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 SciencesGKVK, Bangalore – 560 065

Dr.K.C.Narayana Swamy Prof. & Project Coordinator

Dr.S.V.Suresh Assoc. Professor

Coordinator, Bakery Training Unit

Mr. Babu RM Ray Asst. Professor

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

FACTORS CONTRIBUTED FOR DECLINE IN THE ECONOMY OF THE FARMERS

Leading to apathy, loosing interest among farmers particularly present day rural youth in farming and migration to urban areas –

in extreme cases suicide

Mandate: To increase income and living standard of rural families

Funding Institution : DBT, Government of India

Budget outlay : Rs. 4.36 Cr (expenditure – 3.86 Cr.)

Period : Apr.2005 to Mar.2010

Project Location : Tubagere Hobli, 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)

RURAL BIO-RESOURCE COMPLEX PROJECT

BASELINE SURVEY

Big Farmers8%

Small &

Mar-ginal Farmers

66%

Land-less Labours26%

Composition of families – Project area

SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE PROJECT

Profitable and Sustainable Technologies

Information Support System

Providing Quality Critical Inputs & Custom hire service centre

Effective Functional Linkage

Marketing Support

Establishment of Commodity Based Associations

SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE PROJECT

IFSD & END TO END ISSUES

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

• 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

II.INFORMATION SUPPORT SYSTEM

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

III. CRITICAL INPUTS & CUSTOM HIRE SERVICES

CUSTOM HIRE SERVICE

Tractors,Power tiller, Cultivator, Rotovator, Digger, Land leveler, Harrow(Halube), Disc, MB-Plough, Power weeder, Power sprayer

IV. EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONAL LINKAGE (14)

RBRCUAS (B)

Marketing Agencies

-KAPPEC,

HOPCOMS, SAFAL

Dev. Depts.-6KSDA, KSDH, KSSD, Vet. &

Animal Sciences, KSMB, KSFD

KVK Bangalore Rural District, Hadonahally

Res. Organizations

ISRO, IIHR, CSR & TI

Financial Institution

Corporation Bank

Input agencies, NGOs, Local

Farmers’ Groups

CONTRIBUTIONS OF OTHER AGENCIES

Corporation Bank Financial assistance for Marketing complex and biofuel extraction unit

Instituted Corp Prasasthi Awards

Department of Horticulture

Subsidy for Banana, Mango, Sapota, flower crops and vermicompost pits

Two projects on Bhendi and Beans seed productionFinancial assistance for national workshop on Jack.

Department of Agriculture

Financial assistance for promotion of organic farming and custom hire centre

Marketing Board Cold storage facility

Department of Sericulture

Financial Assistance for CRC and Drip irrigation in mulberry

Department of Forest

Rejuvenation of degraded forest land and supply of forest seedlings

ISRO VRC and Expert centre

Grama Panchayat, Hodonahalli Office space free of cost

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

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

VI. COMMODITY BASED ASSOCIATIONS

Improved cultivation of Finger millet Average Yield (Q/ac): 14 Net income(Rs./ac): 11,000 B:C Ratio: 1.83 Yield improvement: 38%

Seed production Net income (Rs./ac):25,000B:C Ratio: 2.67Incremental income : 120%

Improved cultivation of corn crops Average Yield (Q/ac):25Net income(Rs./ac): 15,000B:C Ratio: 2.5Yield improvement : 15%

Open field Rose cultivation Average Yield (Q/ac): 210Net income(Rs./ac): 5,85,000B:C Ratio: 3.9Newly introduced crop

Improved cultivation of Sunflower Average yield (Q/ac.): 8Net income(Rs./ac): 16,000B:C Ratio: 2.0Yield improvement : 18%

Improved Red Gram cultivation Average Yield (Q/ac.): 7Net income(Rs./ac): 15500B:C Ratio: 2.75Yield improvement : 45%

Intervention-wise Achievements

Apiculture 70 unitsAverage yield (kg/hive): 3.50Net Income(Rs./box) : 200B:C ratio: 2.5

Promotin of Biofuel Species: Pongamia,Neem, Mahua, CastorSeedlings planted: 65000Oil expelling unit: 100tons/year

Tissue culture Banana cultivation Average Yield (tons/ac.): 32 Net income (Rs./ac):

1,94,000B:C Ratio: 6.46Yield improvement : 12%

Drum stick cultivation No. of Families: 200Net income (Rs/ac.):40,000BC Ratio : 1.69 Yield improvement: 23%

Value added products from finger millet Agro processing centreNo. of families: 100Total Production (Qtls): 45Net income(Rs./kg): 30B:C Ratio: 0.66

Organic farming Vermicompost units-60Earth worms-60 kgsGreen manure : 400 kgsNeem care: 60 litreBiofertilizers: 250 kgsJapanese compost unit: 10

Sheep rearing Number of units : 838Net income (Rs./unit): 5715B:C Ratio: 4.7

Sericulture Average yield (kg/ac/year): 1080Net income (Rs./ac/year): 1,34,400B:C Ratio: 2.24Yield improvement : 75%

Back yard poultry Number of units : 3720No. of Families :524Avg. weight :3.5 kgNet income (Rs./unit): 600

Fish rearing in irrigation ponds Average Yield (kg/ pond): 37.50Net income(Rs./pond): 1375B:C Ratio: 2.75Newly introduced

• Automatic Weather Station in the KVK premises

• Marketing Complex for Sale of VAPs

• Marketing Complex for the sale of Agri.-Hort. Produce

• Chawki Rearing Centre.

• Poultry Demonstration Unit

• Fish Demonstration units

• Two Agro-Processing Units

• Biofuel Extraction unit

INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES CREATED

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

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

Visitors Category

Outside the country

Outside the state

Within the state

Total

VIPs - 15 50 65

Scientists 113 240 56 409

Farmers - 180 10230 10410

Students 23 36 850 909

Total 136 471 10786 11,993

VISITORS

IMPORTANT VISITORS TO THE PROJECT AREA

Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam Dr.M.Mahadevappa

Dr.S.A.Patil Dr.V.L.Chopra

Dr.Suresh Kumar

Dr. S. Ayyappan, DG, ICAR & Secretary, DARE

Dr.Joseph Modayal

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

Sri. H.D. Devegowdaji, Former Prime Minister of India

Sri.Bharat lal meena.Dr.V.V. Sadamate.

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.

SPREAD OF TECHNOLOGY / REPLICATION OF THE MODEL

Increased ProductivityIncreased Income

Employment Generation

RBRC MODEL

Promotion of AppropriateInterventions

Effective InformationSupport System

Effective Functional Linkage

Marketing support

Providing Critical Inputs

Nutritional Intake

Better Education

Improved Housing

Leadership

Social Status

Social Mobility

Communication Skills

Improved Standard of Living

Commodity Based Associations

STRATEGIES

INITIAL BENEFITS

LONGTERM BENEFITS

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.

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