Presented by – Sejuti Basu; Manager – Research & Advocacy; PRAGYA Presented at - Conference on Sustainable and Climate Smart Agriculture –hosted by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Thematic Session III: Strategies for Adopting CSA and Accelerating Inclusive Growth 21st April, 2017 | The St. Regis, Mumbai, India

1. BUILDING CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND FOOD SECURITY IN LAST-MILE COMMUNITIES
CLIMATE SMART AGRICTURE IN INDIAN HIMALAYAS
Presented by – Sejuti Basu; Manager – Research & Advocacy; PRAGYA
Presented at - Conference on Sustainable and Climate Smart Agriculture –hosted by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Thematic Session III: Strategies for Adopting CSA and Accelerating Inclusive Growth
21st April, 2017 | The St. Regis Mumbai

2. HIMALAYAN FARMS
VULNERABILITY PROFILE
85%
Himalayan
farmers
are
small
or
marginal
farmers
having
high
vulnerability
to
climate
impacts
Over
97%
households
depend
on
agricultural
and
allied
ac=vi=es
for
livelihood;
suffer
from
low
farm
incomes
and
leakage
of
farm
revenues
17.6
million
ha
lands
with
pH
value
less
than
5.5,
hence
inconducive
physical,
chemical
and
biological
aFributes;
low
farm
produc=vity
Exploita=on
and
unsustainable
landuse;
Erosion
of
fer=le
top
soil
–
upto
58.47,
16.46
and
10.62
kg
/ha;
loss
of
available
nutrients
(N,
P
and
K)
Low
technology
infusion,
tradi=onal
techniques
with
low
efficiencies;
poor
access
to
post-­‐harvest
facili=es
leading
to
crippling
losses
Loss
of
landraces
and
changing
cropping
paFerns;
chronic
food
insecurity,
hunger
and
malnutri=on
hotspot
TRADITIONAL FARMING – LEH, J&K

3. NETWORK FOR
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Na=onal,
regional
&
local
research
ins=tu=ons
Government
agri-­‐extension
bodies
Weather
monitoring
sta=ons
Local
farmer
associa=ons
NGOs
District
Departments
Financial
ins=tu=ons
๏ A
collabora=ve
network
that
brings
together
na=onal,
regional
and
local
ins=tu=ons,
government
and
non-­‐governmental,
as
well
as
experts
on
mountain
agriculture,
to
extend
informa=on/inputs
to
small
farmers
in
the
Himalayas
MAAS NETWORK LAUNCH – NEW DELHI

4. NETWORK FOR
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Weather
monitoring
&
predic=ons
Weather
Sta)ons
Soil
Tes)ng
&
Management
Water
management
Crop
varie)es
&
techniques
Soil
produc=vity
enhancement
Controlled
irriga=on
Crop
advisory,
improved
farm
opera=ons
Agri
Clinics
ICT
enabled
Agri-­‐
Decision
Support
System
for
CSA
Agri
Advisors
Trained
local
youth
extension
workers
to
promote
CSA
uptake
Progressive
farmers
Trained
farmer
experts
for
grassroots
climate
adapta=on
research
Small
Farmers
Farmers
with
near-­‐at-­‐
hand
services
to
enable
adop=on
of
CSA
M A A S
N e t w o r k
M e m b e r s
Capacity
building
Agri
Business
Centres
Agri
enterprise
facilita=on
&
post
harvest
processing
Grassroots
extension
services
Farm
research
Par=cipa=ve
adap=ve
research

5. PILOT
LOCATIONS
MAP OF PILOT DISTRICTS

6. CAPACITY BUILDING OF
YOUTH EXTENSION WORKERS
• Intensive customised trainings at Agri-universities
• Exposure visits
• Refresher trainings and continued handholding

7. LOCAL YOUTH ANCHORED
AGRI-EXTENSION SERVICES
• Regular update on weather forecast to farmers
• Soil testing and advice for soil quality improvement
• Training on improved agro-techniques

8. ICT BASED TOOLS FOR
AGRI-EXTENSION SERVICES
• ICT enabled platforms for guidance & decision support
• Offline digital guides in local language
• Short documentary films to promote technology uptake

9. GENDER RESPONSIVE
AGRI-EXTENSION SERVICES
• Trained female extension workers
• Technical inputs via village sessions & home visits
• Agri-extension services at the door-steps

10. COMMUNITY MANAGED
AGRI-CLINICS & PROCESSING FACILITIES
• Agri-Clinics serving remote village clusters
• Grassroots weather stations & soil testing laboratories
• Processing facilities for local level value addition

11. LOCALLY SUITED
TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION
• Demonstration of improved irrigation technologies
• Extreme weather proof, rodent proof crop storage
• Exposure visits and interactions to promote uptake

12. PARTICIPATORY
GRASSROOTS ADAPTATION RESEARCH
• Anchored with local farmers for inclusive R&D
• Trial of short duration, stress tolerant, high value varieties
• Trial of improved techniques, seed treatments

13. ABOUT
PRAGYA
RGS ACTION
STATION, 2000
FOR WORK ON
MEDICINAL PLANTS
CONSERVATION &
CULTIVATION
STARS IMPACT
AWARD, 2010
FOR WORK ON
EDUCATION OF
DISADVANTAGED AND
MIGRANT CHILDREN
WHITLEY
AWARD, 2000
(WFN & RGS)
FOR WORK ON
MEDICINAL PLANTS
CONSERVATION &
CULTIVATION
TOP 20 IN RISK
AWARD, 2015
FOR CITIZEN-BASED
DISASTER-RISK-
REDUCTION IN THE
HIMALAYAS
ALL CHILDREN
READING
AWARD, 2011
FOR DESIGN OF
EDUCATION
INFORMATION
SYSTEM FOR
MARGINALIZED
SCHOOLS
ENERGY
GLOBE
AWARD,
2005
FOR WORK ON
RENEWABLE ENERGY
TECHNOLOGIES FOR
RURAL
ELECTRIFICATION
ICT FOR
MOUNTAIN
DEVELOPMENT
AWARD 2016
FOR DIGITAL CROP
ADVISORY PLATFORM
FOR SMALL FARMERS &
EXTENSION WORKERS
Dedicated
to
working
for
disadvantaged
peoples
since
1995,
20+
years
of
programming
&
research
experience.
Outreach
to
150,000+
people
in
Backward
Districts
across
India.
Grassroots
connect
through
Field
Offices
&
Resource
Centres.
Supported
by
leading
donors:
EC,
DFID,
World
Bank-­‐UNDP,
UNDEF,
IUCN,
USAID,
UN
Women,
GoI
Ministries.
Diverse
porColio
of
programs
spanning
Livelihoods;
Disaster
Management;
EducaTon
&
Health;
Women’s
Issues;
Environment;
Technologies
in
Energy,
Water,
SanitaTon.
InternaEonally
lauded
for
innovaEve
&
impacCul
programs
on
Climate
adaptaTon,
ConservaTon,
EducaTon,
Renewable
energy.
Recognised
for
pathbreaking
research
&
models
on
Climate
Change
and
Disaster
Management.
Developed
InnovaEons
that
have
improved
services:
Community-­‐based
Surveillance
of
Maternal
&
Child
Health;
EducaTon
InformaTon
System
for
Marginalised
Schools;
Himalaya-­‐specific
Disaster
Management.
Special
ConsultaEve
Status
with
UN-­‐ECOSOC
(ECONOMIC
&
SOCIAL
COUNCIL
OF
THE
UN)
Recognized
as
a
‘SCIENTIFIC
&
RESEARCH
ORGANIZATION’
(MIN
OF
S&T,
GOVT.
OF
INDIA)
Resource
InsEtuEon
for
SFAC

14. Thank you
www.pragya.org