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Agriculture and natural resources initiatives 2014-05-20
1. Sustainable rural
development by
rejuvenating agro
based ecosystem
Agri team:
Anne Pihlanto (MTT) Baoru Yang (University of Turku)
Chand Malu (Shahi /Yogatech) Hilkka Vihinen (MTT)
IB Thakur (Drishtee) Leena Oosterberg (FinPro)
Minna Kahala (MTT) Mauri Ahlberg (University of Helsinki/NatureGate)
Sirpa Kurppa (MTT)
2. Farmer’s challenges
Reduced land holding
Non-viability of crops
Non-inspirational nature of the work
Migration
Mind set and cultural rigidity
No value addition
3. Value network
Key actors in ecosystem
Local biodiversity
Local laborand families
Farmers, fishermen and clubs
Machinery and chemical providers
Seed producers
Wholesalers
NGO
Government
Gaps
Knowledge and education
Farmers and fishermen’s
organization
Social status
Woman employment
Social entrepreneurships
Policies & processes
Valueaddition
4. Need
To create inspiring and meaningful work for
the sustainable rural India by active
participationof social entrepreneur &
industry and value networks leading to better
life.
5. Intiative 1: NatureGate Bihar
• AIM
To create NatureGate Bihar Online service for
species identification, digital mapping of distribution
and sustainable use of biodiversity. Especially, edible
wild plants (260 - 300), mango and their diseases.
• IMPACT
Conservation and sustainable use of local biodiversity
enhancing local sustainable economy and wellbeing.
LOCAL biodiversity is the key.
• HOW
Using NatureGate Online Service, everybody will be able
to identify species and their disesases, easily,
interactively, without any previous knowledge, just by
observing and clicking, and get useful knowledge.
6. WHEN:
• First 12 months: Creating foundations for NatureGate Bihar Online
Service, finding partners, making agreements, contracts, starting
work.
• Next 12 months: Using NatureGate Bihar Online Service, collecting
user experiences, continually improving the service.
NEEDS:
• FUNDING for licence to use patented tool, salaries, server creation
and maintenance.
• Local university experts,
• Indian entrepreneurs (e.g. education, ecotourism, fruit business,
medicine, spice)
• Good contacts to administrators to promote its use in sustainable
education, business, economy, ecotourism etc.
Initiative 1: NatureGate cont...
7. Initiative 2: Model school
NEED: TransferringIndian rural society to the path of an inclusive sustainablebio-
economy
• Improved education
• Public awareness,self efficacy(empowerment)
• Participatory approach,network building
• Improved food security (affordability,availability,and quality)
• Subsidiarity in decision making (inclusiveness)
Sustainabletechniques and methods taken to use
New business models built up
New governance
Impact: Key elements built for transformationprocessfor sustainablebioeconomy and
welfareof Bihar rural societies
WHAT:
a) Action Model: Holistic approach to a rural model school
• School catering , sustainable diet building, provisionsustainable novel protein
products, nutrient circulation
• Food education, experiential learning, efficacy building, empowerment
• Public awareness,social entrepreneurship,value addition to private entrepreneurship
8. Initiative 2: Model school cont...
b) Networks:
•Finnish and Indian educational institutions – framework
•MTT Agrifood ResearchFinland (+Aalto university) – knowledge - initial ownership
•Schools (teachers) and villages (parents and children)– for actors
•Social (NGO) and private entrepreneurs– materialsand actors
•Finnish and Indian companies – as facilitators
Partners:
• Potential food companies
c) Resources
• When/timeline: concept building1-6/2015, facilitation 7-12 /2015, initiationof
the pilot processes 10/2015- 10/2016, implementationon society level 10/2016-
• What are the gaps: funding for context building and cost benefit assessment 250
k€, local resources, facilitiesfor piloting
9. Initiative 3: Natural preservatives (Project: FINDfood)
• What:
Screening natural food preservatives from plant materials from Finland and
India for global market
• Networks
– University of Turku, Centre of Food Technology Research Institute (CFTRI,
India), companies in food, health, well-being and marketing sectors
• Resources
– Funding from TEKES and DBT, expertise and self-funding from all the
partners
– Funding support is needed for such development work in 2015-2016
• When
– FINDfood project: 2013-2014. Bioactive extract have been developed
and extraction technologies have been optimised by the project
• Gaps: Technological solutions are needed for
– application of bioactive extracts in food products
– development of functional food packages.
10. Challenge in agro sector and rural
economy can be overcome by
reorganising the value network