The document summarizes a workshop on strengthening forward linkages for farmers through the Neeranchal program. The workshop discussed using Neeranchal to improve watershed management, agricultural performance, and linkages to markets. Geospatial technologies would play a key role in planning watershed interventions, linking farmers to markets, optimizing resource use, and monitoring hydrological outcomes. The Association of Geospatial Industries promotes the use of geospatial tools to support programs like Neeranchal.

1. NEERANCHAL DESIGN AND
PLANNING WORKSHOP
Strengthening forward linkages for
farmers
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Dr. Yogita Shukla
Fellow, AGI
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2. Neeranchal
• Next step to IWMP
– Integrated management of watershed and link it with the
market need
– Restricted not just to management of resources
– Create a value from the various watershed interventions
• Through enhanced productivity
• Link the productivity to market requirements
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3. Neeranchal
• Priority Areas
– Improve existing watershed management approaches
– Improve agricultural performance
– Strengthen forward linkages for farmers
– Improve hydrological outcomes in watersheds
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4. Strengthening forward linkages for farmers
• Why strengthening?
– Small-medium land holdings
– Rare access to sufficient funds
– Wide disparity between input costs and productivity gain
– Optimal utilisation of available resources
– Integrated Management
– Create a value chain from farm to market
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5. Establish an agricultural value chain
• Innovative financial products and services
• Combination of financial services
– Formal
– Non-formal (Micro-finance)
• Building vertical linkages
• Strengthen non-financial services
– Business planning
– Market Development
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6. Unique partnerships
• Innovative institutional partnerships
– Farm cooperatives
– Private Sector
• Unique combination of management practices
– At farms
– In market
• Building vertical linkages
• Access to knowledge and latest technological
interventions
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7. Geospatial: Role in Neeranchal
• Geospatial
– Where
– How
• Includes
– Remote Sensing
– Surveying
– Photogrammetry
– Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)
– Geographical Information System (GIS)
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8. Geospatial: Role in Neeranchal
• Improving existing watershed management
approaches
– Inclusive micro planning
• Building spatial context
– Virtualisation of real world
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Geospatial: Role in Neeranchal

10. Geospatial: Role in Neeranchal
• Strengthening forward linkages for farmers
– Direct access to information
• Where to sell
• How to reach
• Nearest markets
– Link micro to macro
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11. Geospatial: Role in Neeranchal

12. Geospatial: Role in Neeranchal

13. Geospatial: Role in Neeranchal
• Improving agricultural performance
– Optimal utilisation of resources
• Soil
– Types
– Requirements
• Water
– Quality
– Availability
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14. Geospatial: Role in Neeranchal

15. Geospatial: Role in Neeranchal
• Improving hydrological outcomes in watersheds
– Provide holistic scenario
• Availability of resources
• Resource requirement
• Resource utilisation
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16. Geospatial: Role in Neeranchal

17. Geospatial: Role in Neeranchal
• Association of Geospatial Industries
– Premier body of geospatial industries in India
– Promote the usage of geospatial technologies
– Build a vibrant geospatial community
– Work towards making geospatial ubiquitous
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18. About Us!
• Association of Geospatial Industries (AGI)
– Premier body of geospatial industries in India
– Promote the usage of geospatial technologies across sectors
– Advise and collaborate with policy formulators and geospatial
decision makers for “right” geospatial technology adoption
– Build a vibrant geospatial community
– Create forums to bring together all stakeholders for effective
geospatial usage
– Research and inform through whitepapers, newsletters and
workshops
– Work towards making geospatial ubiquitous and integral for
effective management
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19. Contact details:
M: +91-9313345486
e-mail: yogita.shukla@agiindia.com