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Large-Scale Adoption Bhoochetana Project

  1. Large-Scale Adoption Bhoochetana Project INTERVENTIONS Sep 2016 • Soil Health Mapping • Water management • Soil and Water Conservation Techniques • Integrated Soil and Nutrient Management • Daily rainfall monitoring, seasonal rainfall situation Distribution of agricultural inputs such as fertilizers, chemicals, good quality seeds and machinery made available at 50% subsidy at cluster village level to maximize incomes. High-yielding, short- duration and major crop varieties are selected from popular choices of farmers. Identifying major crops based on performance and scheduling optimal sowing time to enhance crop productivity. Intercropping and planting different crops protect farmers against climate variability, crop loss and diseases. Education about and use of proper levels of pesticides to decrease risks to health and the environment. Promotion of machinery, including ICRISAT designed Tropicultor, provide more efficiency and consistency of farming methods. Inputs Management & improved seed systems Farmers’ Preferred Improved Varieties 1 2 3 45 6 7 Soil and water management Identify optimal sowing timeCrop diversification Integrated Pest Management Mechanical interventions Impacts 4.75million 7.4 million ha farmers have benefited over 5 years Rainfed area covered by improved management practices 3-14:1 20-66% increase in crop yield Benefit-cost ratio US$ 353 million Net benefit accrued in 5 years >5% rise in agriculture growth since 2009 Approach Consortium led PPP – ICRISAT as a catalyst Convergence of projects Resilient Agriculture Investigators Network (RAIN) ICT knowledge sharing 10,000 Farmer Facilitators Other knowledge sharing Capacity building Combining several agriculture development programs to work together A team of investigators to identify common priorities for developing resilient agriculture systems Trained as extension workers • Wall writing for wide sharing of agricultural information and proper practices • Farmers’ field school • Farmers’ days 1 5 4 7 2 6 3 • Tablet-based extension system (Krishi Gyan Sagar) for each farmer facilitator to disseminate customized information • Voice Message Service (Krishi Vani) known as the green sim, short messages sent to farmers about best farming practices • Farmer-to-farmer videos • WhatsApp groups
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