Public-Private Partnership to Develop a Sustainable ICT4D Model: Experiences from Bhoochetana
Suhas P Wani and Team
Resilient Dryland Systems International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru 502324, INDIA
Bhoochetana (soil rejuvenation)
Touch the lives of 4.4 million farmers by increasing productivity of crops in the state
by 20% in four years
What is Bhoochetana
It’s a mission mode program to improve livelihoods of small farm-holders
It’s a process driven mission strategy and not a target-based approach
It’s a strategy to rejuvenate soils to improve crop productivity through rejuvenation of human minds and changing the mindset of all actors
It’s an evolutionary and holistic strategy to empower the stakeholders to achieve the impacts
Evolutionary to develop innovations
4 Cs 4 Es
Consortium Efficiency
Convergence Equity
Capacity building Environment
Collective action Economic gain
Important Pillars of Bhoochetana
The process
Bhoochetana: Consortium Approach
ICRISAT
UAS (B,D,R)
CBOs WDD
DOA
Public-Private Partnership
ICRISAT
Public
DoA
WDD
SAUs
Digital Green
NUNC System
IKSL&Airtel
SABIC
Private
Mother Dairy
KVKs
FARMERS
KSNDMC A platform of private
companies
Extension and Value chain
Innovation in Bhoochetana
Science-led mission approach for development of dryland areas A big step forward towards a precision rain-fed agriculture Only one of its kind in India National and international expertise at farmers door End to end solution envisaged: Knowledge – Inputs – Incentives
Brains
SAUs DOA
ICRISAT
Controls
Hi-powered SCC
Engine
To quick start mission project
(All consortium partners)
Rejuvenated Extension System
Empowered farmers as para extension workers
Farm Facilitators (FF) and Lead Farmers (LF)
Every 500 ha one FF and 2-3 LFs
Training and empowering FFs and LFs by master
trainers trained by ICRISAT
To be certified and quality assurance
Farmer to farmer videos and Tablet-based extension for
FFs
Science at the door step of farmers
• Strategic partnerships to harness
consortium strength.
• Participatory approach.
• Stratified soil sampling (>100,000)
• Need for small region (block: 20-30 K
ha) level fertilizer recommendations to
meet soil fertility needs.
• Knowledge sharing – village
meetings, wall writings, pocket soil
health cards, soil atlas, etc.
• Digital technologies
Knowledge Sharing: Sharing Soil-test Results with Stakeholders
knowledge dissemination through video conference
Information dissemination: Rainfall and weather status
Forecasting (rainfall)
Progress monitoring: Weekly progress
Inputs status
Administrative issues:
Innovative extension systems: Tablet-based extension system
Innovative extension systems: Farmer-to-farmer information dissemination thru short videos
• Editing and data management
• Dissemination
• Orientation
• Content identification
• Production training
Android app for
• agricultural knowledge dissemination
• monitoring and evaluation
• Market accessibility
Krishi Gyan Sagar
Partners
• ICRISAT
• Govt of Karnataka
• University of Agricultural Sciences
• NUNC System
• Agri input distributors
Krishi Gyan Sagar: farmers profile
KGS: Soil test based fertilizer recommendation
Krishi Gyan Sagar
Public Private
Access to knowledge Location specific input requirement: fertilizers, seed, plant protection chemicals
Backward and forward linkages to market
Post harvest services: value chain
Beneficiaries: Farmers, Govt Beneficiaries: Industries from fertilizer, irrigation, food processing, FMCG
Free voice messages to spread agricultural information among farmers.
Krishi Vani
Partners
• ICRISAT
• Govt of Karnataka
• IKSL
• Airtel
Krishi Vani
Public Private
Access to latest agricultural knowledge
Service provider: Unique user, revenue from value added services
Updated weather information
Spreading awareness about Govt scheme.
Beneficiaries: Farmers, Govt
Beneficiaries: Network operator
Output of Bhoochetana
Component 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012 Kharif
Area (million ha) 0.2 1.2 2.85 3.73
No. of districts 06 16 30 30
No of Villages 1440 5030 14014 26293
No of farmers (millions)
0.2 0.8 2.2 4.39
No. of farmer facilitators for extension activities
517 2500 5688 9700
No. of lead farmers
1867 10500 27299 45000
Bhoochetana: Building Resilience
Mean yields of ragi, maize and soybean from farmers’ fields in different districts of Karnataka during kharif season 2009
Bhoochetana Benefits in Karnataka
Year
Area under Imp
Mgmt (m ha)
Production of Crops with
Imp Mgmt (m t)
Production of Crops with Farmers'
Mgmt (m t)
Increased Production with Imp
Mgmt (mt)
Value of Additional
Production with Imp Mgmt (Million $)
Cost of Inputs
(Million $)
Net Income
(Million $)
2012 0.49 1.44 1.12 0.33 94.0 12.0 82.1
2011 0.58 2.14 1.61 0.54 119.0 9.6 109.0
2010 0.18 0.41 0.34 0.12 41.2 4.1 37.2
2009 0.02 0.05 0.03 0.015 2.5 0.5 2.1
Total 1.27 4.10 3.10 1.01 256.7 26.2 230.4
Drivers of success
Converge–Collective action–Capacity building–Consortium
Efficient M&E mechanisms
Holistic and integrated approach
Galvanized and transformed DoA
Innovative and empowered extension and delivery system
Champions at higher policy level
Broke vicious cycle of supply driven approach and established demand driven mindset—Change of mindset of actors
Strengthened innovative extension and knowledge sharing systems – Effective dissemination
Learnings
Small and marginal farmers are very receptive for knowledge that can increase their crop productivity and incomes.
Internationalization of soil test-based recommendations amongst the scientists, development staff and policymakers is a continuous and critical process.
Capacity building of all the stakeholders is critical for the success of mission along with the linkages for inputs needed.
Sensitization of policy makers is the key driver for scaling up of innovative science-led interventions.
Thank you!
ICRISAT is a member of the CGIAR Consortium
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