Presentation at the 5th Global Science Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture. Title: ITC’s Climate Smart Agriculture: Livelihood Improvement through Low Emission Technologies Speaker: _VIJAY VARDHAN VASIREDDY

1. ITC’s Climate Smart Agriculture
Livelihood Improvement through
Low Emission Technologies
Presentation at Global CSA conference, Bali, 8-10-2019
Transforming Lives and Landscapes

2. Indian Farmers face numerous
Issues
Foods & Agri Businesses –
stable & assured supply of
finest quality of agri-products
Paper, paperboards & packaging
businesses – Need sustainable
source of pulpwood
Dairy businesses – competitive
base for quality milk
Small Landholding and low
Investment Capacity
Rainfed Farming and erosion of
Natural Resources
Low Productivity, low resilience
to extreme climatic episodes
ITC has high stakes in Indian
Agriculture

3. ITC’s Response - Climate Smart
Agriculture
• Farmer Capacity Building
• Natural Resources
Management
• Institutional Support
Mechanism

4. I. Farmer Capacity
Building
• E-choupal: Information
• Training by Farmer Field School Model
• Promote best practices
• Partner with Institutions (CGIAR – CCAFS

5. III. Support Services for Small & Marginal
land-holders
Institutions promoted for
collective action
• Custom Hiring & Mechanisation
• Agril. Credit
• Collective input Procurement

6. II. Natural Resources
Management
• Soil fertility
Management
• Watershed
Development

7. Impact of ITC’s activities on GHG emission
reduction – 5 activities
Water harvesting
Micro irrigation Soyabean: Broad-bed
furrow
Wheat: Zero-tillage
Catchment treatment

8. • 3 hundred thousand farmer households & 4 hundred thousand ha
area covered
• 10-20% yield increases
• 34,203 tCO2e savings compared to conventional practices
(calculated as per IPCC Guidelines)
Impact of ITC’s activities on GHG emission
reduction – 5 activities
Intervention Units
FY 2018-
19
Cumulativ
e
Unit
Savings -
UOM
Unit
Savings (t
CO2)
Water Harvesting t CO2 e 1.52 59.75
t
CO2/cu.m 1.43
Watershed Treatment t CO2 e 2,359 24,275.69 t CO2/ha 0.062
Broad Bed Furrow
(BBF) t CO2 e 1,199.63 1,199.63 t CO2/ha 0.147
Zero Tillage (ZT) t CO2 e 7,648.75 7,648.75 t CO2/ha 0.66
Drip & Sprinkler
Irrigation t CO2 e 251.77 1,019.56 t CO2/ha 0.49

9. • CSA contributes significantly to GHG reduction & climate change mitigation without
compromising on food security
• In line with FAO’s emphasis on achieving triple objectives of food security through
increased productivity, adapting to climate change and contributing to climate
change mitigation
• Validates IPCC’s estimate that mitigation potential of agriculture can save up to
three-quarters of the sector’s global emissions by 2030
• Scale could be achieved due to anchor like ITC limited, which nurtures ‘Green and
Inclusive’ agri value chains
• Bundled package through ecosystem approach addresses most problems of
smallholder agriculture which includes partnerships with credible institutions like
CGIAR’s CCAFS programme and various national agricultural institutions
Results demonstrate that….

10. THANK YOU