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ATMA & ICT – A Panacea for Agricultural Extension?. ...a Presentation-cum-Demo with Focus on SMS Portal and Farmers’ Portal. THE PROBLEM STATEMENT…. Approach to Strengthening Extension…. CONVERGENCE AMONG DEPARTMENTS & SCHEMES. Roll of PRIs in Selection of Beneficiaries - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
...a Presentation-cum-Demo with Focus on SMS Portal and Farmers’
Portal
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ATMA & ICT – A Panacea for Agricultural Extension?
THE PROBLEM STATEMENT…2
Agriculture beset with challenges: Climate change, resource depletion, less efficient supply chain, volatile markets
Agriculture has to be knowledge intensive to transcend impediments of dynamic scenario
Physical outreach has remained limited
Inter-departmental and inter-scheme barriers; R-E Linkages
Substantial inter-regional disparity in yield and lab to land gaps
Limited adoption of PPP Mode (>=10% provision ) and now 150% deduction
Stunted integration of NARS with State Agriculture machinery
Approach to Strengthening Extension…
• Extensive physical outreach and interactive methods
• Enhancement in quality through domain experts
• Regular capacity building• Institution Building• Effective Regulatory Mechanism• Innovative & Extensive use of
Technology• From FIGs to FPOs • Public Private Partnership • Pervasive use of ICT /Mass Media
Restructuring & strengthening of agricultural extension & technology should be judicious mix of
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CONVERGENCE AMONG DEPARTMENTS & SCHEMES
Roll of PRIs in Selection of Beneficiaries
Joint Circular by DAC and ICAR
SMS Gateway of DeitY & NIC and NeGP
Department of Space - NCFC
Field level manpower of NFSM, NHM & NPMSF and BTM/SMSs
under ATMA will cover designated Panchayats while providing
domain knowledge for respective schemes
Convergence of District Level Committees at ATMA GB and
State Level IDWG – Extension Components in SEWP
Field Level Extension Workers can also double up as Pest
Surveillance Scouts
Provisions of RKVY to supplement NMAET components
CONVERGENCE AMONG SUB-MISSIONSFARMER CENTRIC TRAININGS AND FIELD EXTENSION
SMSP SMAE SMAM SMPPSeed Village Programme
Farm Schools, Demo Plots, Trainings, Exposure Visits
Capacity Building by Institutions Identified by the State Government
Pest Monitoring, FFFs, IPM Training to Farmers
ATMA and BTTs (cost norms in same range)
Five Tiered Non P2P Mode (TV, Newspapers, Booklets, KCC, Internet, SMS)
Other technical, regulatory, technical and administrative components will be governed under respective Sub-Missions
Even today, more than 30% focus on areas other than
traditional agriculture & horticulture.
Demonstrations, Farm School and Trainings are also
on Animal Husbandry,
Dairying, Fisheries, IPM, Seed
Treatment, INM etc.
Integration of isolated efforts in
different Sub-Missions under
ATMA (e.g. half day Seed Village
training a part of Farm School, Field Workers to act as Pest Scouts also)
CENTRALITY of SREP
Vision documen
t for 5 years - a basis for
AAPs.Local
farmers, PRIs, line
Depts., KVKs etc.
Identifies gaps at
AES level.
Provides a
platform for
convergence.
SREP vetted
by ATMA GBs and used in DAAP
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Cafeteria of Activities
• Fairs, • Exposure
Visits,• Interactive
Trainings
• SMS, USSD, • IVRS, • Kiosk, • KCC & CSC
• SAMETIs, • ATMA, • NARS-Agri
• Farmer to Farmer Extension
Farm School, Farmer Friends
Infra, RE-
Linkages
Training, Exposur
e and Demos
ICT and Mass Media
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State NodalCell
CIGs, FIGs, FARMERS
State Level Sanctioning Committee (SLSC)/ IDWG
SAMETI & SAU/ ICAR Institutes W
ORK
PLAN
District Training Centre, KVK & ZRS
BlockTechnology Team
Agri-Entrepreneurs Farm Schools
Block Farmers Advisory Committee
District Farmers’ Advisory Committee
State Farmers Advisory Committee
ATMA (GB & MC)
Block ATMA cell
Farmer Friend
FUND
FLOW
Optimal Use of Manpower?
Village level pre-announced roster of Extension Personnel (GPS
Tracking)
Display Board with contact details of Extension Personnel
Orientations training of at least for 15 days by ICAR/ KVKs
Attrition due to low level salary/contractual job
ATMA should be an over-arching umbrella
Convergence among programmes & schemes as per CCEA and
Guidelines (viz. RKVY, NFSM, NPSMF) and also with PP, M&T and
Seeds
Single Committee headed by the Collector; Project Director
ATMA (V.C. of M.C. and Member Secretary of G.B.)
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Direct Farmer Oriented Activities
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Total Farmers Benefitted since 2005-06 = 202.98 lacs
Training
Ex-po-sureVisit
Kisan Mela
Demonstrations
Male
74.7%
Female25.3%
Farmer to Farmer Extension
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2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-120
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
14000
16000
2780
5691
67187149
16468
No. of Farm Schools
THE NUMBERS JUMBLE….15
No. of Farm Schools
PHYSICAL TARGETS FOR XII PLAN Sl. No Scheme/ component Units Achievement in XI plan Base 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Total 1 ATMA SCHEME ATMA Cafeteria (Existing) Farmers training Mandays 73.36 lakh 16 lakh 17.2 lakh 18.5 lakh 19.9 lakh 21.4 lakh 23.0 lakh 100 lakh Farmers exposure visits Mandays 32.54 lakh 7.5 lakh 8.1 lakh 8.7 lakh 9.35 lakh 10.05 lakh 10.8 lakh 47 lakh Extension Personnel training Mandays 2.49 lakh 60050 64600 69400 74600 80200 86200 3.75 lakh Demonstrations Number of Demonstrations 10.58 lakh 2.84 lakh 3.05 lakh 3.28 lakh 3.53 lakh 3.79 lakh 4.10 lakh 17.75 lakh Farm Schools Number of Farm Schools 39070 13500 15000 16000 17000 18000 19000 85000
FPOs – A Way Forward
Aggregating smallholders into FPOs to improve
bargaining power, move up value chains & improve
access to inputs, technology, markets.
Aggregation only way to enable SMF to exploit emerging
opportunities domestic and global
Climate change coping mechanisms and risk mitigation
requires aggregated platforms for efficient delivery
Aggregation will facilitate effective targeting of subsidies
to farmers
Budget Announcement
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Institution building strategy can only
succeed as an integral part of a larger
smallholder agriculture support policy, not as an
isolated intervention.
Model FPO Network Structure17
Village level(Crop planning, seed
production, demonstration,
knowledge sharing, aggregation)
Cluster level (10-12 villages)(Credit, inputs,
technology, capacity building, marketing
linkages)
State level(Policy advocacy,
explore wider markets, strategic
partnerships)
Federation of KPCs
KPC(1000 farmers/
50 FIGs in each)
FIG(15-20 farmers in each group)
FIG
Kisan Producer Co/Coop
FIG
Input supply
(Seed, fertilizer, machinery)
Financial & technical
(Credit, savings, insurance, extension)
Marketing linkages (contract farming, procurement under
MSP)
Training and Networking
(HRD, policy advocacy, documentation)
FPO
Typical Range of services by FPOs
Front line Demonstrations
How to capture the number of Farmers replicating
what they have learnt under FLDs? (
http://extensionreforms.dacnet.nic.in)
How to ensure that no farmer gets double benefits
from different schemes?
Large number of farmers’ fields at vantage points
for FLDs.
Demonstration plots may be allotted on the basis of
lottery system.
Selection of beneficiaries to be linked to Land
Records
Linking with Aadhaar records
Mobile Based Extension
Different modes for sending SMS – Comma separated, Database and Excel Sheet
Different databases from above offices, Kisaan Call Centres and Web Registration have been integrated 50 lac farmers (37 lacs distinct).
Entire Ministry of Agriculture, IMD, SAUs, KVKs etc. and State Governments down to Block level
Mobile phones density in rural areas - 400 million phones; India # 3 in terms of Internet Users but percentage penetration is still 12
Launched by Hon’ble President of India on 16 July 2013 – 20 crore SMS
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Unique Features
Easy Phonetic Typing Tools for12 Indian languages. Option for English and regional language in Roman
Every farmer can opt for up to 8 crops / agricultural practices
Coverage of farmers decided by jurisdiction but higher level can drill down.
To avoid duplication & contradiction, IT enabled checks and search facility for previous advisories by text & topic
SMS based services such as Soil Test, Market Information, can be integrated
Text to Speech conversion, USSD & IVRS under development
ZPD Name
KVKsRegistere
dVerifie
dApprove
dAdvisor
y Msgs
Zone 1(Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, J&K)
65 35 25 22 109 104719
Zone 2(West Bengal, A&N, Bihar, Jharkhand)
80 7 7 7 18 115
Zone 3(Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura)
73 62 51 50 293 30463
Zone 4(Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand)
77 4 3 3 16 7054
Zone 5(Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra)
78 46 40 39 394 1498212
Zone 6(Rajasthan, Gujarat) 70 14 7 6 28 5062Zone 7(Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Orissa)
99 23 17 14 5 5
Zone 8(Karnataka, Goa, Tamilnadu, Puducheery, Kerala, Lakhsadweep)
81 42 39 36 758 961464
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How do KVKs Stack Up
Selection of Beneficiaries for Extension
All Panchayats in a Block to be covered on a rotation basis
Panchayats to be covered to be decided by BTT and BFAC.
Number of beneficiaries (including SC, CT etc.) to be decided by
BTT in consultation with BFAC
50% S&MF, 30% women
Individual beneficiaries by Gram Sabhas OR Gram Panchayats in
consultation with FIGs and FOs
If Gram Sabhas don’t respond in time, BFAC in consultation with
BTT, FIGs and FOs
Linkage with Land Records and Adhaar to avoid duplication
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FACs at Block, District, State and National Level 26
BFAC consists of 20-25 members covering different categories of farmers in a Block
Due representation to women farmers and weaker sections of the Society
Feedback and Meeting Expenses
4417 Block level, 333 district level and 10 state level (11 under process) FACs constituted at various levels
DFAC
SFAC
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
Selection of right private partner – Bidding
process?
Inflated Project Costs to cover private share?
Contribution of at least 50% either in terms of
funds or in kind
Weighted tax deduction to the extent of 150% for
extension work announced in the budget
Successful examples
Safeguard against pushing private partners’
business agenda
Responsibility sharing by both Public and Private
partner
Pico Projectors & Low Cost Films28
No PC needed, battery operated also
Experience of Digital Green and DAC – the middle path
Video films focusing on specific themes and preferably directed by farmers themselves, HD but not broadcast quality
The agriculture films and success stories to be shown to small group of farmers by the Block level functionary.
Involvement of KVK and the State officials for vetting these films
Hand-held Devices
Edge/3G + GPS Open
Source, Mobile Kiosk (being tried in TN)
Use of Hand-held Devices
for on the spot data entry to
generate farm-wise details
Biometric authentication
of data and updation using
voice recognition
Farm Level Planning to
minimize the gap between
yield and potential.
Electronic Mass Media30
DD-National:
Krishi Darshan from 06:30 a.m. to
07:00 a.m. Monday to Saturday
18 Regional Kendras:
Krishi Darshan 30 minutes in
the evening
180 HPTs and LPTs:
Narrowcasting by about 5 transmitters
for local needs
96 Rural FM Stations:
Kisanwani 30 minutes
Community Radio
Station: 11(53 under
process)
Farmers’ Portal
An integrated portal (presently Beta version in Hindi & English)
from the stand point of a farmer converging elements from 800
plus websites of the Central & State Governments and NARS
Drill down approach down to Block level initially
States are to make one time data entry of NARP Zones, Dealers,
Manufacturers etc. and periodically update the same.
Databases integrated from different sources and displayed as per
farmer’s needs instead of only giving links
Backend integration with mobile based advisories (Text, Voice,
IVRS, USSD)
Portal can be launched only after data entry is completed by States
in English and Language of the State
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National e-Governance Plan-Agriculture33
PHASE-I
• First Phase being
implemented in 7 States
• Concurrent Evaluation will
be done
• Roll-out in the remaining
States and UTs being
planned by aggregation of
Data Centre Resources PHASE-II
• Constraint of Resources
has compelled us to alter
the cost sharing pattern
• Norms for field hardware
availability have also been
reduced