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EXPERIENCES OF RURAL BIO-RESOURCE COMPLEX PROJECT IN INTENSIFICATION OF SMALL FARM HOLDINGS

EXPERIENCES OF RURAL BIO-RESOURCE COMPLEX PROJECT IN INTENSIFICATION OF SMALL FARM HOLDINGS. Dr.K.Narayana Gowda Principle Investigator & Vice Chancellor University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore – 560 065. FACTORS CONTRIBUTED FOR DECLINE IN THE ECONOMY OF THE FARMERS.

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EXPERIENCES OF RURAL BIO-RESOURCE COMPLEX PROJECT IN INTENSIFICATION OF SMALL FARM HOLDINGS

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  1. EXPERIENCES OF RURAL BIO-RESOURCE COMPLEX PROJECT IN INTENSIFICATION OF SMALL FARM HOLDINGS Dr.K.NarayanaGowda Principle Investigator & Vice Chancellor University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore – 560 065

  2. FACTORS CONTRIBUTED FOR DECLINE IN THE ECONOMY OF THE FARMERS • Escalation in cost of production resulting reduced profit margin • Inadequate information support system • Decline in soil fertility and productivity • Inadequate market facility and lack of scientific price for produce • Depletion of ground water and environmental degradation • Division and fragmentation of land holdings • Unorganized farming sector Leading to apathy, loosing interest among farmers particularly present day rural youth in farming and migration to urban areas – in extreme cases suicide

  3. RURAL BIO-RESOURCE COMPLEX PROJECT Funding Institution : DBT, Government of India Budget outlay : Rs. 4.36 Cr (expenditure – 3.86 Cr.) Period: Apr.2005 to Mar.2010 Project Location: TubagereHobli, Bangalore Rural District Annual rainfall : 768 mm – Eastern Dry Zone No. of families : 8340 No. of Villages : 75 Geographical Area : 13,990 ha Cultivable area : 9469 ha (82% dryland) Mandate:To increase income and living standard of rural families

  4. BASELINE SURVEY Composition of families – Project area

  5. SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE PROJECT SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE PROJECT IFSD & END TO END ISSUES

  6. I. PROFITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES • Field crops • Ragi Cultivation • Maize cultivation • Redgram cultivation • Sunflower cultivation • Sweet corn cultivation • Pop corn cultivation • Baby corn cultivation • Horticultural crops • Improved cultivation practices in banana • Drumstick cultivation • Improved French Beans production • Open field rose cultivation • Animal Based Enterprises • Fish culture • Sheep rearing • Backyard poultry • Natural Resource Conservation and Management • Biofuels • Organic Farming • Water use efficiency • Integrated farming system • Seed Production activities • Sericulture and Chawki Rearing Centre • Value added products in Ragi, redgram & jackfruit

  7. II.INFORMATION SUPPORT SYSTEM • Eight young scientists (RAs, SRFs & JRFs) supported by 30 Sr. scientists. • 356 training programmes covering 13,841 farmers • Exposure of 4,362 farmers to latest farm technologies in Krishimelas. • 166 video-conferences involving 99,600 farmers. • Field days, exhibitions, crop campaigns and vanamahotsava • Weather information to the farmers • Recognition and award to farmers and farm women

  8. III. CRITICAL INPUTS & CUSTOM HIRE SERVICES • Seeds, seedlings / tissue culture banana / rose cuttings, mulberry cuttings, saplings of bio-fuel and fruit species. • Bio-fertilizers, bio-pesticides, bio-control agents and earthworms • Sheep, poultry birds and fish fingerlings

  9. CUSTOM HIRE SERVICE Tractors,Power tiller, Cultivator, Rotovator, Digger, Land leveler, Harrow(Halube), Disc, MB-Plough, Power weeder, Power sprayer

  10. IV. EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONAL LINKAGE (14) KVK Bangalore Rural District, Hadonahally Res. Organizations ISRO, IIHR, CSR & TI Financial Institution Corporation Bank RBRC UAS (B) Marketing Agencies - KAPPEC, HOPCOMS, SAFAL Dev. Depts.-6 KSDA, KSDH, KSSD, Vet. & Animal Sciences, KSMB, KSFD Input agencies, NGOs, Local Farmers’ Groups

  11. CONTRIBUTIONS OF OTHER AGENCIES

  12. V. MARKETING SUPPORT • 1. Institutional Marketing Linkage • SAFAL • APMC • HPCOMS • Reliance • 2. Direct Sale by Producers • Marketing complex • Bakery • Imparting knowledge and skill on • Grading • Packing and • Branding • Timely marketing information

  13. VI. COMMODITY BASED ASSOCIATIONS • Rural Biofuel Growers Association • Jack Growers Association • Fruits & Vegetables Growers Association • Organic Farming Farmers Association • Flower Growers Association • Corn Growers Association • Federation of Women SHGs • Fish Farmers Association • Agro Processors Association • Chawki Rearing Centres

  14. Intervention-wise Achievements

  15. INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES CREATED • Automatic Weather Station in the KVK premises • Marketing Complex for Sale of VAPs • Marketing Complex for the sale of Agri.-Hort. Produce • ChawkiRearing Centre. • Poultry Demonstration Unit • Fish Demonstration units • Two Agro-Processing Units • Biofuel Extraction unit

  16. PROJECT ACHIEVEMENTS • Significant improvement on knowledge, skill and attitude • Optimum utilization of resources • Shift in cropping pattern from low to high value dryland crops • Increase in crop productivity • Improved access to direct market and remunerative price • Generation of additional employment • Inclusive growth • Improvement in social and nutritional status • Retaining majority of farm youth in agriculture • Three fold increase in income • 11 % agricultural growth rate • Shared labour concept, community harmony • Minimized social conflicts

  17. VISITORS The project attracted variety of visitors – from within and outside the state as well as across the countries (22)

  18. IMPORTANT VISITORS TO THE PROJECT AREA Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam Dr.M.Mahadevappa Dr.S.A.Patil Dr.V.L.Chopra

  19. Dr.Joseph Modayal Dr.Suresh Kumar Dr. S. Ayyappan, DG, ICAR & Secretary, DARE

  20. Dr. Hans Raj Bharadhwaj, His Excellency The Governor of Karnataka

  21. Sri. H.D. Devegowdaji, Former Prime Minister of India Dr.V.V. Sadamate. Sri.Bharatlalmeena.

  22. SPREAD OF TECHNOLOGY / REPLICATION OF THE MODEL • DBT has replicated this model in North Eastern States • Litchi Growers Associations have been established in Bihar on the lines of Commodity Based Associations • Karnataka Government has earmarked Rs.75 crores for replication of RBRC model in all 29 KVKs in Karnataka covering 1.25 lakh ha during 2011-12 to 2013-14 • Govt. of Meghalaya and Andhra Pradesh have approached the University to provide technical know-how to replicate this model in their states.

  23. RBRCMODEL LONGTERM BENEFITS STRATEGIES Nutritional Intake Promotion of Appropriate Interventions INITIAL BENEFITS Better Education Effective Information Support System Improved Housing Effective Functional Linkage Increased Productivity Increased Income Employment Generation Leadership Marketing support Social Status Providing Critical Inputs Social Mobility Commodity Based Associations Communication Skills Improved Standard of Living

  24. CONCLUSION • The model has the special feature of intensification of small farmers through IFSD approach and ensures end-to-end approach without leaving any issues for chance factor. • The chances of success of improving productivity and income are certain in the process of sustainable development of small farmers. • Hence the RBRC model evolved and tested could be replicated or scaled up across the country with some modifications or refinements to suit different agro-ecological situations with varied resource base of the farmers.

  25. Thank you

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