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INDIA-AFRICA PARTNERSHIP ON S & T AND INNOVATION

INDIA AFRICA PARTNERSHIP ON S & T AND INNOVATION-AGRICULTURE & FOOD SECURITY

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AGRICULTURE & FOOD SECURITY

S MAKHIJA

JAIN IRRIGATION SYSTEMS LTD

[email protected] MOBILE: +91 9958871254

mailto:[email protected]

INDIA AFRICA PARTNERSHIP ON S & T AND INNOVATION-AGRICULTURE & FOOD SECURITY 2

SOME HARSH FACTS

• ONE IN FOUR UNDER NOURISHED PEOPLE IN WORLD LIVE IN AFRICA

• MALNUTRITION MAINLY AFFECTS CHILDREN & THEIR DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

• ACCESS TO FOOD AND WATER GIVE RISE TO CONFLICT BETWEEN COMMUNITIES & NATIONS. IN MANY COMMUNITIES/COUNTRIES ACCESS TO WATER & FOOD CREATES ILLEGITIMATE POWER CENTRES IN AFRICA.


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• ONE IN FOUR UNDER NOURISHED PEOPLE IN WORLD LIVE IN AFRICA

• MALNUTRITION MAINLY AFFECTS CHILDREN & THEIR DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

• ACCESS TO FOOD AND WATER GIVE RISE TO CONFLICT BETWEEN COMMUNITIES & NATIONS


DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, CHANGES IN LIFESTYLE,

FOOD HABBITS,CLIMATIC CHANGES HAS MADE

WORLD MORE INTERDEPENDANT. WHO COULD

IMAGINE INDIA COULD BECOME LARGE EXPORTER

OF MEAT/MEAT PRODUCTS?

TRANSPLANTING TECHNOLOGY FROM HIGHLY

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES HAS DONE LITTLE TO HELP

AFRICA BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT IN FOOD

PRODUCTION.


QUOTE INNOVATION IN AGRICULTURE

Innovation implies risks that farmers would consider as minimal in a more

predictable environment with more secure predicted incomes that justify the

adoption of new technology packages.

The adoption of innovation required to increase productivity cannot be simply

decreed. Africa sees risk reduction as one of the key drivers of the adoption of

innovation in agriculture, and hence of productivity growth.


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CURRENT SYSTEM OF FARMING IN AFRICA, MAINLY

1. LARGE CORPORATE FARMS. HIGHLY MECHANIZED, CAPITAL

INTENSIVE AND HIGH PRODUCTIVITY ORIENTED.

2. EUROPEAN/EXPAT FARMERS.

3. FARMS UNDER CHURCHES/CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS

4. FARMING FAMILES. SUBSISTENCE FARMING WITH 80% HAVING LESS THAN 2 HA LAND.

FIRST TWO CATAGORIES HAVE CREATED LITTLE OR NO IMPACT TO HOST COMMUNITIES/COUNTRIES TOWARDS SKILL DEVELOPMENT

AND SUSTAINABLE RURAL LIVELYHOOD.


LEARN FROM PAST EXPERIENCES- INDIAN CORPORATES TOOK UP VAST LAND BANKS BUT COULD NOT SUCCEED AS

• LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE ROAD/PORT CONNECTIVITY, INADEQUATE WATER & ELECTRIC POWER.

• NO DETAILED SURVEY DONE ON GROUND. POOR LOCATION.

• COST/LEASE RENT WAS VERY LOW/NEGLIGIBLE BUT COST DEVELOPMENT VERY HIGH.

• IN LAND LOCKED COUNTRIES, LOCATION OF PROJECTS WAS UNVIABLE AS COST OF CREATING INFRASTUCTURE, LAND DEVELOPMENT, MECHANIZATION AND EXCAVATION OF PRODUCE VERY HIGH.

• MONEY RAN OUT. LOCAL INSTITUTIONAL FINANCE NOT AVAILABLE


PARTNERSHIP WITH INDIA WILL GIVE ACCESS TO SCIENCE BASED INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY DRIVEN AGRICULTURE AT LOWER COST.

ENSURE FOOD SECURITY AT BOTH ENDS. INDIA IS SHORT IN PULSES AND OILSEEDS WHICH AFRICA CAN PROVIDE. AFRICA CAN NOT ONLY MEET ITS OWN FOOD REQUIREMENTS BUT ALSO EMERGE AS AN EXPORTER OF ORGANIC FOOD, SUGAR, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd in Africa

Consultation on Exploring Feasibility of Contract Farming of Pulses in Africa 14

1. EXECUTED PROJECTS IN MOST PARTS OF AFRICA, in SOUTH AFRICA,

MOZAMBIQUE, TANZANIA, MALAWI,RWANDA, KENYA,UGANDA, NIGER, ETHIOPIA, NIGERIA, GHANA, ZAMBIA, ZIMBABWE, EGYPT, MOROCCO, DIRECTLY OR THROUGH SUBSIDIARY NaanDanJain ISRAEL ON TURN KEY BASIS.

SYSTEMS AND SERVICES SUPPLIED ARE

• DRIP & SPRINKLER IRRIGATION.

• CENTER PIVOT IRRIGATION.

• WATER CONVEYANCE & DISTRIBUTION.

• GREEN HOUSE WITH CLIMATE CONTROL

• SOLAR PUMPSETS

• CONSULTING SERVICES

• CAPACITY BUILDING

INDIA AFRICA PARTNERSHIP


• INDIAN CORPORATES TO EXPLORE CONTACT FARMING OF PULSES. INDIAN INNOVATION SHOULD INVOLVE SMALL FARMERING FAMILES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES AS CO-PRODUCERS/FPO’s.

• ESTABLISH VALUE CHAINS FOR PRIMARY PROCESSING TO CREATE JOBS FOR SUSTAINABLE RURAL LIVELYHOOD.

• DEVELOP SKILLS OF SMALL FARMERS AND PROVIDE TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED BY INDIAN FARMERS, SUITABLY MODIFIED WHERE NEEDED. CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING, BHOPAL CAN BE INVOVED TO DEVELOP TOOLS AND IMPLEMENTS SUIATBLE FOR SMALL AFRICAN FARMERS.

• HELP DEVELOP ENTREPRENEUR SKILLS TO ENCOURAGE LOCAL MANUFACTURE OF TOOLS AND IMPLEMENTS FOR SMALL FARMERS. HOST COUNTRIES TO ENABLE.

• LESS THAN 10% PRODUCERS HAVE ACCESS TO CREDIT. INDIAN RURAL CREDIT SYSTEM LIKE KISAN CREDIT CARD UNDER UMBRELLA OF NABAARD CAN BE SUITABLY REPLICATED IN AFRICA.

• “Agriculture is still neglected in government budgets in the vast majority of countries in Africa and this falls short of the Maputo commitment” AFRICAN NATIONS MUST ENHANCE INVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURE SECTOR.

THANK YOU

INDIA AFRICA PARTNERSHIP ON S & T AND INNOVATION-AGRICULTURE & FOOD

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