Asia Regional Program Planning meeting " A Strategy on Scaling up of innovative technologies for sustainable agriculture in Karnataka:Reaching the unreached!"
The main strategy is to build the partnerships and harness the synergy to benefit the farmers through science-led development strategy built on the experiences gathered during the implementation of the project.
Presentation by Chun-E Kan
Title: System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Introduction in Taiwan: Results of Trials, Adapting to Existing Farming Systems and Local Conditions, and Making Links with the Private Sector
Venue: Cornell University
Date: April 16, 2015
Organized by: SRI-Rice, Cornell Univesity
Author: Khidir Abas Hameed
Title: Iraq’s Strategy for Innovative Rice Irrigation and Water Management in Iraq
Presented at: Iraq’s Integrated Drought Risk Management Framework: The Validation Workshop
Venue: Amman, Jordan
Date: March 2-5, 2014
Sponsor: UNDP
Presentation for SRI-Rice, International Programs, CALS, Cornell University
Title: Scaling Up of System of Rice Intensification and System of Wheat Intensification in Bihar, India
Speaker: Anil K. Verma, PRAN
Venue: Cornell University
Date Presented: September 15, 2014
Presentation by Chun-E Kan
Title: System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Introduction in Taiwan: Results of Trials, Adapting to Existing Farming Systems and Local Conditions, and Making Links with the Private Sector
Venue: Cornell University
Date: April 16, 2015
Organized by: SRI-Rice, Cornell Univesity
Author: Khidir Abas Hameed
Title: Iraq’s Strategy for Innovative Rice Irrigation and Water Management in Iraq
Presented at: Iraq’s Integrated Drought Risk Management Framework: The Validation Workshop
Venue: Amman, Jordan
Date: March 2-5, 2014
Sponsor: UNDP
Presentation for SRI-Rice, International Programs, CALS, Cornell University
Title: Scaling Up of System of Rice Intensification and System of Wheat Intensification in Bihar, India
Speaker: Anil K. Verma, PRAN
Venue: Cornell University
Date Presented: September 15, 2014
Poster at the 4th International Rice Congress
Authors: Shigeki Yokoyama and Takeshi Sakurai
Title: Participation and Impact of Rice Cultivation Training: The Case of SRI in Madagascar
Venue: Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC), Bangkok, Thailand
Date: October 28-31, 2014
Presenter: Erika Styger
Date: June 8, 2017,
Title : Alternate Wetting and Drying and the System of Rice Intensification for Sustainable Irrigated Rice Production
Presented in the Water in Agriculture Innovation Series
Venue: The World Bank, Washington DC
Dr. Abha Mishra. Senior Research Specialist-cum-Affiliated Faculty
Agricultural Systems and Engineering
School of Environment Resources and Development. Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
SRI on the System of Rice Intensification in Mali -
Presented by Erika Styger, SRI Rice Director of Programs, Cornell University
to the IARD class at Cornell University, November 16, 2012
Title: ‘Differentiated Agronomies’ for Sustainable Rice Intensification : Towards an Alternative Policy Framework for Local Food Security in India
Authors: Ravindra Adusumilli, Debashish Sen, Sabarmatee, C. Shambu Prasad, Rob Schipper, Raj Kumar Kumawat
Presented at: First International Conference on Global Food Security
Venue: Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands, 29th September to 2nd Oct, 2013
Presenter: IrsaL Las, A. Gani and N. Widiarta / Indonesia Institute for Rice Research
Audience: World Rice Research Conference, Japan
Subject Country: Indonesia
Promoting System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Wayanad, KeralaPublic Affairs Centre
A presentation on Promoting System fo Rice Intensification (SRI) in Wayanad, Kerala, India by Jithya Danesh, RASTA. The presentation was made on August 24, 2012 at a colloquium on Citizen Voices in Environmental Governance conducted by Public Affairs Centre in Bangalore, India.
Poster at the 4th International Rice Congress
Authors: M. Bagayoko, G. Traoré, E. Styger, and D. Jenkins
Title: System of Intensification (SRI) - An Opportunity to Improve the Productivity and Resilience African Rice Production
Venue: Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC), Bangkok, Thailand
Date: October 28-31, 2014
Presented by: Wuna Reilly, China and DPRK Country Representative, American Friends Service Committee
Presented at: Workshop on the System of Rice Intensification, Exchanging Experience in China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Internationally
Held February 28-March 2, 2010, in Hangzhou, China
Presentation by Ngin Chhay, Director of the Department of Rice Crop, MAFF,
Presented at the Workshop on Consolidation of SRI Experiences, Lessons and Networking, a national SRI workshop convened in Hanoi, Vietnam, January 21-22, 2010
Asia Regional Program Planning Meeting- overview by Dr Suhas P Wani, Regional...ICRISAT
FOCUSfor achieving goal of reducing povertyand zero hunger,to internalize plan for operationalizing an ecosystem to create wealth for small farm holders thru building partnerships as a team, deliberate and strategize the concept of scaling-up as a business model to serve millions of small farm holders,and synergize the work plans of inter-and intra-projects’ teams and intra-programs and build the winning team ICRISAT.
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Poster at the 4th International Rice Congress
Authors: Shigeki Yokoyama and Takeshi Sakurai
Title: Participation and Impact of Rice Cultivation Training: The Case of SRI in Madagascar
Venue: Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC), Bangkok, Thailand
Date: October 28-31, 2014
Presenter: Erika Styger
Date: June 8, 2017,
Title : Alternate Wetting and Drying and the System of Rice Intensification for Sustainable Irrigated Rice Production
Presented in the Water in Agriculture Innovation Series
Venue: The World Bank, Washington DC
Dr. Abha Mishra. Senior Research Specialist-cum-Affiliated Faculty
Agricultural Systems and Engineering
School of Environment Resources and Development. Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
SRI on the System of Rice Intensification in Mali -
Presented by Erika Styger, SRI Rice Director of Programs, Cornell University
to the IARD class at Cornell University, November 16, 2012
Title: ‘Differentiated Agronomies’ for Sustainable Rice Intensification : Towards an Alternative Policy Framework for Local Food Security in India
Authors: Ravindra Adusumilli, Debashish Sen, Sabarmatee, C. Shambu Prasad, Rob Schipper, Raj Kumar Kumawat
Presented at: First International Conference on Global Food Security
Venue: Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands, 29th September to 2nd Oct, 2013
Presenter: IrsaL Las, A. Gani and N. Widiarta / Indonesia Institute for Rice Research
Audience: World Rice Research Conference, Japan
Subject Country: Indonesia
Promoting System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Wayanad, KeralaPublic Affairs Centre
A presentation on Promoting System fo Rice Intensification (SRI) in Wayanad, Kerala, India by Jithya Danesh, RASTA. The presentation was made on August 24, 2012 at a colloquium on Citizen Voices in Environmental Governance conducted by Public Affairs Centre in Bangalore, India.
Poster at the 4th International Rice Congress
Authors: M. Bagayoko, G. Traoré, E. Styger, and D. Jenkins
Title: System of Intensification (SRI) - An Opportunity to Improve the Productivity and Resilience African Rice Production
Venue: Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC), Bangkok, Thailand
Date: October 28-31, 2014
Presented by: Wuna Reilly, China and DPRK Country Representative, American Friends Service Committee
Presented at: Workshop on the System of Rice Intensification, Exchanging Experience in China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Internationally
Held February 28-March 2, 2010, in Hangzhou, China
Presentation by Ngin Chhay, Director of the Department of Rice Crop, MAFF,
Presented at the Workshop on Consolidation of SRI Experiences, Lessons and Networking, a national SRI workshop convened in Hanoi, Vietnam, January 21-22, 2010
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IPM for Pearl Millet in the Sahel: Augmentative on-farm releases of parasitoi...ICRISAT
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These climate smart crops are typically the last crop standing in times of drought.Some pearl millets have been known to withstand up to 64˚Celcius.Sorghum and Millets can be a good risk management strategy for farmers.They have multiple untapped uses (fodder, bio-fuels, food products, brewing and more). They have a large scope for further yield development.
They are highly water efficient and grow in drought prone areas.They require fewer pesticides and fertilizers lowering the carbon footprint.Pulses improve soil fertility by fixing nitrogen and promoting soil microbes reducing release of greenhouse gases.
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Asia Regional Program Planning meeting " A Strategy on Scaling up of innovative technologies for sustainable agriculture in Karnataka:Reaching the unreached!"
1. A Strategy on
Scaling up of innovative technologies for
sustainable agriculture in Karnataka
KH Anantha, CV Sameer Kumar,
Suhas P Wani & Team
Reaching the unreached!
2. Karnataka at a Glance
Source: Gumma, 2016
Geographical area: 19 million ha
Population: 6.11 crore (5.05% of
India’s population)
Gross cropped area: 12.2 million ha
Net sown area: 9.92 million ha
Gross irrigated area: 4.11 million ha
GIA to GCA (%): 34
Pop-n depending on agriculture:
56%
GSDP contribution from agriculture:
13.61%
% share of area under pulses: 32%
Production contribution from rainfed
agriculture: ~ 55% of total food
grain production; 75% of oilseeds
production
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5. Area and productivity of major oilseeds
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groundnut yield
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2013-14) is 750 Kg
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6. Technological/Agronomic constraints
Depleting water table
Land degradation, Low yielding cultivars, Poor mechanization
Frequent Droughts, Climate change, Rainfall variability
Inadequate extension system to educate farmers about improved
cultivars and technologies
Inadequate access of farmers to quality seed and other farm inputs
Poor adoption of improved cultivars and recommended crop production
practices.
Key constraints
Socio-economic constraints
Fragmentation of landholding
Labor scarcity
High cost of cultivation
Poor extension system
Poor access to market
Poor storage facilities for inputs and
output
Source: Murali Gumma 2016
7. Spatial and Temporal Variability
of Rainfall Monsoonal rainfall
Post-monsoon rainfall
8. Changes in climatic water surplus
As a whole, reduction is seen
Large spatial variability
NE Karnataka shows an
increasing trend
Not much change in the central
dry zone
Except parts of Chamarajanagar
and Mysore, southern dry zone
shows little reduction
Much of the Malnad region
shows decreasing water surplus
ranging from 20 to 125 mm
Coastal zone has mixed changes
Climatic water balances computed using CRU TS 3.21 (2013) 0.5
degree gridded monthly data of University of East Anglia
Source: AVR Kesava Rao
9. Climate Change Impacts on Pigeon pea at
Gulbarga
Pigeonpea yields
could reduce up to
16% with +2 °C. With
reduction in rainfall by
20%, yields could
reduce up to 28%
Increase in
temperature by 2 °C
could reduce days to
flowering by four days
and physiological
maturity by nine days
WUE reduce from 7.2
to 6.0 kg ha-1 mm-1
with +2 °C
Source: AVR Kesava Rao et al., 2013
12. Traditional area with expertise farmers on pulses
cultivation (e.g., North Karnataka “Tur bowl of India”)
Innovative farmers (there are many but few….)
i) Invention of transplanting technique in pigeon
pea in Bidar district
ii) Guli method in finger millet in Kolar district
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfxhs19rxP0)
Strengths/Opportunities/supportive environment
(cont..)
13. Strategies
Agroecozoning and land use planning based on its
potential
Soil health mapping and soil-test based fertilizer
application
Varietal evaluation of high yielding cultivars and
strengthening seed system
Crop diversification for sustainable intensification
AE region B:C = 6-15 B:C =2-6 Less
responsive
Northern Trans zone Maize, GN Soybean
Northern Dry zone Maize CP, PM, KS, GN,
PP
North Eastern Trans
Zone
GG, PP, soybean
Southern Trans zone Maize,
Paddy, GN
SM, FM, CP,
cotton
PP
Central Dry zone Cotton Maize, SM, CP PP, GN
North Eastern Dry zone PP, GG, CP, PM
Eastern Dry zone GN Maize, PP, FM
Source: Bhoochetana
14. Strategies
Improving seed replacement ratio by developing sustainable
seed system
Popularizing identified high yielding crop cultivars
Seed multiplication and promotion of village seed banks
thru community based organizations/innovative farmers
District Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
Bidar 50 99 198 396 792
Vijayapura 131 263 525 1050 2100
Kalburgi 240 480 960 1920 3840
Raichur 30 60 120 240 480
Yadgir 44 89 177 354 708
Total (Ton) 495 990 1980 3960 7920
Quality seed requirement for Pigeon pea cultivation in Karnataka
Example: Pigeon pea
15. Strategies
Popularizing water use efficiency enhancement options
Strengthening SWC practices
Promotion of micro-irrigation methods in field and
horticulture crops along with proper irrigation
scheduling
16. Strategies
Sustainable crop intensification thru fallow management
Farmers’ participatory demonstrations -
mechanization
Effective pest surveillance and management practices
Decentralized approach of water harvesting and
management (life saving irrigation)
20. Pigeonpea Karnataka : Current scenario
North Karnataka and South Karnataka
Sole and inter crop
Wilt and SMD
Yield gap
SRR
ICM
Terminal moisture stress
MSP
Tur Board
Maruti
Cotton, soybean and Maize & Rabi Sorghum
Medium to heavy black soils
Innovative farmers
Climate Change
21. 21
Strategies - Strengthening Research
Strengthening research capabilities of SAUS
Varieties/hybrids for agro ecologies
Vegetable types for South
Development of cleistogamous varieties
Wilt and SMD
MABC
Advanced breeding lines
Varietal Scenario in the state
Early
duration
Medium
duration
22. Horizontal expansion
Super early varieties with < 100 days duration for rice
fallows and dry areas.
Popularization of hybrids and vegetable types in Rice
bunds to expand area and production.
Strategies – New niches
23. Strategies holistic approach
Seed systems
Holistic approach for sustainably intensifying the
systems and increasing productivity
Establish pilot demonstrations
New methods of dibbling, transplanting as well as
supplemental irrigation for pigeonpea-based systems
Develop lead farmers
Undertake the documentation and analysis of cost
benefit ratios in different eco-regions,
Success story
25. Sprouted Pigeon Pea Meal as Feed for Broilers
Carcass & Sensory characteristics of broilers.
Utilization as feed for Broilers and tilapia
Potential as Anticalastogenic and anti diabetic
Packaged foods
Value Addition
26. Potential Partners
Indian Institute of Horticulture Research (IIHR), Bengaluru
University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru
University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad
University of Agricultural Sciences Raichur
University of Agricultural Sciences, Shivamogga
University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkote
Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs)
ICAR