there was very little space now for many parts of the

machine such as the capacitor, power supply and the heating chambers, which would

remain of the same size even though the machine‟s size was reduced. Therefore, he has

taken time in making considerable design changes so that the space was optimally

utilized.

Innovation and design changes often involve very complex processes making it difficult to

estimate how much time it would take. Moreover, the innovators wanted to ensure that the new

version machines that they send would not create any further problems for the users. This

prompted them to carry out extensive trials and work on each minor aspect of the machine so

that a quality product could be delivered to the Kenyan farmers.

c) Product Modifications in Kenya

i) Modification, improvement and adoption of ox plough to fit on Bullet Santi

Plowing was one of the main concerns when we conducted the field demonstrations. Mr.

Paul Apondi (who works in the Engineering Workshop at JKUAT), Mr. Waweru, Mr.

Livingstone Mulamu, and Prof. C. Kanali made some very critical changes in the plowing

system. They worked on the plow design and improved and properly adapted an ox plough to

fit the Honey Bee Frugal Tiller. This was tested in the field in readiness for field operations.

A light weight ox plow was used with a blade length of 9 inches (see Figure 6).

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Alignment and guiding mechanism:

Proper alignment of the plow is an important part of the design. During the initial

demonstration, the project team realized that there was no guiding mechanism so as to

estimate where to plow the adjacent furrow (after the first furrow has been made). Therefore

it was decided that the plow should be kept slightly offset and use the front wheel of the Santi

as a guiding mechanism (Figure 7).

Figure 7: Alignment of the plow

With this alignment, the first furrow is made from the edge of the farm. Once the first furrow

is made, the front wheel of the tiller is placed in the first furrow and as the machine drives

forward, the plow makes a new furrow adjacent to the first furrow. Therefore, the front wheel

serves as a guiding mechanism (Figure 8).

Figure 6: Adapting ox plow to Bullet Santi

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Attachment mechanism of the plough:

Another problem was the lack of traction because only one point in the three-point linkage

was used to hold the plow. To tackle this problem, Mr. Apondi developed a frame so that the

three-point linkage could be used to hold the plow along with a central hitch.

To get previously mentioned „offset‟ in the alignment, an S-shaped rectangular shaft was

used (Figure 9).

Addition of the hardpan breaker

Plow

An attachment to

offset the plow

Second furrow

First furrow

Figure 9: Attachment of the plow

Figure 8: How the front wheel serves as a guide for adjacent furrows

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One suggestion that came from Makueni was that the farmers needed a hardpan breaker. They

said some of their subsurface soil becomes hard in the sun. Apondi and his team introduced a

blade at the first edge of the plow which could function as a hardpan breaker (Figure 10).

Adjustment of height and angle

Though the innovator had provided a lowering mechanism using an adjustable cylinder,

this was only on one side and did not yield optimal height adjustment. Another cylinder

was added to make the mechanism more effective. Better height adjustment in turn led to

better traction.

A mechanical adjustment mechanism for the angle of inclination of the plow to the

ground was also developed (Figure 11).

Figure 11: Adjustment mechanism for the angle of inclination of the plow

Testing of the plow

Figure 10: Hardpan breaker attached to the plow blade

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Once the team had finished with the modifications, it tried out the tiller on the JKUAT

testing farm. The results were pleasantly surprising. The plow managed an almost

constant tilling depth of 8.5 inches. Six furrows were made at a time to test the machine

and the results were repeatable and consistent.

ii) Adaptation of Seed dibbler

Mr. Apondi also developed two different models of dibblers using only locally available

material. One model has only one chamber used for either seeds or fertilizers. The other

one has two chambers - one each for seed and fertilizer (Figure 12). This was in response

to the feedback from County Director of Agriculture for Migori, Moses Chamwada, as

well as Charles Kalomba of JKUAT Mashinani. Some work still needs to be done on the

models.

Figure 12: Design of two-chambered seed cum fertilizer dibbler

4) Capacity building of stakeholders

Several short term trainings have been organized in Kenya to build the capacity of stakeholders

there. For a summary of the trainings provided see Table 5 below. The exploratory visit served

the purpose of exposing farmers, juakalis, students and government officials to the new

technology. Subsequent interactions with potential fabricators, entrepreneurs and buyers were

also exploratory in nature and served to raise the awareness about the machines in the market.

Strategically it has now been decided that the Machakos and Siaya counties be made the initial

hubs for diffusion of the machines. These two counties came forward with the highest number of

orders. The operations can spread from there into a broader region.

Fertilizer Seeds

Rod to apply extra pressure

by foot

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Table 5: Summary of Capacity Building Activities

Name of

County

Exploratory Visit After Exploratory Visit

Total Farmer Juakali

Govt

Official Student

Youth

Group POI* Buyer Fabricator

Migori 23 0 0 7 0

67 31 8 395

Makueni 38 2 1 0 0

Kitui 24 16 2 0 0

Kisumu 37 0 0 1 0

Kakamega 22 5 16 3 4

Kibwezi 9 0 0 0 0

Vihiga 27 6 16 0 0

Machakos 2 4 0 1 0

Bungoma 0 0 0 2 0

JKUAT 0 0 0 21 0

Total 182 33 35 35 4 67 31 8

*POI=Person of Influence

5) Development of support systems

a) Exploring involvement of Private Industries Partners

With an objective of involving private industries as project partners for achieving long term

sustainability in Kenya for manufacturing and supplying the innovative agricultural equipment,

SRISTI approached a number of private industrial entities as a part of the project activities.

Several of them responded favorably and have agreed to participate in the project in future. The

status of initiatives is summarized in Annexure VI and tabulated below (Table 6):

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Table 6: Status of partnerships initiated

Sl

No.

Name of Company Location Known

Competency

Focus of

partnership

Status of

partnership

1 Tata Agrico, a

company of the Tata

Group

(www.tataagrico.com)

Based in India;

Has marketing

activities in Kenya

Pioneer in

supplying superior

quality of

agricultural

equipment in Indian

and many other

countries since last

eighty years;

ISO 9001:2008

certified facilities

for production

To develop an

outsourced model

of production and

sales in Kenya

Not made much

progress since

the initial talks

2 AquaSan Tec Group

(Terravest Limited)

Founded by

Chadubhai Shah,

an Indian

entrepreneur,

based in Kenya;

Operates in six

African countries

Operates in water,

sanitation, energy

and agriculture

sectors

To undertake local

manufacturing,

sales and diffusion

of innovation s

through their

network in Africa

Willing to

facilitate only

3 Agrilords Limited

(P.O. Box 48385-

00100, Nairobi,

Kenya)

Kenyan company

operating over 15

years old operating

in East Africa

distribution of

agricultural and

veterinary products

They are in search

of simple and

economical

technologies,

which will help

farmers to produce

at lower costs

One

multipurpose

food processing

machine has

been sent to

them

4 Lovson

group (http://www.lov

son.com)

Indian company,

among the first

government

recognized export

houses, since 1977

Manufactures and

exports a wide

range of

engineering

products such as

three wheelers,

tractors,

motorcycles,

scooters, diesel

engines, gensets,

pumps, weighing

scales, forging,

casting, sintered

pats and machine

components.

Not made much

progress since

the initial talks

5 Kamtech Associates

Pvt Ltd

(www.kamtechassocia

tes.com)

Indian company

with operations in

Kenya, among

other countries

Leading services

sector company

providing

consultancy services

across domains viz.

Exports, Turnkey

Industrial Project

Consultancy, Best

Practices,

To help in

identifying scope

of further value

addition, design

modification to

make multi-

purpose processing

machine adaptable

for Kenya, handle

Not made much

progress since

the initial talks

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International

Markets,

Technology and

Investment

Advisory,

Outsourcing, and

Compliance Value

Creation.

demonstration,

installations and

training in various

parts of the Kenya.

6 Shri Navkar Metal Ltd

(http://www.shrinavka

r.com)

Vatva,

Ahmedabad,

Gujarat, India

pioneering in

manufacturing and

selling of water

filters, fancy pots,

kitchen sinks, and

sheet metal

industrial

components;

since 1990s started

manufacturing and

exporting

agricultural

products

To manufacture

and export dibbler

Value addition,

standardization

and

manufacturing of

seed cum

fertilizer dibbler

for future

demand in

coordination

with Innovator

7 Rosa Okwardo Lady entrepreneur

from Kisumu,

Kenya

Imports various

machines from

Rajkot, India

To import

machines and

spares from India

Initial contact

established

8 Mr. Romy Sandhu and

Jagdeep Brar

Entrepreneurs of

Indian origin,

based in Kisumu,

Kenya

To assemble

Bullet santi and

MPM in Kenya

Initial contact

established

9 Mr Daljinder Singh

Josh, MD Sohan Singh

Josh and Sons,

Nairobi, 727468674

Seventy year old

firm based in

Kenya

manufactures and

repairs gearboxes

and differentials

To manufacture

and supply spare-

parts to companies

in Kenya

Initial contact

established

b) Participation in various Exhibitions

i) Participation in STIP Exhibition at New Delhi

The Science, Technology and Innovation Partnership (STIP) conference was organized by

Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and United States Agency

for International Development (USAID), at Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi from June 18th

to 20th

20014. The purpose of the conference was to give an opportunity to all partners to spread

awareness about their respective projects and demonstrate how science, technology, innovations

and partnerships are being used for sustainable development and improving the quality of life of

underprivileged communities worldwide. Representatives from 18 USAID missions as well as

many other partners and related organizations visited the exhibition.

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SRISTI also showcased its project with the three innovations being transferred to farmers in

Kenya. The exhibit received a good response and was visited by almost all mission

representatives. The USAID Counselor Ms. Susan Rechle was of the opinion that something

similar could be tried out in the South East Asian region, especially Cambodia. The mission

representatives from Armenia, Indonesia, Cambodia and Kenya spent a long time discussing

about the project. They expressed interest in collaborating with SRISTI in future and staying in

touch. The event helped to create awareness about SRISTI. (Most people had heard about the

„Honey Bee Network‟ but were not specifically aware about SRISTI.)

ii) Exhibition at Kwale

A special exhibition was organized for the Council of County Governors and the private sector at

Kwale, by JKUAT on 1-5th

April 2014. Dr Okech, Chris Wambua and Charles Kalomba visited

Kwale to participate in the exhibition, which was attended by all 47 county governors and a

number of people from the private sector. The machines were well received and there was a

verbal expression of interest for 25 units of the Honey Bee frugal tiller. Three private sector

entrepreneurs showed interest in assembling and distributing the Bullet Santi.

iii) Bomas Exhibition

In late August, SRISTI and JKUAT participated in the National Juakali Exhibition at the Bomas

of Kenya near Nairobi, organised by the Agriculture Society of Kenya. The Honey Bee frugal

tiller was displayed there and garnered a lot of interest from participants. Many people came and

inquired about the machine. Fifteen individuals/institutions showed interest in either buying the

machines or contributing to assembly and spares (See Table 1, Annexure VII for details).

iii) Nyeri Exhibition

The technologies were also displayed in the national annual exhibition at Nyeri held in the first

week of September organized by the Agriculture Society of Kenya. Though many people visited

the exhibition sixteen of them expressed interest about purchasing the machines (See Table 2,

Annexure VII).

The Honourable President of Kenya, Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta also visited the stall. He observed that

small technologies like the multipurpose food processing machine were very good for

employment generation.

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President Uhuru Kenyatta at the stall for the three technologies at Nyeri

iv) Demonstration to the Executive Committee Member, Agriculture Ministry

Ms Philigona Ooko, the Siaya County Executive Committee Member, Ministry of Agriculture,

Livestock & Fisheries, had visited to inquire about a possibility of buying some four-wheeled

Santis. She had asked for a quote which has been provided. The JKUAT engineers demonstrated

the tiller to the minister and she seemed to be pleased by the performance.

JKUAT Team with SIAYA Agriculture Ministry Representative

c) Preparations for local fabrication and assembly of Bullet Santi parts

Dr. S. Okech, Prof. C. Kanali, L. Mulamu and P. Apondi developed a MoU with Numerical

Machining Complex (NMC). NMC has in principle agreed to collaborate with several SMEs

(Juakali artisans) to be trained to participate in the manufacture of parts for the Bullet Santi.

They have also agreed to develop a business plan for local assembly of the tiller. The following

parts will continue to be imported from India because of lack of local capacity to manufacture

these locally:

Engine

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Gearbox

Differentials

Hydraulics

B. Indicators

Table 7 shows the progress made so far as tracked by the six broad indicators under the M & E

system.

The number of individuals who have received short term training (exposure to new technology)

was little less than half at 395. The range of individuals involved was quite impressive and

included farmers (182), potential change agents (67), government officials (35) and fabricators

(8) among others.

The number of public-private partnerships, dialogue for which has been initiated, amount to 9

which is much higher that what was planned. However, it remains to be seen, how many of these

partnerships evolve and flourish. Even if about half of these partnerships grow, the minimum

requirement would have been met.

As shown in the last indicator so far 24 machines have been either exported or produced locally

as compared to 120 planned. This shortfall however, would be covered up quickly once the

partnerships mentioned above take off and start delivering.

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Table 7: Performance against Log frame Indicators (2013-14)

Indicators Base

line Target

2013-14 Actual 2013-14

4.5.2-12 Number of public-private

partnerships formed as a result of FTF

assistance. 0 5 9

4.5.2-2 Number of hectares under

improved technologies or management

practices as a result of USG assistance. 0

Equivalent

to 150

farmers Nil

4.5.2-7 Number of individuals who

have received USG supported short-

term agricultural term agricultural

sector productivity or food security

training

0 1000

395 [182 Farmers, 33 Juakalis, 35

Govt. Officials, 67 Potential

persons of influence, 31 Buyer

(Farmers), 35 Students, 4 Youth

Groups and 8 Fabricators].

4.5.2-5 Number of farmers and others

who have applied new technologies or

management practices as a result of

USG assistance.

0 10 HBFT 5

HBFFPM

200 HBFD Nil

4.5.2-39 Number of new technologies in

Phase 3 of development (i.e. "made

available for transfer as a result of USG

assistance" )

0 120 24 [10 dibblers, 4 Tillers (Santi),

7 MPMs sent from India and 3

Dibbler was made locally].

C. Monitoring and Evaluation Activities N. A.

D. Leverage, Cost Share and Financial Monitoring N. A.

E. Anticipated Activities for Next Year /Quarter

Table 1, Annexure VIII shows the Gantt diagram of various activities undertaken in the first year

of implementation. Based on the progress made so far and keeping in view the remaining tasks to

be completed, a fresh plan of activities has been drawn up for the second year of implementation

(see Table 2, Annexure VIII).

Plan for next Quarter:

In the next quarter (Q-5), many capacity building workshops will be held to train to Juakalis. The

latter are expected to play an important role in the near future, not only for manufacturing of the

machines but also for providing maintenance services to the farmers. They would be involved in

the manufacture of the dibbler and repair of Santi and MPM. It is expected that in the next

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quarter at least a few machines will be assembled in Kenya. The protocol for manufacture of

dibbler would be standardized in the coming month itself and manufacturing can start soon after

that.

Prospective entrepreneurs will be asked to prepare a sample of their models. These will be

extensively tested by JKUAT and only after meeting all criteria be cleared for manufacture and

supply to the public.

The MPM machines will be given to women‟s groups, groups of physically challenged people

among others for dissemination. The dissemination work will pick up once sufficient number of

fabricators has been enlisted to meet the generated demand.

II. Annex

A. Annex 1: FTF M&E Indicator Sheet

Indicators Base

line Target

2013-14 Actual 2013-14

4.5.2-12 Number of public-private

partnerships formed as a result of FTF

assistance. 0 5 9

4.5.2-2 Number of hectares under

improved technologies or management

practices as a result of USG assistance. 0

Equivalent

to 150

farmers Nil

4.5.2-7 Number of individuals who

have received USG supported short-

term agricultural term agricultural

sector productivity or food security

training

0 1000

395 [182 Farmers, 33 Juakalis, 35

Govt. Officials, 67 Potential

persons of influence, 31 Buyer

(Farmers), 35 Students, 4 Youth

Groups and 8 Fabricators].

4.5.2-5 Number of farmers and others

who have applied new technologies or

management practices as a result of

USG assistance.

0 10 HBFT 5

HBFFPM

200 HBFD Nil

4.5.2-39 Number of new technologies in

Phase 3 of development (i.e. "made

available for transfer as a result of USG

assistance" )

0 120 24 [10 dibblers,4 Tillers (Santi),7

MPMs sent from India and 3

Dibbler was made locally].

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B. Financial Reporting: FS-425

Annex 2: FS-425

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C. Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Plan

i. Assembly Operation and Maintenance of Honey Bee Tiller (Bullet Santi)

Activity Impacts Mitigation

measures

Monitoring

and

Reporting

Schedule

Indicator Responsibility Remarks

Assembly

Sourcing

Only biodegradable

packing material will

be used for shipping

spares and any waste

generated will be

reused, recycled or

discarded as per

local norms.

During and

after the

completion of

assembly

Visual

inspection

to make

sure that

proper

packing is

used

Project

Assistant

Due care is

being taken

for this;

Associates at

JKUAT have

been provided

information to

follow it,

while

assembling

Fitting

During assembly, it

will be made sure

that the process

happens in on

cemented floor so

that any lubricants or

oil do not come in

contact with the soil.

During and

after the

completion of

assembly

Visual

inspection

of any oil

leakage

during

assembly

Project

Assistant

Safety

risks

Mechanics/Engineers

will be properly

trained how to

assemble the

machines. The

assembly shall all

times happen under

supervision of

trained mechanics.

During and

after the

completion of

assembly and

during every

visit at the

user‟s place.

Inspection

against a

checklist

of safety

guidelines

Project

Manager/Project

Assistant

Operations CO 2

emissions

Though the said

machine is not used

all day, we

understand that

burning of fuel may

add to CO2

emissions. To

minimize the

exhaust, high quality

diesel, engine oils

and lubricants will

be used. The engine

shall always be

turned off when not

in use. Since the

machine is mostly

operated in farms

and green areas, it is

Visual

monitoring on

regular visits

to the user

Inspection

against

Checklist

of good

practices

like use of

high

quality

diesel and

engine oil.

No of

trees

planted in

the village

to offset

any

carbon

emissions.

Project

Assistant

While

demonstrating

the

technology,

participants

were made

aware of the

potential

environmental

impacts and

advised to

follow steps

that would

minimise the

same

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expected that a large

part of CO2 emission

can be absorbed

locally. SRISTI and

JKUAT shall

actively promote tree

planting in villages

where it plans to

carry out its

activities.

Safety

risks

Users and mechanics

will be properly

trained in safe

operations and

maintenance of the

machine. Only

trained mechanics

and/or users shall be

used for repairing. A

detailed operations

manual shall be

provided with the

machines.

During and

after the

completion of

assembly and

during every

visit at the

user‟s place.

Inspection

against a

checklist

of safety

guidelines

Project

Manager/Project

Assistant

Refueling,

Repair and

Maintenance

activities

Oil

handling

issues

Washing,

maintenance, repair,

lubrication and

refueling shall only

be carried out away

from the water

courses and in places

with cemented

flooring to avoid

them getting in touch

with any waterways.

The users will be

persuaded to reuse

engine oils as much

as possible.

Surprise

inspections

approximately

once in every

2 months are

planned;

Visual

Inspection

for any

leakages.

Project

Assistant

Participants

were

informed

about it while

giving

demonstration

and advised to

follow it

Pollution due

to

contaminated

fuel

CO 2

emissions

The use of loosely

sold fuel shall be

avoided wherever

possible due to

safety aspects and

the possibility of

toxic contaminants in

such fuel.

The source of

fuel used by

the adopting

farmers shall

be monitored

Visual

Inspection

of Exhaust

Project

Manager/Project

Assistant

Participants

were

informed

about it while

giving

demonstration

and advised to

follow it

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ii. Environmental Monitoring and Mitigation Plan for Honey Bee Food Processing Machine

Activity Impacts Mitigation

measures

Monitoring

and

Reporting

Schedule

Indicator Responsibility Remarks

Installation

Cleanliness

and Hygiene

Clearly

marked

distinct areas

are to be

allocated

from storage

and sorting of

raw materials,

operation and

storage of

processed

material. The

working area

must be

sufficiently

spacious to

allow for

smooth and

safe work

Surprise

inspections

during visits

to the user

Visual

Inspections

Project

Manager/Project

Assistant

Due care is

being taken for

this; Associates

at JKUAT have

been provided

information to

follow it, while

assembling

Safety risk

due to

vibrations and

shaking

during the

machine

operation.

The machine

shall be

installed on a

firm surface

and fitted

with screws

to reduce

vibrations and

thereby

protecting the

user from any

accidents.

Once after

installation

and during

every visit at

the users

place.

Inspection

of machine

operation

once it has

been

installed

Project

Manager/Project

Assistant

Operations

Hygiene

during

operations

The machine

shall be

regularly

cleaned prior

to and after

every cycle of

operation.

Surprise and

regular visits

to the user

Cleaning

and

operating

register are

to be

maintained

Project

Manager/Project

Assistant/Field

Assistant

While

demonstrating

the technology,

participants

were made

aware for this

and advised to

follow it

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Safety risks to

adults and

children

All wires and

wiring joints

will be

insulated. The

switch for

turning on

power supply

will be

located away

from the

machine at a

suitable

height, out of

reach to the

children. The

operators of

the machine

shall use

sterilized

gloves

whenever

they are likely

to come in

contact with

the contents

being

processed.

The operator

shall refrain

from using

the machine,

if he or she

has contracted

any

contagious

infection.

Inspection

before

departure and

on arrival.

Regular visits

at the user‟s

place.

Inspection

against a

safety

checklist

Project

Manager/Project

Assistant/Field

Assistant

Cleaning,

Maintenance

and Repair

Risk of

contamination

The

equipment

shall be

regularly

cleaned and

disinfected to

avoid any

residual food

matter or

other

contaminants

from

contaminating

a fresh batch.

Surprise

inspections

approximately

once in every

2 months will

be carried out

Cleaning

register

Project

Manager/Project

Assistant/Field

Assistant

While

demonstrating

the technology,

participants

were made

aware for this

and advised to

stick to this

habit without

fail

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Waste

disposal

Health risks

due to rotting

waste

Areas will be

identified for

safe storage

of waste. The

waste will

then be

discarded by

composting or

landfilling.

There should

be areas

allocated for

disposal of

food waste

and non-

edible by-

products and

other refuse.

These should

be away from

the machine

and raw

materials and

designed so

as to reduce

the risk of

contamination

in food or

water.

Surprise

inspections

every 2

months

Inspection

against a

Hygiene

checklist

Project

Manager/Project

Assistant/Field

Assistant

While

demonstrating

the technology,

participants

were made

aware for this

and advised to

follow it

D. Additional Annex

List of Additional Annexures

I. Log frame Indicators

II. Appointments under the Project

III. Committees and their Functions

IV. Suggestions Received from Farmers for Product Modifications

V. Summary Proceedings of Design Workshop with Students in India

VI. Status of Partnerships Initiated with Entrepreneurs

VII. Positive Contacts made During Exhibitions

VIII. Annual Plans (2013-14 and 2014-15)

IX. Selected Photographs of Important Events

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ADDITIONAL ANNEXURES

Annexure I: Log frame Indicators

Table 1: Development of Indicators

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Annexure I, Table 2: Targets for 2013-14 and 2014-15

Indicators Base Target Target Disaggregation Method of Collection

line 2013-14 2014-15

4.5.2-12 Number of

public-private 0 5 10 Partnership

Primary and secondary data

collection

partnerships formed as a

result of Type of

partnership:

by partners at project-level

from

FTF assistance. Financial and/or Targeted beneficiaries.

Technical

4.5.2-2 Number of

hectares under 0 Equivalent

Equivalent

to Technology type;

Primary and secondary data

collection

improved technologies or to 150 350

farmers

new and

continuing;

by partners at project-level

from

management practices as a

result of farmers Sex: Male,

Female

targeted beneficiaries

USG assistance. and joint

4.5.2-7 Number of

individuals who 0 1000 1500

Type of

individual:

Primary and secondary data

collection

have received USG

supported producers, people

in

by partners at project-level

from

short-term agricultural

term government,

people in

targeted beneficiaries

agricultural sector

productivity or private sector

firms,

food security training communities,

people in

civil society

Sex: Male/Female

4.5.2-5 Number of

farmers and 0 10 HBFT 10 HBFT New, Continuing

Primary and secondary data

collected by

others who have applied

new 5

HBFFPM Sex: Male/Female partners at project-level on

targeted

technologies or

management 10

HBFFPM Beneficiaries with USG

assistance.

practices as a result of

USG 200

HBFD

200 HBFD The sub-partners will also

employ a

Assistance. MIS system to report on a

number of

performance indicators that

will feed

Into this broad indicator.

4.5.2-39 Number of new 0 120 315 Phase of

development

Primary and secondary data

collected by

technologies in Phase 3

of partners at project-level on

targeted

development (i.e. "made

available Beneficiaries with USG

assistance.

for transfer as a result of

USG

assistance" )

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Annexure II: Appointments under the Project

Appointments in the first quarter

Sl. No. Name Position Joining Date Resigning

Date

1 Ramesh Patel Project Director 2013/10/01

2 Nirmal Shankar Sahay Project Administration 2013/10/01

3 Chintan Vinod Shinde Research Associate 2013/10/01 2013/12/17

4 Bhoomi Shah Accountant Assistant 2013/11/01

5 Parul Sharma N Human Resource Assistant 2013/12/01

6 Darshit Pathak Computer Operator 2013/11/01

7 Mukesh kumar Singh Field Officer 2014/01/21

8 Amal Datt & Associates Sub-contractor (A/c & F.

M.) Grant Administrator

Joining from

February, 1,

2014

9 Anamika Dey Research Associate 2013/11/01 2013/11/30

10 Afran Ahmad Research Associate 2013/11/01 2013/12/31

11 Chintan Vinod Shinde Project Manager 2013/12/18

12 Sudhanshu J Pathak Consultant 2013/10/08 2013/11/30

Appointments in Second Quarter

Sl.

No. Name Position Joining Date

Resigning

Date

1 Amal Datt & Associates Sub-contractor (A/c & F.

M.) Grant Administrator 2014/02/01

2 Chetan Kumar Vinodbhai Filed Assistant 2014/02/21

3 Astad Pastakia Consultant 2014/02/28

4 Hiranmay Mahanta Project Engineer 2014/03/01

5 Rohan Bannerji Communication and Media

Coordinator 2014/04/07 2014/04/23

Changes in third Quarter

Sl. No. Name Position Joining Date Resigning

Date

1 Rohan Bannerji Communication and Media

Coordinator 2014/04/07 2014/04/23

2 Parul Sharma N H R Assistant 2014/12/30 2014/06/02

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Annexure III:

Committees and their Functions

a. Recruitment / Selection committee (Interview Panel) It is a three member committee. Two members will be internal and one experts of the field

may be invited from outside to constitute the selection committee. The experts may be

internal also. The Secretary will decide about internal or external experts as per the need.

1. Prof. Anil K Gupta

2. Mr. Ramesh Patel

b. Screening committee

It is a three member committee. Following are the members of screening committee:

1. Mr. Ramesh Patel

2. Dr. Nirmal S Sahay

3. Parul Sharma N

c. Purchase committee

It is a four member committee. Following are the members of purchase committee

1. Mr. Ramesh Patel

2. Dr. Nirmal S Sahay

3. Dr. Jayshree Patel

4. Darshit Pathak

d. Empowered committee

It is a two member committee comprising of Secretary and President.

e. Executive committee

It is a five member committee, the members are

1. Dr. Nirmal S Sahay

2. Dr. Jayshree Patel

3. Mrs Bhoomi Shah

4. Mrs. Alka Rawal

5. Mr. Parshottam Patel

f. Performance review committee

Performance of the employee will be reported by their immediate senior as follows:

i. Support Staff: Field Assistant, Field Officer, Research Assistant, Coordinator

ii. Field Officer: Research Associate, Coordinator

iii. Coordinators: Secretary / President

The two members committee comprised of Secretary and President will review the

performance and give their recommendation.

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Annexure IV

Suggestions Received from Farmers for Product Modifications

Bullet Santi

Plough needs to be developed to meet the local requirement of cultivating barren / fallow

land

There is a need to increase the ground clearance especially in uneven and uncultivated

lands

The possibility of providing PTO shaft to operate other equipment like thresher etc

should be explored.

Overall vibration of the equipment needs to be reduced.

The land in Kenyan target region is uneven and in some areas it is hilly. The issue of

stability in such regions needs to be addressed. It can be overcome by increasing the rear

wheel distance and also by increasing the size of the tyre and making modifications in

main chassis. Alternatively, a four-wheeled Santi can be made instead of three-wheeled

one.

Noise level needs to be reduced to meet the standard norms for noise pollution

Improvements in Ergonomics: Position of extra accelerator, position of exhaust (silencer)

and position of gear lever need to be reconsidered and located in a way that improves

easy access and minimum strain on the operator. Incorporation of round steering handle

in place of the existing one needs to be explored.

There is a need to standardise all basic engineering components.

Dibbler

Height of the dibbler: There is vast variation in height of farmers in Kenya. Hence, to

meet the variability in requirement of height, a suitable solution needs to be developed.

One option is to provide a different variant with a greater height – or a range of dibblers

with different heights. The other option is to incorporate a height adjustment facility in

the present design.

One suggestion was to provide separate pipes for seed and fertilizer instead of using

common pipe and hopper

Seed Metering mechanism (Seed delivery mechanism) needs to be worked on to meet

the requirement of size of different seeds and seed rate

Low cost version can be developed by using plastic material or by making the device by

using a plastic mould / die.

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Multipurpose food processing machine

Manufacturing and supply of new design of machine is recommended to overcome the

limitation of current model.

Removal and squeezing of semi-crushed material and its sieving (filtering) mechanism

needs to be worked on. This should be provided as an in-built component of the machine.

The machine needs to be fitted with Motor Speed Control option and electric control

panel in order to address the safety concerns. The utility of the machine can be enhanced

by introducing a low cost mechanism for measuring quantity of products, and filling the

output in bottles for its packaging. Alternatively a separate bottling and packaging

machine can be provided at extra cost. A recipe book needs to be developed for various

products that can be made by using the machine (like juice, jams, gel, jelly, extracts, soya

milk, powder etc). The book should include information on all other basic requirements

such as like pressure and temperature needed to prepare various items.

Other Suggestions

1. The County Director of Agriculture for Migori, Moses Chamwada, suggested two major

improvements in the dibbler. He suggested that the dibbler can have two containers one

each for fertilizer and seed with each clutch operating the opening to these containers.

He also suggested having a small shaft perpendicular to the blade so as to be able to

push the blade in if the land is a bit hard.

Charles Kalomba of JKUAT Mashinani suggested having two barrels so that the seeds and

fertilizer do not come in contact.

2. The seed chamber that is at the front of the dibbler at the moment could be put in a device at

the back of the farmer attached with a tube.

Fertilizer Seeds

Rod to apply extra pressure

by foot

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Annexure V

Summary Proceedings of Design Workshop with Students in India

With a view to focus on the challenges of bullet santi, SRISTI organized a design thinking

workshop for students, which would help generating ideas to make it more user-friendly and

stable. The summer school was organised from 10th

June 2014 to 30th

June 2014. The students

comprised a heterogeneous group drawn from all over from country particularly from the states

of Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan, Bihar, Punjab, Haryana and Karnataka.

There were at least nine variants of the Santi each having components taken from different

vehicles. Hence the first few days were spent in dealing with this complexity and making the

students understand the mechanical and functional aspects of the santi. This task was enabled by,

Mr. Hiranmay Mahanta Project Engineer and Mr. Chetan Patel Projects Research Associate.

Various problems faced in Kenya were then discussed with the group in detail. The main

challenges of coming out with an improved model of the bullet santi were summarized as

follows:

Challenges:

1. Handling the santi on the field was very difficult. A lot of force was required to turn its

handle. It seemed as if it would topple the very moment, the driver tried turn its handle.

Due to its 3-wheel structure, driving it on a straight path was a difficult task. Moreover,

due to the uneven soil of the agricultural land, the ploughing equipment used to get stuck

in the soil.

2. The foot gear was very hard.

3. The hand gear was located just below the seat, due to which, shifting gears was not easy.

4. There was no standardization of parts. The fabricators used whatever second-hand parts

they could find.

5. The weight distribution was not proper. More weight was concentrated towards the rear

end, due to which the vehicle was not properly balanced. This made the ride

uncomfortable.

6. Manual handling of the plowing equipment while driving the santi at the same time was

difficult because of its heavy weight.

7. The engine vibrated a lot, which further contributed to the discomfort of the user.

8. There was no back support.

9. It made a lot of noise causing noise pollution.

10. It had no provision for protection from rain and sun as it was not covered from the top.

Proposed Solutions:

In response to these problems the students came up with a number of ideas and tried to test these

out during the workshop. The more promising ones are listed below:

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a) Suspension problem:

To address the issue of stability during turning, at first the students thought of introducing a gear

box with a three gear system which would reduce the turning effort. This particular solution

could not be implemented so they thought of introducing a proper steering system borrowed

from Atul Shakti Auto.

Hence the students attached a steering system by welding it to the chassis. They mounted the

suspension system on the front wheel and attached its lever to the gears of the steering just to

check if it would work. They wanted to check if the steering system could somehow reduce the

effort of maneuvering the santi. On mounting the suspension system however, the students

experienced a number of problems:

The suspension system on the front wheel was heavy for direct welding with the

chassis and chances of possible breakage were high.

An offset was generated which shifted the front wheel to the right side. This

happened perhaps because the particular steering taken from Mahindra Champion

(car) was designed to have an offset.

b) Vibration problem: Since the bullet santi operates on rough agricultural land, vibrations up to a certain extent were

unavoidable. However, there was scope to reduce the vibrations as observed by the students.

They noted that the Santi vibrates due to the absence of rear suspension and instalment of a

stationary diesel engine. Hence a possible solution was to replace the current stationary engine

with a suitable alternative automobile engine. In addition, rubber padding can be provided

between the engine and the chassis.

c) Design of Plow:

Observing the conventional ploughs they came up with a design which was a more compact

version of the original tractor‟s plough. The traditional weak mechanism could be replaced to

provide stability, hence on applying high load the springs get stretched and if crosses the limit,

the spring bails out of the plow preventing damage.

d) Depth and Draft Control:

Farmers using bullet santi have got used to using hard and bulky rocks as weights to maintain

constant depth. This can be considered inefficient and also can damage the implement.

Introducing hydraulic system with its components prevent the use of rocks thus enabling the

farmers ease in handling the agricultural tool, automatic setting the depth of the tool and

reducing the manual effort.

Other conventional tractors do not have a separate mechanism for draft control as the system

works on the hydraulics mechanism. Whenever the attachment gets stuck with any obstacle, the

hydraulics system lifts the attachment from the ground automatically and then again after the

obstacle passes by, places it back to its initial position. Thus, all the situations where load arises

on the axle of the wheel can be avoided. It proves to be a helpful feature for the farmers as it

reduces effort and time and more essentially, saves the danger of axle failure.

Hence the case for introducing a hydraulic system to manage depth and draft control was made

out.

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e) Dematerialization:

The major point of the workshop was the dire need for dematerialization of the bullet santi. All

models of the bullet santi include the use of L section and U section steel to build the chassis,

and nuts and bolts at many joints. This has increased the weight of the machine considerably,

resulting in wastage of energy. The need was realised to replace the type of metal used in the

chassis with an efficient fastening method without compromising its strength. Instead of the L

and U section mild steel bars, it was proposed to try tubing material to build the chassis which

would provide the desired strength while reducing the weight significantly.

Suitable design of the chassis using tubing material was developed. It was proposed to use either

the gas metal arc welding (GMA) or gas tungsten arc (GTA) welding processes as these are best

suited for tube welding.

Thus, as seen above the workshop was quite productive as a number of suggestions were made to

address the main problems in design. Out of all the modifications suggested, the workshop had

time enough to implement only one. This was the idea of introducing a steering system to make

the santi more user-friendly. The remaining ideas are being pursued by SRISTI with the help of

the innovators. A detailed report of the workshop is being brought out by SRISTI separately.

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Annexure VI

Status of Partnerships Initiated with Entrepreneurs

1. Tata Agrico (www.tataagrico.com)

Tata Agrico is one of the oldest brands of Tata Steel Ltd and is a pioneer in supplying superior

quality of agricultural equipment‟s in Indian and many international countries since last eighty

years. Each Tata Agrico product is manufactured from ISO 9001:2008 certified facilities.

SRISTI had approached Tata Agrico for exploring the possibility of their involvement through

technology transfer of agricultural equipment‟s covered in the project. In the context of the

SRISTI proposal, they are planning to work on an outsourced model of production, which is their

expertise. They will work as a facilitators and coordinate with the various vendors, conduct

quality checks and supply to the customers by establishing sales network.

Exact mode of involvement and framework of contribution of Tata Agrico for project execution

is under progress for the development.

2. AquaSan Tec Group (Terravest Limited)

AquaSan Tec Group is a group of companies based in Kenyan, founded by an Indian

entrepreneur and having business interests in manufacturing and supplying various innovative

products to six African countries in the area of water, sanitation, energy and agriculture.

AquaSan Tec founder Shri Chadubhai Shah is known to SRISTI and he is one of the

international members of the Honeybee Network.

AquaSan Tec Group has expressed their willingness to be a partner in the project and promised

to help in exploring the possibility of local manufacturing, sales and diffusion of innovation

through their network in Africa. SRISTI arranged introductory meeting of Shri Chnadubhai Shah

and Prof Suleman from JKUAT, Kenya to discuss the project. Second round of meeting with

AquaSan Tec Group has already been planned during the exploratory visit of SRISTI team to

Kenya in the month of February 2014.

3. Agrilords Limited (P.O. Box 48385-00100, Nairobi, Kenya)

Agrilords Limited is a Kenyan company involved in distribution of agricultural and veterinary

products for over 15 years all over East Africa and have close working relations with people

engaged in pesticides business and farming activities. Their interest is to focus on export related

agricultural outputs engaging farmers at the grass root levels. They are in search of simple and

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economical technologies, which will help farmers to produce at lower costs, which can be

achieved by the innovative technologies being offered by SRISTI under the USAID project.

Thus, SRISTI initiated a dialogue with Mr. Rakesh Thakar, Agrilords limited and they found

proposal interesting and expressed their willingness to tie up with SRISTI for the project.

4. Lovson Group (http://www.lovson.com)

Lovson group is an Indian company, which caters to multiple segments of business in exports.

The group has evolved to manufacture and mobilise a wide range of engineering products such

as Three Wheelers, Tractors, Motorcycles, Scooters, Diesel Engines, Gensets, and Pumps,

Weighing Scales, forging, Casting, Sintered pats and machine components. Lovson Group is the

one of the first Government recognised “Export Houses” in India since 1977.

Looking at their wide range of farming related products, SRISTI approached Lovson Group and

explored the possibility of their involvement in the project. SRISTI conducted one round of

meeting with Shri Parimal B Shah, Director, Lovson Group and he offered to collaborate with

SRISTI in this project. He also expressed his willingness to join SRISTI Team during the

exploratory visit to assess the business potential of the technologies.

5. Kamtech Associates Pvt Ltd ( www.kamtechassociates.com)

Kamtech is a leading services sector company providing consultancy services across domains

viz. Exports, Turnkey Industrial Project Consultancy, Best Practices, International Markets,

Technology and Investment Advisory, Outsourcing, and Compliance Value Creation. They are

recipient of National Award 2009 (First Prize) from the President of India and National Award

2008 (Special Recognition) in services sector for outstanding performance by Ministry of

MSME, Government of India and MSME IT Gold Award by ESC.

Kamtech Associates had already associated with Innovator Shri Dharamveer Khamboj in

exporting one unit of Multi-Purpose Processing Machine to Kenya, which is one of the

innovations covered under the project. With its varied domain expertise, international experience

with world leading companies and a wide network of international alliance partners, SRISTI

approached Kamtech Associates Pvt Ltd for possibility of their involvement.

First round meeting was held with Mr. Ajay K Gupta, Managing Director at their Jaipur office by

SRISTI team and Mr. Gupta agreed to be an active project partner in implementing the project.

They have office in Nairobi and through their Nairobi professional team; they will help us

identifying scope of further value addition, design modification to make multi-purpose

processing machine adaptable for Kenya, handle demonstration, installations and training in

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various parts of the Kenya. They also agreed to depute their Nairobi based local team members

to take part in the exploratory visit in Kenya for exploring the possibilities based on which they

will work out the framework for their long term engagement.

6. Shri Navkar Metal Ltd (http://www.shrinavkar.com)

Since 1957, Shri Navkar Metals Ltd is pioneering in manufacturing and selling of water filters,

fancy pots, kitchen sinks, and sheet metal industrial components all under the brand of “Navkar”.

In 1990s, they also expanded their product portfolio in agricultural sector and started

manufacturing and supplying agricultural products (seed treatment drums, milk cans, etc.,) and

today they are supplying these products to framers as well as government departments of various

states of India. They are also exporting these products to many countries.

SRISTI tied up with Shri Navkar Metals Ltd for manufacturing and supplying Seed Cum

Fertilizer Dibbler, one of the innovations in the project. Value addition, standardization and

manufacturing of seed cum fertilizer dibbler are under progress at Shri Navkar Metal Ltd factory

site in coordination & collaboration with Innovator Mansukhbhai Jagani. Initial demonstration

and field trials were also conducted at research farm of SRISTI.

7. Kisumu manufacturers

There has been an amazing response. We met to the minister of industry Mr. Hanif Rana. He

gave us the contacts of Kenya Association of Manufacturers. The Chairman Mr. Sagarbhai Shah,

and Mr. Israel Ngina, who is in touch with many small and medium enterprises were very

cooperative. After speaking to a lot of entrepreneurs, we got Mr. Romy Sandhu and Jagdeep

Brar to collaborate on assembly of the machine as long as someone guarantees to buy from

them. Sagar also told us that the labour rates and power rates were rising every quarter. Also the

cost of steel kept going up and there was a lot of duty on importing steel. In such a scenario,

manufacturing was becoming more expensive than directly importing spares from India or

China. The next morning we met Brar and Sandhu and discussed about a possibility of assembly

of the machine. They said they were willing to assemble the Santi and MPM. However, they

would not be able to keep a stock and only assemble on order.

Edwin Otieno an ex-employee of Kenya Railway also wants to assemble the Santi and the

MPM.

We met a lady entrepreneur Rosa Okwardo who runs a medium sized, fabrication workshop in

Kisumu. She imports about 30-40 Field Marshall and Kirloskar engines a year from Rajkot.

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When we told her about the project, she told us that she can get the Greaves engines and then

supply to those who need; she said she can also get the other parts.

8. SS Josh Enterprise

We met Mr. Daljinder Singh Josh, Director of SS Josh enterprise, a 70 year old firm, who

manufactures and repairs gearboxes and differentials. He is interested in making the spare parts.

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Annexure VII

Positive Contacts Made during Exhibitions

Table 1: List of people at the Bomas Exhibition interested in Purchasing/Partnering

1. Walter Ayot Keya Wall Edwins Automotive Enterprises 720898764

2. Simeon Obiero Areri Subcounty Administrator, Kisii County

Govt 723641026

3. Daud Ndunda Contractor, Emali County 724116567

4. M Anwar Khan National Director, The National League of

the Disabled of Kenya, Nairobi 710645583

5. Jackson Mwaniki General Manager, Akamba handicraft

industry and cooperative society +254413432241

6. James Ooko Opondo Farmer and Poultry rearer, Siaya 735618235

7. Rufus Aganyanya Njeresee Supplies, Nairobi +254208150486

8. Patrick Ngatia Alfastar Industries 722769087

9. Appollo Dida Homa Bay County 727247527

10. Wilfred Nyamula Homa Bay County 726581978

11. Jane Nyambura Jua Kali, Hongwe, Lamu 725364472

12. Stephen Muria Sector Manager, Hardware Public Sector

Utilities Oracle +254202889000

13. Patrick K. Kurui Egiyo, Marakwet County +254727564045

14. Peter O Nyaora Herbalist, Sameta village, Kisii County 729690895

15. Alice Nyanchama Mesesi Kisii 726757851

Table 2: List of People at Nyeri Exhibition interested in purchasing the machines

1. Saske Phillips (Santi) 722700886

2. Alfred Ndiagui Cumulus (Santi) 722755440

3. Bernard Mugai (Santi) 729664076, 732760501

4. Karimki (Santi) 71535881 PO 958 Karatina

5. Gachago DG (Santi) 714536931

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6. Mufio Matugu (Santi) 725091450

7. Andrew Kiragu (Santi) 722816828

8. Simon Mutagia Gachau (MPM for Eucalyptus oil and processing) 733270733

9. Kabahia, Mukurweini (Santi) 720910997

10. John Maina, Mukurweini (Santi) 722342920

11. Edward Kabiru (Santi and Dibbler) 721244380

12. Bicha Gatheru (MPM) 721788139

13. Lawrence Machira/ Deliverance Church, Mweiga (MPM) 722348118

14. Julius Wachuru, Endarasha Nyeri (Santi) 722467053

15. Mr Murungi (Santi) 722797704

16. Munjuga Simon (Santi) 722642910

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Annexure VIII: Annual Plans – Gantt Diagrams

Table 1: Annual Plan 2013-14

Goals Specific Objectives Activities

Oct

-13

No

v-13

De

c-13

Jan

-14

Feb

-14

Mar

-14

Ap

r-14

May

-14

Jun

-14

Jul-

14

Au

g-14

Sep

-14

To foster conducive

environment through lateral learning and exchange of

indian experience for

adoption of innovation in agricultural

mechanisation for achieving food security

Identifying mechanization options for the different regions in the target countries

Exploratory visit to identify local constrains and local strategy to overcome these constrains

Feasibility of the proposed farm machinery innovations

Organising trial and demonstration of proposed farm machinery innovations

Design changes and other value addition in the technology to suit local African conditions

Propose structural adjustments to enable access of farm machineries to interiors

User feedback for improvement

Develop supply chains for our innovative farm machinery and create demand

Identifying local entrepreneurs for manufacturing the machinery on non-exclusive or exclusive basis

Develop sourcing strategy for standard

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components and specific components

Arrange logistics for supplying the machinery from India till local manufacturer emerges and stabilise production

Upgrade the skills of rural artisans, mechanics and service providers about the design, manufacturing and maintenance of farm machineries and implements

To facilitate financial linkages for farmers, end users and service providers in procuring our grassroots innovations

Engage government schemes, rural banks and micro venture finance institutions in providing credit/financial support to end-users

Encourage farmers associations, rural entrepreneurs, women groups in providing financial and/or mechanization services

Build basic skills of rural artisans, operators, mechanics and service

Conduct workshop for sensitization of stakeholders to nurture opportunities for small

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providers, and technical capacity of personnel engaged in research and development

and medium farmers and processing units

Build capacity of farmers and small service providers for processing farm produce

Facilitate establishment of groups, associations and fora of farmers and agro-processors

Raise knowledge and awareness on farm machineries and implements through extension services

Prepare multi-media publications, creating ICT platform and conduct demonstrations and agricultural machinery road shows, mobile exhibition, workshop, etc.

Help establish business plans, strategies and projects for potential cooperatives

Create awareness on revenue generation from off-farm and service provision to potential entrepreneurs

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Table 2: Annual Plan 2014/10/01 to 2015/09/30

Goals Specific Objectives & Activities

Start Date End Date Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep

To foster conducive

environment through lateral learning and exchange of

india experience for

adoption of innovation in agricultural

mechanization for achieving food security

Objective 1: Identifying mechanization options for the different regions in the target countries

Exploratory visits to Identify local constrains and local strategy to overcome these constrains

Done Done

Feasibility of the proposed farm machinery innovations

Done Done

Organizing trial and demonstration of proposed farm machinery innovations

01/10/14 30/09/15

Objective 2: Design Changes and other value addition in the technology to suit local conditions in Kenya

01/10/14 30/09/15

Propose structural adjustments to enable access of farm machine to

01/10/14 30/09/15

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interiors

User feedback for improvement

01/10/14 28/11/14

Objective 3: Develop Supply Chains for the farm machinery and create demand

01/10/14 30/09/15

Identifying local entrepreneurs for manufacturing the machine on non-exclusive or exclusive basis

01/10/14 27/02/15

Develop sourcing strategies for standard components and specific components

01/10/14 31/07/15

Arrange Logistics for supplying the machinery from India till local manufacturers emerges

01/10/14 30/09/15

Supplying the machines from India

01/10/14 31/12/14

Sourcing machines parts in Kenya and some parts of the machines from India

01/10/14 30/09/15

Upgrade skills of rural artisan, mechanics and service providers

01/10/14 30/09/15

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about the design, manufacturing and maintenance of farm machineries and implements

Objective 4: Build basic skills of rural artisans, operators, mechanics and service providers, and technical capacity of personnel engaged in research and development

01/02/15 30/09/15

Engage Government schemes rural banks and micro venture finance institutions in providing credit/financial support to end users

01/06/15 30/09/15

Encourage farmers associations, rural entrepreneurs, women's groups in providing financial and/or mechanization services

01/06/15 30/09/15

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Conduct workshops for sensitization of stakeholders to nurture opportunities for small and medium farmers and processing units

2014/11/01 and

2015/04/01

2014/12/31 and

2015/05/31

Build Capacity of farmers and small service providers for processing farm produce

01/10/14 30/09/15

Facilitate establishment of group, associations and fora of farmers and agro-processors

01/10/14 30/09/15

Raise knowledge and awareness on farm machineries and implements through extension services

01/10/14 30/09/15

Prepare multimedia publications, and conduct demonstrations and agricultural machinery road show, mobile exhibition, workshop etc.

2014/11/01 ;

2014/12/01 and

2015/01/01

2015/04/30, 2015/05/31

and 2015/06/30

Help establish business plans,

01/10/15 30/12/15

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strategies and projects for potential cooperatives

Create Awareness on revenue generation from off-farm and service provision to potential entrepreneurs

01/10/15 30/12/15

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Annexure IX

Selected Photographs of Important Events

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