BHOOCHETANA Rainfed Agriculture Mission for Productivity Enhancement in Karnataka

1. BHOOCHETANARainfed Agriculture Mission for Productivity Enhancement in Karnataka Department of Agriculture, Government of Karnataka Bengaluru, , Karnataka, India

2. Background

3. Unlocking the Potential of Rainfed Agriculture • Good potential exists to double the productivity and contributes to world’s food basket from rainfed agriculture • What to do is known but how to do it? • Poor crop and land management in rainfed areas • Soils of Rainfed areas are not only thirsty but also hungry • Large scale deficiency of micronutrients is observed resulting in low productivity

4. Yield Gaps for the Selected Rainfed Crops Grown in Karnataka * Figures in braces show % yield gaps from current levels

5. Genesis of Bhoochetana

6. Bhoo Chetana Project: Mission Goal Increase average productivity of selected crops in the state by 20% in four years

7. Consortium Approach Partners • Department of Agriculture – Nodal Department • Watershed Development Department • UAS, Bangalore • UAS, Dharwad • UAS, Raichur • Community-based organizations

8. Strategy

9. Strategy (Contd..)

10. Project Launching The Bhoo Chetana project was launched on 23rd May 2009 by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka Sri B. S. Yeddyurappa at Haveri. ICRISAT and Government of Karnataka signed an MOU on providing technical backstopping for this mission mode project

11. Capacity building of stakeholders • Team building of the state level mission staff, training of the district and taluk level implementing officials, field facilitators and lead farmers for the BhooChetana project on technology interventions in each district

12. Empowering the Farm Facilitators in all the Clusters • Empowerment through capacity building measures • Provided identity as Bhoochetana staff • Honorarium for the Farmer Facilitators • Setting the targets , roles and accountability

13. Mean yields of Groundnut from farmers’ fields in six districts of Karnataka during kharif season 2009

14. Mean yields of ragi, maize and soybean from farmers’ fields in different districts of Karnataka during kharif season 2009

15. Soybean pod yield in farmers’ trials of Dharwad with farmers’ practice and improved management

16. Maize pod yield in farmers’ trials of Haveri with farmers’ practice and improved management

17. Bridging the Yield Gap

18. Initial Soil Test Results - 2nd Phase

19. Sharing Soil-test Results with Farmers

20. Rabi crop seed yields in Chitradurga and Haveri districts of Karnataka, 2009

21. Field Days

22. Learnings

23. Contd.. • Timely and well ahead planning increased success and will avoid pressure with clear results • Timely release and availability of funds to districts enhanced commitments of staff which contributed for enhanced impacts • Early identification of target villages, beneficiaries, lead farmers, facilitators and their training is critical for the success • Frequent meetings of the State Co-ordination Committee facilitated the mission project and helped in overcoming the bottlenecks to certain extent Learnings

24. Contd.. Learnings

25. Challenge 2010-11

26. IMPLEMENTATION-10-11

27. IMPLEMENTATION-10-11 • No of Districts: 16 Taluks: 88 Villages : 5,030 • Major Crops covered: Groundnut,Ragi,Maize, Redgram, Blackgram,Greengram,Soyabean, Sunflower, • Bajra,Jowar & Cotton • Inputs Distributed:

29. Targeted District and Crops in Rabi Season

30. Our Resolve

31. THANK YOU