Small Holding Farmer Agriculture: AgriThon 2015
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From Smallholder Challenge to Agritech Solution; A short presentation� to get attention of Innovators to look at Issues affecting 3 Billion people around the world.
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- 1. www.skyquestt.com ©SkyQuestTechnologyGroupwww.skyquestt.com Global Management Consulting & Innovation Management Group D-U-N-S 65-074 -5214
- 2. www.skyquestt.com 29 April 2015 AGRITHON at AGRITECH ISRAEL 2015 From Smallholder Challenge to Agritech Solution The Start‐Up Nation takes on Smallholder Farming Bringing Smallholder Technologies to Market
- 4. www.skyquestt.comFactsheet: Present • According to FAO* > 500 mn smallholder family farms worldwide Produces 80% of the world’s food Cultivating over 96% of the total agricultural land > 2 bn people depend on them for their livelihood • Over 70% of the food insecure population in developing countries live in rural areas • The average smallholder cultivates less than one hectare of arable land Consumes > 65% of total production within the household. Millennium Development goal is compromised……. *UN Food and Agriculture Organization
- 5. www.skyquestt.comFactsheet: Future • According to FAO expected growth by 2050* World Population ‐ 9.6 billion Per Capita Income ‐ 1.8‐fold • Resulting into increase in agricultural production to feed everyone 60% overall 100% in developing countries • More food will have to be produced in the next 50 years compared to the past 10,000. Image Courtesy: Feed the future
- 6. www.skyquestt.com Major Challenges Smallholder Farmers face diverse constrains related to production & market. • Production Level constrains – Declining Land – Labor ratio – Stagnant food crop productivity due to low input use limited irrigation, low fertilizer application, use of recycled seeds, no adoption of technology – Lack of sufficient support services including but not limited to skills needed to enter lucrative markets – Poor infrastructure • Poor roads, electricity, • Access to production and market information • Extension that focuses only on production and NOT on storage, marketing and value addition
- 7. www.skyquestt.com Major Challenges • Market level Constrains – Poor functioning of inputs market – Inputs Markets fail for majority of smallholder farmers • Credit • Information • Technical Advice • Insurance – Poorly integrated into better paying output markets – Market failure caused by high transaction costs of doing business in both input and output markets
- 8. www.skyquestt.com Global Trend: Food Value Chain With increase in demanding consumers & concerns about food safety Smallholder farmers are unable to enter high‐value markets due to low quantity & poor quality
- 9. www.skyquestt.com The Agricultural treadmill • IAASTD* describes development model of industrialized nations as the “agricultural treadmill”. • Based on technological boosts achieved through • mechanization, • plant breeding for high‐ yielding varieties, • the use of agrochemicals and • genetic engineering, others. The Agricultural Treadmill Source: IFAD (2010) *The International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge (IAASTD) Increasing External inputs Unit Costs of Production are declining Productivity per worker is increasing
- 11. www.skyquestt.com Bio‐Nano Technology ‐ Increasing Yield • Non‐synthetic, non‐polluting, non‐contaminable, free from chemicals & carcinogens • Increase plant’s health, vigorous, strength and makes it disease free. • Prevents crop failure under un‐favorable climatic/environmental conditions • Certified as organic inputs under standards of Govt. of India) and USDA • Zero contribution to emission of greenhouse gases • Input Saving: – 15 to 25% seeds – 75 to 100% Fertilizers – 30 to 40% Pesticides – 100% Growth hormones – 100% Micro‐nutrients – 50 to 60% Water • Cost‐effective – affordable by smallholder farmers • Suitable for all every geographical situation, all types of soil, botanical plant, every farming condition, every climatic zone, and all categories of farmers (Small, medium & large)
- 12. www.skyquestt.com ICT Enabled Tools Market Linkages | Knowledge Sharing Applications, Country of origin Description e‐Choupal, India http://www.echoupal.com • Designed to provide physical transmission capabilities, for fragmented farms, weak infrastructure & the involvement of numerous intermediaries, aggregation, logistics, counter‐party risk & bridge financing CropLife; Africa and Middle East http://www.croplifeafrica.org/ • CropLife is testing a system in Uganda to validate that agro‐inputs are genuine (not fakes). AgriNet Uganda Ltd; Uganda http://www.agrinetug.net • The company works with real‐time markets and links value chain players to marketing information, niche markets, market development & agribusiness development services on mobile phone, information boards and e‐mails.
- 13. www.skyquestt.comAvaaj Otalo • Service for farmers to access relevant & timely agricultural information over the phone. • By dialing a phone number & navigating through simple audio prompts – Farmers can record, browse, & respond to agricultural Q/A. – Announcement board of headline‐like snippets – Radio archive to listen to past episodes • Avaaj Otalo led to the founding of Awaaz.De (literally, ʺgive voiceʺ), a company in India that provides a hosted solution for deploying voice‐based social media.
- 16. www.skyquestt.com Linking small‐scale producers to formal markets: Chain‐wide collaboration & innovation • Chain‐wide collaboration, with shared goals on developing sustainable commercial trading relationships, with fair returns agreed by all actors, lies at the heart of the approach. • Close collaboration is particularly vital when perishable commodities are involved, which require traceability and management of food safety risks. • Collaboration can also stimulate innovation between actors in the chain as they grow to understand their interdependencies and adapt to changing markets. • FOR EXAMPLE, in Ghana, Unilever buys a fruit from the Allanblackia tree for oil production, but the length of time needed for the seeds to germinate was causing supply constraints. By listening to farmers, Unilever’s supplier, Novel Corporation, has discovered two innovations that have been combined to reduce germination time.
- 17. www.skyquestt.com Type Private Sector Partners Potential private sector partner Motivations Common Partnership Objectives Multinational Agribusiness (Buyers) Wal‐Mart, Starbucks, Mars, Olam, Kraft, Cargill, Green Mountain Roasters, McDonald’s, Heinz company Profit/price differentials accessing new suppliers, entering new markets, social responsibility • Market access; • upgrading the value chain; • strengthening grower networks and cooperatives; • agricultural recovery; • environmental sustainability; • improving food security and nutrition; • expanding or upgrading irrigation and sound watershed management; • advocating for policy reform; • positive public relations impact Industry Association and corporate Foundation World cocoa Foundation, Coffee quality Institute, Coca‐Cola foundation Member’s Profit improving the quality and volume of supply, social responsibility Private Sector Partnerships boost Smallholder Farmers • For private sector actors, effective partnerships are rooted in their business objectives & organizational priorities.
- 18. www.skyquestt.com Type Private Sector Partners Potential private sector partner Motivations Common Partnership Objectives Extractive Industries Chevron, Exxon Mobil Corporate Social responsibility, social license to operate, diversifying local economy Market access, upgrading the value chain; applying the power of science and technology; access to capital; agricultural recovery; improving food security and nutrition; positive public relations impact Input Suppliers and processors Monsanto, Syngenta, Agrimatco, Arcadia, Biosciences, Tiger Brands, Seedco. Pannar Profit accessing new markets or expanding markets, social responsibility Upgrading the value chain; applying the power of science and technology; strengthening grower networks and cooperatives; agricultural recovery; improving food security and nutrition; advocating for policy reform Financial Institutions Ecobank, Bank of Abyssinia, Banque de Kigali Profit, test new borrowers, increase loan portfolio, increase market share Upgrading and strengthening the value chain; increase enterprise competitiveness access to high‐value markets; access to capital Private Sector Partnerships boost Smallholder Farmers
- 20. www.skyquestt.comTop predictions for life, 100 years from now Three predictions related to today’s sessions: Oceans will be extensively farmed and not just for fish • Likelihood 10/10. We will need to feed 10 billion people and nature canʹt keep up with demand, so we will need much more ocean farming for fish. But algae farming is also on the way for renewable energy, and maybe even for growth of feedstock (raw materials) or resource extraction via GM seaweed or algae. Deserts will become tropical forests • Likelihood 7/10. Desert greening is progressing, hence possible. We will be able to control the weather • Likelihood 8/10. There are already some weather control technology for mediating tornadoes, making it rain and so on, and thanks to climate change concerns, a huge amount of knowledge is being gleaned on how weather works. The weather change technology wonʹt necessarily be cheap enough to use routinely and is more likely to be used to avoid severe damage in key areas. Source: BBC Magazines
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