committed to rural prosperity proposal to government of india for funding support system of rice...

Committed to rural prosperity

Proposal to Government of India for funding support

System of Rice Intensification Capacity Building for Field Adoption


System of Rice Intensification

• SRI – a package of agronomic approach to improve rice productivity through

• Optimization of input use especially seed• Effective management of irrigation water• Low cost interventions for weed

management• Adoption of IPM and INM with emphasis on

organic input applicationSimple , environment friendly, input saving,

yield enhancing, low cost interventions aimed at cost optimization and profit

maximization


Need• Awareness, Motivation, training & capacity

building & handholding services at field level• Focus on small and marginal farmers

Initiatives hitherto

• Efforts are on by Line Departments, Research Institutes, NABARD, KVKs and NGOs since its introduction

• Initiatives were sporadic / confined to a few districts and States

• Significant impact of initiatives by Sir Dorabji Tata Trust (SDTT), WASAN and PRADAN

Capacity Building


• Grant assistance of Rs. 63.77 lakh for capacity building of over 6500 farmers in 10 States

• Active involvement of DDMs in knowledge dissemination and credit planning

• Focus on SRI in the pilot project launched for augmenting productivity of lead crops

• Sanctioned a grant cum loan assistance of Rs. 22.35 crore for SRI adoption in 20000 acres by Farmers’ Groups in Karnataka under UPNRM

• Distribution of publications in vernacular through Farmers’ Clubs

Capacity Building: NABARD’s Initiatives


Impart training to Farmers’ Club members to perform as Master Farmers in innovative technologies including SRI

Empowerment of partner agencies

Exposure visits for farmers

Sensitization of field functionaries of banks on the concept and credit need assessment

“Credit Plus” support

Capacity Building: Strategies


• Developed based on the successful Model of SDTT supported programme and feed back from other partner NGOs like PRADAN and WASAN

• Each model unit to cover 400 farmers in 16 villages during first year and 560 farmers subsequently

• One SRI Facilitator covering four villages and one Project Coordinator to provide on-site guidance and assistance to the farmers.

Proposed Model Programme Unit - Features


Physical coverage

Model Programme Unit

Particulars Year I Year II Year III

No. of Villages covered 16 16 16

No. of farmers per village

25 35 35

Total no. of farmers 400 560 560

Area under SRI/farmer (ha)

0.12 0.20 0.40

Total area coverage under SRI (ha)

48 99 192*

*To stabilize at 224 ha from fourth yearDemonstrative effect to motivate more farmers


Components & Financial programmeRs in lakh

Model Programme Unit

Component I Year II Year Remarks

Input support to farmers

7.00 5.26Rs. 1750 in I Year & Rs. 440 in II Year

Training to farmers 1.24 0.50 Rs. 310 per farmer

Remuneration to facilitators & coordinator

1.20 1.20Provided for six months per year

Travel cost & overheads 0.36 0.36For 6 months in a year

Total cost per Model Unit

9.80 7.32

No. of Model Units 150

Total Programme Cost 1470 1098


• Replication of 150 models in 14 States identified based on potential, on-going programmes

• Focus on small and marginal farmers, share croppers

• Implementation through NGOs with past experience

• Involvement of line dept., Research Institutes and KVKs in training and capacity building

• Active involvement of Famers’ Clubs, Farmers’ Interest Groups

Implementation Aspects


• Monitor the progress through DDMs and ROs

• Periodic review of progress reported by partner agencies through specifically designed MIS

• Mid term review• Documentation of quantifiable benefits

covering all farmers in the Model Unit by the Partner Agencies through specifically designed formats

• Coordinate with agencies like SDTT in monitoring & documentation of success stories

Monitoring & Documentation Role of NABARD


Expected Outcome at the End of Third Year

• Outreach - 84,000 farmers adopting the technology.

• Area Coverage under SRI - 28,800 ha (coverage in the first and second years at 7200 ha and 14,880 ha respectively; Demonstrative effect likely to bring more area coverage)

• Productivity - An increase by 15 to 25% depending on locations (to be validated through documentation)

Expected Outcome


• Programme Implementation with effective convergence of similar development initiatives of Government of India

• No. Of Model Units : 150 over 14 States• Proposed Funding Pattern for

consideration(Rs. in crore)

Funding Pattern

Source of Funding Year I Year II Total

Programme Cost 14.70 10.98 25.68

NABARD 7.35 5.49 12.84

Govt. of India ( as Corpus) 7.35 5.49 12.84


Thank You

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