Inclusive research for agriculture development: farmers’ participation and

innovation

Global Conservation Agriculture Program (GCAP)International Maize & Wheat Improvement Centre

(CIMMYT)Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA)

Kumar A, Gupta RK, Jat ML, Malik RK, Sidhu HS, Gopal R

• Dissemination or extension of technologies among the farmers is a complex issue.

• Very often than not the scientists, having developed & tested the technologies, are not able to transfer these to the farmers widely.

• Why farmers are not ready to adopt the new technology is an issue that haunts the planner and scientists alike.

• Farmers today need value chain and real time information about production, protection, inputs, services, market etc

• Factors such as the size of landholding, production system of the farmers and availability of inputs and services affect the information needs of the farmer

• Agricultural Extension must be seen as a wider concept, including agricultural and marketing skills, organizing farmers and other stakeholders, developing social capital, sustainable natural resource management and food & livelihood security

Background

Innovations

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Farmers

Participatory innovative pathways in CSISA: examples

Understand Constraints

Problem solving approach

Generate alternatives

Evaluation of alternatives

Technology

Infrastructure

M & E

Support Services

Communication

Research to Dissemination ModelResearch organizations

(Technology innovations)

Researc

h org

anizatio

ns

(Tech

nology in

novations)

Technology

IARCs or Project Team

SMS, weather & market forecast,

Punjab Hub

Public partnersPAU, SDA, , KVKs, ICAR

Machinery Manufacturers

Champion farmers

Input Dealers

Farmers

IMPACTS/ Outcomes>4000 Laser in the stateElectricity Saving = 400 units/rice season/acrePurchase of 200 Turbo happy seeder by State Govt Subsidy on Laser Land Lever & Turbo Seeder

Other Hub

Profits

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an

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Capacity Building

ARTs

Print & Mass media

Inputs

SA

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/Buis

ness

Data/ Information

Inn

ovati

on

Development, Evaluation & improvement

Dem

os

& A

RT

Zimidara Farm Solutions

Data & Feed Back

Bu

sin

ess

Model-1: Punjab, India

Haryana HubPunjab Hub

Profits

Rol

ling

Out

(Inst

itutio

nal m

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ate

)

Capacity Building

ARTs

Print & Mass media

Inputs S

ALE

Data/ Information

Innova

tion

Quality & refinement

Dem

os &

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T

Coop. & Private Sugar mills& NGOs

Private PartnersBayer Crop ScienceSyngentaDevgen SeedsMonsantoPioneer Seeds

Service ProvidersChampion farmers

Farmers

Hariyali/ Input Dealers

OutcomesArea increased under Sugarcane Intercropping DSR acceptance Zero till acreage increasedHigh Demand & Acceptance for laser Leveling

Public PartnersSDA, SAU, KVKs, ICAR

Machine manufacturersDashmeshNational AgroASS

Model-1: Haryana, India

Machine manufacture

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Agrochem. Companies

BCS

Monsanto

HKB DOA

SAUs/ ICAR

NGOs

Champion farmers

Service providers

ITC

EUP Hub

EUPH-ARTs/ROLLING OUT Zero tillage/Reduced tillage / DSR

Surface seeding/ Bedplanting/Diversification Unpuddled machine transplanted rice/ CKB

/Seed production/ Storage bags

IMPACT Capacity

building Improved

productivity Improved

profits Improved

livelihoods

Press and Media

EUPH -Generate value to farmers, target and refine technologies, facilitate custom services, guide private sector about quality products, services of customized products(seeds), development of human capital, dissemination and distribution of information, and access to technologies in IARS.

Farmers

PRIVATE SECTOR Contributions

New products Hybrids New

technologies Benefits

Increase in sales

Access to large no of farmers

Backward integration

CHAMPION FARMERS Contributions

Take up CA based technologies

Opinion builders Helping

innovations Seed production

SAUS and ICAR-KVKs Contribution

Trained human capital

Quality farmers New technologies

DOA

Field level extension

IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY

Model-1: UP, India

Data, feed back Refined tech. B/S, F/S

New opportunities Cap. building, Resources

Public partners

•W.B. deptt. of Agri.

•RCER-RCER

•KVKs- Jamui, Nawada

•RAU, Pusa

•IARI-RS Pusa

•UBKVV, Kochbehar

•Adaptive Res. Stn, BGS

•Other CSISA objectives

Private partners

•PACS, Sarai ranjan, Masaudi.

•Seed cooprtives, BGS, Nadia

•BCS, Monsanto, indofill, UPL, PI,

•JD, Dashmesh, National, ASS

•Service proiders

•Laxmi Soil testing Lab

•Input dealers (seed, pesticides, ferti.)

Innovations ART, FPTs Inputs , services

Services

Feed back

Knowledge and resources

Central Bihar Hub HCP, CKB, Tech HCP, CKB

Farmers

Institutional mandates, visibility

Recognition, feed back, Profits

Sustainable technology adoption

Food & livelihood security

Media, traveling seminars Trainings

Donors, Intl. National Res. Institute, other Hubs

Model-4: Bihar, India

Supply

Input

Producer

S. AgentDemandSF

SFSF

SF

SF

SF

SF

SF Small farmers

Implementation structure – Start

Capacity Building of different stakeholders

Public sector Private, NGO, Farmer Clubs

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EAEA

EA Extension agents

IARCs/ Project team

Implementation structure – Last milestone delivery

District Management

Supply

Input

Producer

S. AgentDemandSF

SFSF

SF

SF

SF

SF

SF Small farmers

Public Sector

Private, NGO,

Farmer Clubs

EA EAEA

EAEA

EA Extension agents

Local ICAR

Institutes

CCSHAU

State Deptt of

Agri

KVKs

Media

CSISA Hub

(CIMMYT/

IRRI)

Private Sector

Young Farmers Forum

Cooperative Society(Participatory adaption

of CA technologies, Service windows, Farmer

meets, travelling seminars, field days)

CA modules farmers

CA adopters

CA modules farmers

CA adopters

CA modules farmers

CA adopters

Innovative Pathways for Technology Adaptation and Dissemination

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