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Presentation Overview
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Innovative A Models 2
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5 Way Forward
Challenges
ZTM & BPD Role
Snap shot of Institutional Mechanism
Guidelines
Implemented since October 2, 2006
Soft copy available at ICAR webpage:-
http://www.icar.org.in/
Execution
• 3-tier management • Institute level • Zonal level • Central
• Technology Manageme-nt Committees at all levels
• Delegation of powers to execute at respective levels
ZTM&BPD Units at Zonal Institutes/
ZITMC
ITMU at each of the Institute/ PD/Bureau/NRC/SAU
ITMC
Facilitation for
Business
Planning and
Development
Bottom-UP Approach
• Collective Decision Making • Consultative Decision Making • Outsourcing
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ATMC/ ADG (IP&TM)/
CTMC
Top-to-Bottom
• Decision • Direction • Execution • Guidance
ICAR’s 3-tier IPR Management System
100 + 61
• To identify the potential technologies ready for commercialization and develop into marketable technologies and upscale them into viable agri – business under PPP framework.
• To develop a mechanism for transferring technology from IARI to public /private sector using R&D backup of the institute to help entrepreneurs in commercializing the technology.
• To impart consultancy, training and incubation for creating prospective entrepreneurs and value added manpower.
• To strengthen R&D focus of the institute towards more applied research through backward linkage from industry.
Objectives
EDP
BGA Biofertilizers
Bio-Pesticide
Tissue-culture
MAS Seeds
CPCT
Hydroponics
Dry Flowers
Entrepreneurship Development Programs
Farmers’ Participatory Seed Production
• Public Sector – NSC & State Seed Sector Corporations (Contract
farming) – Research Institutes (Contract farming) Private Sector Own Farm Contract Farming Farmers FPO Cooperatives Community Based
Selection and C P
Source Seed
Production & QC
Monitoring
Processing
Procurement
Research-Farmers Partnership for Seed Production
Price Mechanism
60% Rate at which IARI sells
Farmers
• Technical Backstopping
• Assured Marketing
• No Intermediary
• Best Price
Research Institutio
n
• Feed back Mechanism
• Farmers preference
• Help inAdoption of new varieties
Societal • Skilled manpower Base
• Increase Seed Availbility
• Seed Entreprises
Advantages : Research-Farmers’ Partnership for Seed Production
Farmer Producer Organizations(FPO) beej India Producers Company Ltd
• Collectivization of producers, Especially SMF into FPO
• Integrate small holders into modern supply net- works
• Improved access to Investments, Technology, Inputs and markets
• Spirit of Cooperative with flexibility, autonomy of Private Company
• Ownership of farmers • Open and voluntary membership • Production of identified commodity • Power of aggregation and Increased Bargaining
Power • Value Addition
• Beej India Producer co ltd • 2011, seed production as core activity • 5 Farmers as Directors , one non-voting expert Director of IARI • Rs 68 lac Turnover 2013-14
1000 Farmers seed Value Chain, 20 villages
50 Farmer Interest Groups undertake regular savings, regular monthly meetings on fixed date, have bank accounts, do
inter-loaning
Four Clusters
Two members from each group are elected to the respective cluster. A typical cluster represents 10-12 groups hence 20-25 members
Beej India Producer Company Ltd. Three representatives from each Clusters making a total of 12 Board Members.
Chairman One of the BoD is being elected from the Board as the Chairman
CEO
CEO for day today functioning.
Agri Input support team In process
Expert director From IARI
Organization structure
Processing Team Women SHG
Marketing Sale Counter
Accounts
BoD Committee Procurement, Demand aggregation, Accounts
beej India - Backward Linkage Seed / Fertilizer/Inputs
IARI/ State Level CFA
Distributors
Retailers
Wholesalers
Farmers
Beej-India FPO
1. Reduction of at least 10% cost of cultivation through aggregated bulk
purchases of agri inputs
2. Timely Availability of quality inputs
3. Increase in bargaining power of the members
beejIndia- Forward Linkage – Agri Produce
Farmer (Sells raw farm produce)
Customers
Mandi
Village level Mandi Agents
Raw Semi Processed
Large Mandi Processing Co.
City Mandi/ Modern
trade
Marketing Co.
Retail channel/ Modern trade
beejindia (Seed license)
Seed processing/packaging/marke
ting
Own Processing/Brandi
ng/ Marketing (FSS License)
Sale outlet
Comparison of Different Models of seed Production
Head Normal wheat production
Private Player driven
NSC/SSC Research Driven
Farmer owned FPO Beej India
Source Seed cost
Rs 0.48 Rs 0.90 Rs 0.52 Rs 0.82 RS 0.82
Inputs Cost Rs 5-6 Rs 5-6 Rs 5-6 Rs 5-6 Rs 5-6
Extra (Processing, storage, Packaging)
0 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20+1
Selling rate 14 16 16.80 19.20 22.5
Net Returns per kg
7.52 7.9 8.9 11.2 13.5
Extra returns 5% 16% 33% 44%
All prices Rs per output Kg Seed rate 1Qtkl/ha, 50Qtl/ha
Integrating Farmers into Processing value chain
Dissemination of
Technology
•Capacity Building •Buyback
Synergy
Networking platform
Sustainablemodels
Win –Win for all for Prosperity
Role of ZTM & BPD Unit (business Incubator & TTO) : Connecting the Dots
Trust deficit/lack of culture of group dynamics
Financial Linkage
Infrastructure Development
Marketing /Price volatility
Challenges
Technology transfer mechanism (TTO)
Entrepreneurship, Incubation Centres , Partnership
models
FPO-Pilots at NARC Institutes
Research –Farmer partnership for seed Productions
Way Forward