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Convergence in Convergence in Agriculture Agriculture
DevelopmentDevelopment
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StructureStructure
• ConvergenceConvergence
• Opportunities for convergenceOpportunities for convergence
• A roadmapA roadmap
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Why Convergence?Why Convergence?• Increased outlays in agriculture, water Increased outlays in agriculture, water
resources and rural development sectors resources and rural development sectors in 11in 11thth Plan : Plan :
How do we get optimal results?How do we get optimal results?
• New initiatives such as RKVY, NFSM, New initiatives such as RKVY, NFSM, NHM, NREGA and intensification of NHM, NREGA and intensification of efforts through Watershed Programmes, efforts through Watershed Programmes, Bharat Nirman and BRGF in the rural Bharat Nirman and BRGF in the rural sector present new opportunities for sector present new opportunities for leveraging (agricultural )growthleveraging (agricultural )growth
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Mechanism for Mechanism for Convergence Convergence
• The State Level Sanctioning The State Level Sanctioning Committee (SLSC) should be a Committee (SLSC) should be a platform to forge platform to forge CONVERGENCECONVERGENCE
• The District Agricultural Plans The District Agricultural Plans (DAPs) and State Agriculture (DAPs) and State Agriculture Plans (SAPs) under Rashtriya Plans (SAPs) under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) provides the required provides the required flexibilityflexibility
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C-DAPshould be……
Simple to read& easy to explain
Logical
Ensuringconvergence
with all ongoingschemes/
programmes
Accounting socio-economic aspects& local felt needs
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Status of ConvergenceStatus of Convergence
• The DAPs/SAPs have identified The DAPs/SAPs have identified strategies for agricultural growth, strategies for agricultural growth, but they have but they have notnot factored in other factored in other interventions in the rural sector interventions in the rural sector
• Therefore, convergence remains Therefore, convergence remains inadequate /unexplored in these inadequate /unexplored in these Plans. Plans.
• Consequently, convergence happens Consequently, convergence happens more by accident than by designmore by accident than by design
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Surveying Surveying opportunities for opportunities for convergence in convergence in
agriculture & allied agriculture & allied sectorssectors
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NREGSNREGS
InterventionIntervention• Constn./improvement Constn./improvement
of rural roads of rural roads • Repair of tanks, Repair of tanks,
irrigation canals, irrigation canals, water bodies, water water bodies, water conservation/harvesticonservation/harvesting structures; ng structures; irrigation facilities on irrigation facilities on SC/ST landSC/ST land
• Land developmentLand development
OpportunityOpportunity• Agri. marketing Agri. marketing
(incl. dairying)(incl. dairying)• Higher Higher
productivity, productivity, horticulture, horticulture, fisheries fisheries
• Demand for Demand for inputs, servicesinputs, services
• Crop developmentCrop development
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Bharat NirmanBharat NirmanInterventionIntervention
• Irrigation: Creation Irrigation: Creation of 100 lakh ha of 100 lakh ha potential in 4 years potential in 4 years (2005-06/2008-09)(2005-06/2008-09)
• Roads: Habitations Roads: Habitations to have all weather to have all weather roadsroads
• Telephones in 66,822 Telephones in 66,822 unconnected villagesunconnected villages
• Grid based electrfn. Grid based electrfn. of 1,25,000 villages of 1,25,000 villages
OpportunityOpportunity• Higher productivity Higher productivity
crop/fisheries/fodder crop/fisheries/fodder developmentdevelopment
• Agri. marketing Agri. marketing (incl. dairying)(incl. dairying)
• Strengthen Strengthen extension, pest extension, pest surveillance, surveillance, marketingmarketing
• Selective ground Selective ground water based water based irrigationirrigation
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BRGF (250 Districts)BRGF (250 Districts)
InterventionIntervention• Filling of critical Filling of critical
gaps in gaps in infrastructure infrastructure
• Capacity buildingCapacity building– Agri. extension Agri. extension
workerworker– Barefoot Barefoot
techniciantechnician
OpportunityOpportunity• Supply of Supply of
appropriate appropriate input or serviceinput or service
• StrengthenStrengthen– Extension Extension
servicesservices– Repair of pump-Repair of pump-
sets, agri. sets, agri. machinery machinery
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SGSYSGSY
InterventionIntervention• Bringing BPL Bringing BPL
families above families above poverty line poverty line through SHG through SHG activities in activities in clustersclusters
OpportunityOpportunity• Training SHGs Training SHGs
for providing for providing extension/ extension/ credit/marketing credit/marketing services to services to farmersfarmers
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A Road-map for A Road-map for ConvergenceConvergence
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In Planning In Planning • Reviewing DAPs/SAP to make them Reviewing DAPs/SAP to make them
more comprehensive by including all more comprehensive by including all significant interventions in rural significant interventions in rural sector: AERCs, TSIs etc. to be involvedsector: AERCs, TSIs etc. to be involved
• SAPs to clearly reflect priorities SAPs to clearly reflect priorities identified in DAPsidentified in DAPs
• Linking investments under RKVY and Linking investments under RKVY and other programmes in agri. & allied other programmes in agri. & allied sectors to potential/opportunities sectors to potential/opportunities emerging from rural sector emerging from rural sector interventionsinterventions
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In TechnologyIn Technology
• Tapping expertise in SAUs, Tapping expertise in SAUs, ATMA, DRDAs and KVKs in ATMA, DRDAs and KVKs in planning and new initiativesplanning and new initiatives
• Networking with ICAR Networking with ICAR institutions for specific institutions for specific problems/initiativesproblems/initiatives
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Credit (NABARD, RRBs)
Marketing (Storage,Tpt., Prices etc.)
Schemes (RKVY,NFSM, NHM, ISOPOM etc.)
Water Resources (AIBP, watershed,micro-irrigation)
Technology & Extn.(ICAR, SAU, KVK, ATMA)
Rural Infra. (BRGF, Bharat Nirman,
NREGS etc.)
DDP
DAP
Inputs; seeds ,
Fert
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In StructuresIn Structures
• Utilizing State Level Sanctioning Utilizing State Level Sanctioning Committee (SLSC) for converging Committee (SLSC) for converging the different componentsthe different components
• Cutting across silos:Cutting across silos:– monthly meetings of Agri. & monthly meetings of Agri. &
allied/RD/PR Departments under allied/RD/PR Departments under APC/Dev. Commr. to review RKVY and APC/Dev. Commr. to review RKVY and other agri. sector programmesother agri. sector programmes
– annual brainstorming workshops on annual brainstorming workshops on convergence and strategies in DAPs/SAPconvergence and strategies in DAPs/SAP
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In ImplementationIn Implementation
• Reviewing implementation in Reviewing implementation in monthly meetings and in the annual monthly meetings and in the annual workshops on DAPs/SAPworkshops on DAPs/SAP
• DAC has started Nodal Officer system DAC has started Nodal Officer system who would coordinate for all DAC who would coordinate for all DAC programmes in the State. States may programmes in the State. States may make full use of this arrangementmake full use of this arrangement
• Well co-ordinated effort at the Well co-ordinated effort at the District level under the leadership of District level under the leadership of the District Collectorthe District Collector
Summing up ……Summing up ……
Demolish silosDemolish silos
Remove CobwebsRemove Cobwebs
Think, plan, implement Think, plan, implement “CONVERGENCE”“CONVERGENCE”
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Thank youThank you