12th PlanRecommendationson FoodSecurity(SRI)

ForNationalConsortiumonSRI
Shambu,Kuntal,Bhagya,Radhamohan,Ramamohan, Nageswaran,Kishan,Barah,Ravindra

Contents
Foodsecurity riceconcernsandchallenges AERorGR SRIasawayforward BeyondBtandPPPs:CSOsleadingan extensionrevolution NFSMandMoAcollaborationwithNCSRI? Nationalconsortiumand12th Plan

CrisisinAgricultureandFOODSECURITY rice
Decelerationandstagnantproduction NFSMand11th plantargetsunmet DecliningimpactofTFPaffectslivelihoods groundwater&soilhealthcrisis Highwaterdemand,poorWUE:35,000lt/kgofrice.3443%ofirrigationwater.
Trend in Per capita availability of Rice
90.0 85.0 kg/per capita/yr 80.0 75.0 70.0 65.0 60.0 55.0 50.0 1981 1985 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 72 69 81 73 80 75 73 74 70 66 71 65 72 64 84

GlobalRicepricesdoubled20012007,morerapidlylastyear

FertilizerSubsidyBilltoGOIRs72000croresin200809 Farmersuicideseveninpaddy Highvulnerabilityduetodroughtandunseasonal 3 rains

ScientificBenefits:SRIHEXAGON..Awayout
Young seedlings More organic manures Single seedling perhill

Enhanced water,labour, landand nutrient productivity

Unflooded irrigation Wider spacing

Intercultivation

withweeder TMTMay202010

SelectSRIActorsinIndia
CSOs
PRADAN PSI CWS SPWD AKRSP AMEFoundation APSRIconsortium Banglar SRI Orissalearning alliance SAUs

Research
DRR CRRI DWD TNAU NCAP ICAR

Govt.Agencies
NFSM NABARD MRPLP,Aajevika

Other
WUR IDS Private

IAMWARM(WorldBank) CIIFAD

Donors
SDTT WWF AKRSP

Usha Martin weeder manu

Weaklinks researchagencies,Minofagriculture, ICARlarge capacity,marginalpresenceorinterest,oldthinking andGRpeginaAER sphere ExceptionsinTNandTripurarecentlyOrissaandAP

BeyondBtandhybridmaize: SurprisingspreadofSRI
100,000farmersand20,000hain2010throughCSOs Morewithless:Highinvestmentefficiency
SDTTphase1investment 12crores,outreach65,000 farmers,7500ha20092010, Phase2 24crores,59,300farmers(Kharif 2010),19753ha PRADAN20034farmers,2010eightstates,39,614farmers3940ha
PSI200640farmers,13,000in2009

Strongsmallfarmerfocusin rainfed andtribalareas

Pragati
Sma ll Ma rgi nal Medi um Tota l

200809 195 109 20 324

2009 10 601 297 126 1024

201011 1575 878 295 2748

CivilsocietyandSRI
HigherorganiccontentofSRI reduceddemandson agrochemicals,savingtoexchequernotrewarded HighparticipationofwomenandCBOs Communitybasedextensionsystems VRPs,CRPs,MTs,localyouth,PRIofficialsetc. InspiredbyCSOsinSRINABARDinvested24crores on SRI.
200910inWBengal,2400farmersin240ha,201011 estimated10,000farmersin1000ha.

Mostscaleachievedbygovernmentagenices inTN andTripura(over500,000HH...Andhectares...)

SRIinOtherCrops:Innovationspillover

SRIinWheat 25,000farmers

Rajma 553farmers

Sugarcaneunder SSI

FingerMillet473farmers

Maize64farmers

Soyabean34farmers

SRImap draftaug 2010 ICRISAT

4550%of districts alreadydoing SRIinGRER Whyinflictbad policiesin rainfedareas?

IndicatorsofInvestmentEfficacy
Rice Production Rice Area: Rice Productivity Low productivity <2 tons /ha High productivity (>2.5 t/ha) SRI yield potential NFSM Investment on SRI SDTT Investment (incl salary etc.) SRI Under SDTT Under NFSM 87.5 mt in 2009-10 44 mh, 60% rainfed
2011 kg/ha (during 10th FYP) 345/563 districts in the country 115 districts

4-12 ton/ha Rs.1125 crores (2007-08 to 2010) Rs.10.94 crores (roughly Rs.1843/farmer 65, 000 farmers No estimates, 3,09,740 conoweeders distributed, 20000 demos Big farmer, assured irrigation focus

Lackofstrongbenchmarking dataandacommonM&EsystemacrossStateswill reducefeedbackontheseprogrammestoexpenditure statementsandphysical inventoriesconsumed. 11th PlanMTA

StrategyandapproachinNFSM andAPDAImodel
Parameter
Approach Vehicles Prime movers Packaged / subsidies Support Equipment

NFSM
Scattered demonstrations (0.4ha per 100ha) Hybrid Rice and SRI Agri Ext workers & Scientific establishment Input centric, Going to companies and manufacturers Correcting the micro nutrients deficiencies Centrally supplied one type for all areas

Based on WASSANs experience

Block or contiguous area

SRI Farmer led Confidence & skill building Direct cash subsidies to farmers or labor subsidies Correcting the soil health De centralized locally suitable Custom hiring center

NationalConsortiumVisionstatement
ToenableIndiatoprovideglobal/international leadershiponagroecological innovationsthat reduceagrariandistressbydemonstrating enhancedfarmerincomesthroughsustainable ecofriendlyandresourceconserving(and enhancing)systemsofcropintensification throughnovelinstitutionalmechanismsthatbuild onfarmersknowledge,enhancelocalcapacities withactiveparticipationofcivil society,researchersandgovernmentagencies.

If11th PlanwaspathbreakinginWatershedscan12th dothistoMinofAgricultureandrainfedareas?

Ittook56meetingsofCSOstoconvinceNFSMtoinvestinSRIthroughCSOs.. ResultRs8crores..Whycanttheylearnfasteratleastin12th Plan

Objectivesofconsortium..
Synergising experiences,expertiseandotherresourceson SRIbuiltovertimeneededforacceleratedSRI promotionforsustainablerurallivelihoodsecurity. CurrentlyledbyPRADANandIARIwithSDTTand partners,statelevelalliances,membersofresearch organisations,NABARD NRLM,NFSM,Planningcommissiontofacilitateandco createtheconsortiumandleadtheagroecological revolutioninthe12th Plan.

Recommendationsfor12th FYP
ResearchAgencies
AllIndiaCoordinatedResearchProgrammeonSRI ScienceofSRI SRIphysiology,resourceconservingsystems,soil healthandbiota,enhancedrootsystems,irrigationmethods. Toworkproactivelyonfarmersinnovations,indigenousvarieties, designofweeders,developingPOPsfororganicSRI, ParticipateinSRIfielddaysandevaluation RobustsociotechnoeconomicevaluationsonSRI

TechnologicalPractices
FarmPondscheme/Communitymanagedaquiferrecharge MakeSRIpracticesmoreflexible/encouragelocalinnovations:DSR Opensourcingofdesignofimplements Trainlocalartisanson weedingmanufacturer.

SRIand12th FYP
Institutionalpractices Strengthennewercollaborativeinstitutionssuchasthealreadyformed statelevelalliances Activelysupportthenationalconsortium Changedeliveryofsubsidies provideforcustomhiring,labourfor weeding. Supportforshifttoorganicandresourceconservingsystems PolicyImperatives Shiftfrominputcentredtoknowledgecentredstrategies Investinthecommunitybasedextensionsystems&recogniseroleof women Investincapacitybuildingatalllevelsincontinuum,includinggender Awarenessamongthestakeholdersattoptobottomlevel InnovativeIncentivestructureandadequateanddirectedinvestments bothforNFSMandbeyond NFSMtypeprogrammetocontinueforwiderimpacttoruralsociety

Thankyou JAISRI JointActionInitiativeonSRI

Tribal farmer in Jharkhand state of India, with a rainfed SRI plant with 65 tillers (110-day variety)