Presentation from the WCCA 2011 conference in Brisbane, Australia.

1. Inclusive research for agriculture development:
farmers’ participation and innovation
Kumar A, Gupta RK, Jat ML,
Malik RK, Sidhu HS, Gopal R
Global Conservation Agriculture Program (GCAP)
International Maize & Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT)
Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA)

2. Background
• Dissemination or extension of technologies among the
farmers is a complex issue.
• Very often than not the scientists, having developed &
tested the technologies, are not able to transfer these to the
farmers widely.
• Why farmers are not ready to adopt the new technology is
an issue that haunts the planner and scientists alike.
• Farmers today need value chain and real time information
about production, protection, inputs, services, market etc
• Factors such as the size of landholding, production system of
the farmers and availability of inputs and services affect the
information needs of the farmer
• Agricultural Extension must be seen as a wider concept,
including agricultural and marketing skills, organizing
farmers and other stakeholders, developing social capital,
sustainable natural resource management and food &
livelihood security

3. Innovations

4. Participatory innovative pathways in
CSISA: examples
Obj1 Obj2
Obj3
Obj8
Farmers
Obj4
Obj7
Obj6 Obj5

5. Research to Dissemination Model
Technology
Infrastr M&E
Evaluation of
ucture
alternatives
Support Communic
Generate Services ation
alternatives
Technology
Problem solving
approach IARCs or Project
Team
Understand
Constraints
SMS, weather &
market forecast,

6. Model-1: Punjab, India
Data & Feed Back Data/ Information
Capacity Building Development, Evaluation & improvement Other Hub
ARTs Punjab Hub
Public partners Machinery Manufacturers
PAU, SDA, , KVKs, ICAR
Innovation
Institutional mandate
Rolling Out
SALE/Buisness
Demos & ART
Zimidara Farm Solutions
Business
Inputs
Champion farmers
Profits
Input Dealers
Print & Mass media
Farmers
IMPACTS/ Outcomes
>4000 Laser in the state
Electricity Saving = 400 units/rice season/acre
Purchase of 200 Turbo happy seeder by State Govt
Subsidy on Laser Land Lever & Turbo Seeder

7. Model-1: Haryana, India
Data/ Information
Capacity Building Punjab Hub
ARTs Haryana Hub Quality & refinement
Machine manufacturers
Dashmesh
Public Partners National Agro
SDA, SAU, KVKs, ICAR ASS
Innovation
Private Partners
(Institutional mandate)
Coop. & Private Sugar mills Bayer Crop Science
& NGOs Syngenta
Rolling Out
Devgen Seeds
Demos & ART Monsanto
Pioneer Seeds
SALE
Inputs
Service Providers
Champion farmers
Profits
Hariyali/ Input Dealers
Print & Mass media
Farmers
Outcomes
Area increased under Sugarcane Intercropping
DSR acceptance
Zero till acreage increased
High Demand & Acceptance for laser Leveling

8. Model-1: UP, India
IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY CHAMPION
FARMERS
Contributions
PRIVATE SECTOR ITC  Take up CA
Contributions Machine Service based
manufacture
 New products rs
providers technologies
 Hybrids  Opinion builders
 New Agrochem. Champion  Helping
technologies Companies farmers innovations
 Seed production
Benefits EUP SAUS and ICAR-KVKs
 Increase in Hub Contribution
sales BCS NGOs  Trained human
 Access to large capital
no of farmers  Quality farmers
 Backward SAUs/  New technologies
integration Monsanto ICAR
DOA
HKB DOA Field level extension
EUPH -Generate value to
farmers, target and refine
technologies, facilitate
custom services, guide IMPACT
private sector about Capacity
quality products, services EUPH-ARTs/ROLLING OUT building
of customized Zero tillage/Reduced tillage / DSR Improved
products(seeds), Surface seeding/ Bedplanting/Diversification productivity
development of human Improved
Unpuddled machine transplanted rice/ CKB profits
capital, dissemination and /Seed production/ Storage bags
distribution of Improved
information, and access to livelihoods
technologies in IARS.
Press and Media
Farmers

9. Model-4: Bihar, India
Business Implementation strategies in Central Bihar Hub
Donors, Intl. National Res. Institute, other Hubs
Knowledge and resources
Central Bihar Hub
Data, feed back HCP, CKB, Tech Refined tech. B/S, F/S
HCP, CKB
Cap. building, Resources
New opportunities
Public partners Private partners
•W.B. deptt. of Agri. •PACS, Sarai ranjan, Masaudi.
•RCER-RCER •Seed cooprtives, BGS, Nadia
•KVKs- Jamui, Nawada •BCS, Monsanto, indofill, UPL, PI,
•RAU, Pusa •JD, Dashmesh, National, ASS
•IARI-RS Pusa Innovations •Service proiders
•UBKVV, Kochbehar ART, FPTs Inputs , services •Laxmi Soil testing Lab
•Adaptive Res. Stn, BGS •Input dealers
•Other CSISA objectives (seed, pesticides, ferti.)
Services
Feed
Media, traveling seminars back Trainings
Recognition, feed
Institutional
mandates, visibility back, Profits
Farmers
Sustainable technology Food & livelihood
adoption security

10. Implementation structure – Start
IARCs/ Project Capacity Building of
team different stakeholders
Private, NGO,
Public sector Farmer Clubs
EA EA EA
EA EA
Input SF SF
Producer SF SF SF
Supply
S. Agent
SF SF Demand
EA Extension agents SF Small farmers

11. Implementation structure – Last milestone
delivery
District Management
Private,
NGO,
Public Sector
Farmer
Clubs
EA EA EA
EA EA
Input SF SF
Producer SF SF SF
Supply
S. Agent
SF SF Demand
EA Extension agents SF Small farmers

12. Innovative Pathways for Technology Adaptation and Dissemination
CSISA
Local Hub
KVKs ICAR (CIMMYT
Institutes /
IRRI)
CA
CA
CA modules
adopters
modules farmers
farmers
Cooperative Society
State (Participatory adaption Young
of CA technologies,
Deptt of Service windows, Farmer
Farmers
meets, travelling Forum
Agri seminars, field days)
CA
modules
CA
farmers adopters CA
adopters
Private
CCSHAU
Sector Media