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RBRC - INNOVATIVE EXTENSION MODEL FOR THE
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL PEOPLE
Dr. K. Narayana Gowda
Vice Chancellor
University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, India
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CONTRIBUTING FACTORS FOR DECLINE IN THE
ECONOMY OF THE FARMERS
• Lack of assured market and remunerative price for their produce
• Inadequate timely information support system
• Declining soil productivity
• Decrease in underground water and environmental degradation.
• Fragmentation and division of landholdings
• Unorganized farming sector.
• Inadequate availability of labour, less dependability as well as
timeliness.
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RURAL BIO-RESOURCE COMPLEX PROJECT, UAS,
BANGALORE
Funding I tit ti
F di DBT G I
Institution: DBT, GoI
Budget outlay: Rs.4.36 Cr.(Rs.3.85 Cr.)
April 2005 to March 2010
Number of f
N b ili
f families : 8340
Number of Villages : 75
Geographical area: 13990 ha
Cultivated area: 9469 ha
Mandate: T i farmers’ i
To increase f d living t d d
’ income and li i standards
by way of addressing end-to-end issues.
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PROJECT AREA
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BASELINE SURVEY
Bench mark information was collected and analyzed for all the
stakeholders.
stakeholders
There are 70 tanks. The annual average rainfall is 768 mm.
Among the farm families 8.4% are big farmers, 64.76% are small and
farmers, 25.25 landless.
marginal farmers 25 25 % families are landless
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SPECIAL FEATURES OF Profitable and Sustainable
THE PROJECT Technologies
T h l i
pp y
Information Support System
Providing Quality Critical
SPECIAL Inputs
FEATURES OF
THE PROJECT
Effective Functional Linkage
Marketing Support
Start of Producers
Associations
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Profitable and Sustainable Technologies
1.
1 Improved cultivation of ragi
2. Ragi seed production
3. Improved Maize cultivation
4. Popcorn cultivation
5. Improved Sweet corn cultivation
6. Baby corn cultivation
7. Improved cultivation of Sunflower
8. French Beans Seed Production
9. Improved French Beans
10. Bio fuels
11. Organic Farming
12 V l added products in Ragi and
12. Value dd d d t i R i d
13. Sericulture
14. Fish rearing
p
15. Sheep rearingg
16. Girirani & Giriraja poultry birds
17. Water use efficiency
18. Infrastructure for farmers association
19.
19 Rose cultivation
20. Integrated farming system
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Information Support System
• Eight junior Scientists were recruited to work with 1500 to 2000
families h d id d by i i
f ili each and were guided b 30 senior scientists.i
• Educational activities organized were regular field visits, field days,
study tours, melas, krishimelas, campaigns, exhibitions,
vanamahotsava, etc.
• Imparting need based training programmes both on campus and off
campus on the interventions promoted. As on date the project has
conducted 356 training programmes including 13,841 stake holders.
• Establishment of one Village Resource Centre (VRC) at project area
and an Expert Centre at GKVK Campus has provided continuous
information support to all the stake holders. As on date 166
teleconferences were conducted on wide range of topics.
• Involved mass media like Radio, Doordarshan and Newspapers for
dissemination of technologies. Relevant leaflets and folders were
provided to supplement their knowledge and understanding.
• Recognitions and awards: Best farmers, Farm women, Farm youth
and local leaders are recognised /given awards during field days,
Krishimela and other occasions.
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Training Programmes Conducted During Project Period
Sl. Year No. of No. of
No Training Participants
Programmes
1 2005-06 52 1605
2 2006-07 74 3332
3 2007-08 137 4364
4 2008-09 69 3610
5 2009-10 24 930
Total 356 13,841
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Participation of Farmers in the Krishi Mela held at GKVK
Sl.
Sl Month Y
M th & Year N of farmers
No. f f
No. participated
1 November 2005 480
2 November 2006 642
3 November 2007 1093
4 November 2008 1047
5 November 2009 1100
Total 4,362
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Extension education activities undertaken during project period
Sl. Particulars No. of Events No. of
No. Participants
1 Field Days / Visits organized 13 8496
2 Exhibitions 4 6000
3 Crop Campaigns 7 350
4 Exposure Visits 4 150
5 Vanamahotsava
V h 4 600
6 Teleconferences 166 99600
Total 28 1,15,196
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Teleconferences
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Providing Quality Critical Inputs
The project has made special provisions to provide best quality
critical inputs to beneficiaries tailored with respective interventions
at the appropriate time.
E the dli
Even th seedlings / titissue culture b
lt dli tti
banana seedlings / rose cuttings
were provided using the common transport facility.
The start of farmers associations /commodity based associations has
been instrumental in undertaking various nurseries in the local area
which helped even marginal farmers to take up planting at his
convenient time.
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Effective Functional Linkage (14)
KVK
Bangalore
Rural
District,
H d h ll
Hadonahally
Financial Res.
Institution Organizatio
Corporation ns
Bank ISRO, IIHR,
ISRO IIHR
CSRTI
RBC
UAS (B)
Marketing Dev. Depts.-6
Agencies - KSDA, KSDH,
KSSD, Vet. &
,
KAPPEC
KAPPEC,
Animal
HOPCOMS, Sciences, KSMB,
SAFAL Input
KSFD
agencies,
NGOs, Local
Farmers’
Groups
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Marketing Support
Establishing Marketing Linkage Direct Sale by Producers
Marketing agencies were contacted Many farmers / Farm women /
and linked with the producers in the Farm youth were encouraged
j t
project area. to undertake sale of produces
Training was imparted to farmers on by themselves particularly
knowledge and skill in respect of water-melon, ragi malt, dhal,
grading and packing
packing. nursery seedlings, vermi
vermi-
compost, worms / manure,
The stake holders were provided
etc.
with timely information on various
marketing institutions, their contact
a et g st tut o s, t e co tact However, the system of sale
numbers, prices offered, quality and by producers themselves was
quantity requirement. not up to the expectation.
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Start of Producers Associations (Commodity Growers Associations
1. Rural Biofuel Growers Association,
Hadonahalli
2. Chawki Rearing Centres (Two Numbers)-
Gulya, Gangasundra
3 Organic Farming Farmers Association
3. Association,
Karnala
4. Flower Growers Association, Hadonahally
5 J kG Association, Hadonahally
5. Jack Growers A i ti H d h ll
6. Corn Growers Association, Hadonahalli
7. Federation of Women SHGs of Tubagere Hobli
8. Fish Farmers Association, Hadonahalli
9. Fruits and Vegetables Growers Association,
Hadonahalli
10. Agro Processing Centre -Melekote
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ACHIEVEMENTS
Both qualitative and quantitative changes were observed among
the beneficiaries.
The behavioral changes were significant in terms of knowledge
capabilities on each of the interventions and their management.
The change /shift in cropping pattern, productivity, income,
employment and extent of improvement on standard of living. The
major area was replaced was observed in case of groundnut and
ragi by maize, sweet corn and baby corn.
The crops introduced were hybrid maize, redgram (both pure and
intercrop), mulberry, banana, open rose cultivation and biofuel
plantation (non-arable land).
The other technologies introduced were seed production in
selected crops, fishery, sheep, poultry, vermicomposting, organic
farming, apiary, value addition and processing besides two ITKs
namely promotion of jack technology and sale of green cob maize.
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ACHIVEMENTS (contd.)
The various infrastructure facilities created improved production,
added net income, employment generation, nutritional
benefits.
improvement and many direct benefits
The most important infrastructure facilities created were: biofuel
extraction unit, chawki rearing centres (two), dhal making unit,
unit, center,
processing and value addition unit Flower marketing center fruits
and vegetable marketing centre(recently commissioned),
automatic weather station.
The increase in productivity was significant in ragi maize and
ragi,
redgarm to the extent of two - three folds.
The added net income was realized in case of seed production, red
gram banana sericulture open rose cultivation; fish rearing
gram, banana, sericulture, rearing,
sheep rearing, vermicomposting, value addition and processing.
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Direct Benefits
a)Shift in cropping system / replacement or reduction in the area of
some crops
The less profitable crops lik groundnut, eucalyptus and portion of
Th l fit bl like d t l t d ti f
area under ragi were replaced with maize, sweet corn, redgram,
mulberry, tissue culture banana and rose.
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b) Introduction of new enterprises
Sweet corn, baby corn, open rose cultivation, victory-1 mulberry
variety and two chawki rearing centers
Improved sheep rearing, fish rearing, back yard poultry (giriraja &
girirani breeds), vermicompost, Japanese method of composting.
Apiculture, biofuel species’ planting, seed production techniques
in ragi, redgram, sunflower, popcorn.
Green manure crops, organic farming, tissue culture banana and
value addition in ragi and red gram.
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c) Added income
The 20 interventions implemented in the project area has totally
diversified the cropping system and farming systems with subsidiary
occupation viz, sheep, poultry, diary, value addition and micro
enterprises such as vermicomposting, nursery raising etc.
The total annual income of the stake holders of the project area has
raised up to 1015.00 lakhs over the bench mark income of Rs.396.00
lakhs during 2007-08, while it was 1564 lakhs during 2008-09.
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d) Employment Generation
The different interventions implemented by the adoption of
improved practices in the area have increased labour requirement
for different operations due to which additional employment was
generated.
It could be seen that several youth have been stayed on their farm
and earning sizeable income and leading satisfactory life.
About 2,52,875 man days of annual additional employment
area,
generated from the selected interventions in the project area which
has minimized migration of youth and many landless people.
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e) Improvement in social status and nutrition
The increased income has been effectively used for clearing their
debts, children,
debts for providing better education to children building new and
renovating their houses, furnishing their existing houses,
purchasing vehicles, mobile phones and leadership characters,
people.
totally resulted in improvement in quality of life of rural people
The interventions such as nutrition gardens, value addition in Ragi,
Red gram, Jack, drumstick, Fish rearing, Backyard poultry and
apiary have increased the nutrition intake of the family members
and improving health status.
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Indirect Benefits Derived
a) Ragi: The certified quality seeds provided by the project (source from
University) was multiplied and shared with fellow farmers, friends and
relatives both within and outside the project area. Many farmers from
outside the project area have visited, interacted about the new variety and
use.
requested to spare the quality seed for their use
b) Redgram: Exchange of seeds among relatives and friends within and out
side the project area.
hybrids,
c) Maize: By the introduction of hybrids beneficiary himself brought additional
area under same hybrids. Many of his relatives and friends also taken up
same hybrids in the subsequent seasons.
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d) Vermi-composting: Trained beneficiaries of project have developed skill in
providing training to other farmers, students of School, Colleges and
NGO’s to take up vermicomposting by getting honorarium. Many youth are
self employed as trainers both within and outside the project area.
) Sheep and P lt Bi d B d Sh
e) Sh d Poultry Birds: Bandur Sheep B d introduced i th project
Breed i t d d in the j t
area resulted in up gradation of Local Breeds.
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Indirect Benefits Derived
f) Fish Culture: Average fish production of 37.5 kg/100m2 storage tanks, net
income of over Rs. 1375/ tank with a BCR of 2.75. The success of the
activity has received appreciation and acceptance of the community in
the region as a complementary activity both to meet the family
income.
requirement for fish and supplementary income
g) Nursery: Helped in bringing fallow non-aerable Land under Biofuel
species, Mango, Sapota and Cashew Plantation.
h) Apiary: Introduction of apiary (nearly 30 units) in the project area has
d id
made considerable i fl
bl influence i producing h
in d i This improved
honey. Thi i d
income, increased honey consumption, employment generation and
enhanced pollination in cross pollinated crops resulting in additional
crop yields.
i) Employment Generation: The introduction of some interventions,
intensive cultivation, seed production and institutions has resulted in
additional employment generation.
Migration: D
j) Mi ti Due t i
to increased i
d income of f
f farmers and more employment
d l t
opportunity for landless helped in minimizing migration to urban areas.
Many farm youth undertook nursery raising, expanding area under
y, p g, p
mulberry, vermiscomposting, value addition and processing have g
resulted in minimising migration to urban area.
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Important interventions covered
Interventions Photograph
1. Improved cultivation of Ragi (Commercial)
Variety-MR-1 and GPU-28
Critical inputs given:
Azospirillum, PSB
Area (ac): 388 & 1300
No. of families:388 & 1300
Average Yield (Qtls/acre): 14 & 12
Total yield (Qtls): 5432 & 15,600
17,000 15,000
Gross income: 17 000 & 15 000
Cost of cultivation: 6000 & 6000
Net income: 11,000 & 9,000
B:C Ratio: 1.83 & 1.5 , respectively
Seed production technology in Ragi
Variety-MR-1
Critical inputs given:
Azospirillum, PSB
Area ( ) 50
A (ac):
No. of families: 50
Average Yield (Qtls/acre): 16
Total yield (Qtls): 800
,
Gross income: 25,400
Cost of cultivation: 6500
Net income: 18,900
B:C Ratio: 2.90
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Interventions Photograph
2. Improved Maize cultivation
Variety-Super-900 M
Critical inputs given:
,
Azatobactor, PSB
Area (ac): 570
No. of families: 570
Average Yield (Qtls/acre): 25
Total yield (Qtls): 14,250
Gross income: 21,000
G i 21 000
Cost of cultivation: 6000
Net income: 15,000
B:C Ratio: 2.5
Variety- Allrounder
Critical inputs given:
Azatobactor, PSB
Area (ac): 264
No. of families: 264
Average Yield (Qtls/acre): 20
Total yield (Qtls): 5280
Gross income: 16,750
Cost of cultivation: 6000
Net income: 10,750
B:C Ratio: 1.79
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Interventions Photograph
3.Improved technology on Pop corn cultivation
Variety- Amber
Critical inputs given:
A b
Azatobactor
Area (ac): 512
No. of families: 512
Average Yield (Qtls/acre): 20
Total yield (Qtls): 10,240
Gross income: 46,200
Cost of cultivation: 7000
Net income: 39,200
B:C Ratio: 5.6
4. Improved Sweet corn cultivation
Variety- Golden Honey
Area (ac): 19
No. of families: 75
Average Yield (Qtls/acre): 40
Total yield (Qtls): 760
Gross income: 45,000
Cost of cultivation: 6000
Net income: 39,000
B:C Ratio: 6.5
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Interventions Photograph
5. Improved cultivation of Sunflower
Variety- PAC-361
Area (ac): 80
No of families: 80
No.
Average Yield (Qtls/acre): 8
Total yield (Qtls): 640
Gross income: 24,000
Cost of cultivation: 8000
Net income: 16,000
B:C Ratio: 2.0
Apiary: 70 units
Average Honey yield (kgs): 3.50
Total Honey yield (Kgs): 245
Cost of Management (Rs): 80.00
Gross Income: 280
Net Income : 200
B:C ratio: 2.5
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Interventions Photograph
6. Improved Baby corn cultivation
Variety- Golden baby
Area (ac): 16
No. of families: 75
Average Yield (Qtls/acre): 25
Total yield (Qtls): 400
Gross income: 32,000
Cost of cultivation: 6000
26,000
Net income: 26 000
B:C Ratio: 4.33
7.Tissue culture Banana cultivation
Variety- Robusta (4th Crop)
Area (ac): 8
No. of families: 12
Average Yield (tons/acre): 32
Total i ld (t )
T t l yield (tons): 384
Gross income: 2,24,000
Cost of cultivation: 30,000
Net income: 1,94,000
C a o 6 6
B:C Ratio: 6.46
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Interventions Photograph
8. Drumstick cultivation
Variety- PKM-1
Area (ac): 8
No. of families: 200
Yield (nos.): 200
Total yield (Qtls): 4,00,000
Gross income: 400
Cost of cultivation: 150
Net income: 250
B:C Ratio: 1.60
9. a) Commercial Beans production
Arka Komal and Arka Suvidha
Critical inputs given:
Seeds, Trichoderma
Area (ac): 80 & 35
No. of families: 80 & 35
Average Yield (Qtls/acre): 20
Total yield (Qtls): 1600 &700
Gross income: 30,000 &30,000
Cost of cultivation: 7000 & 7000
23,000 23,000
Net income: 23 000 & 23 000
B:C Ratio: 1.67 & 1.67 , respectively
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Interventions Photograph
b) Vegetable seed production
a) French Beans
Critical inputs given:
Trichoderma. Inorganic fertilizers, pesticides
Variety- Arka Komal
Area (ac): 6.5
No. of families: 7
Average Yield (Qtls/acre): 4
Total yield (Qtls): 26
Gross income: 16,000
Cost of cultivation: 6000
Net income:10,000
B:C Ratio: 1.67
French Beans
Critical inputs given:
Trichoderma, . Inorganic fertilizers, pesticides.
Variety- Arka Suvidha
Area (ac): 6
No. of families: 6
Average Yield (Qtls/acre): 4
Total yield (Qtls): 24
16,000
Gross income: 16 000
Cost of cultivation: 6000
Net income: 10,000
B:C Ratio: 1.67
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Interventions Photograph
10. Rose cultivation
Variety- Cherisma
Area (ac): 6
No. of families: 24
Average Yield (Qtls/acre): 210
Total yield (Qtls): 1260
Gross income: 7,35,000
Cost of cultivation: 1,50,000
5 85 000
Net income: 5,85,000
B:C Ratio: 3.9
11. Red Gram
Variety- BRG-1
Critical inputs given: Neem oil
Area (ac): Intercrop in Ragi and
Redgram
No.
No of families: 300
Average Yield (Qtls/acre): 1.5
Total yield (Qtls): 450
Gross income: 7500
Cost of cultivation: 2000
Net income: 5500
B:C Ratio: 2.75
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Interventions Photograph
12. Bio fuels
a) Pongamia: 1000 plants
13. Improved mulberry cultivation and
silkworm rearing
Mulberry variety: V-1
Area (ac): 390
Silkworm Breed: PM x CSR2
No. of families: 390
Average cocoon yield (kg): 1080
Total cocoon yield (kgs): 4,21,200
Gross income: 1,94,400
Cost of production: 60,000
Net income: 1,34,400
B:C Ratio: 2.24
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Interventions Photograph
Mulberry variety: V-1
Area (ac): 50
Silkworm Breed: CSR2 x CSR4
No. of families:300
Average cocoon yield (kg): 960
A i ld (k )
Total cocoon yield (kgs): 48,000
Gross income: 2,40,000
Cost of production: 60,000
Net income: 1,80,000
B:C Ratio: 3.0
CRC
Unit: 1
Silkworm Breed: CSR2 x CSR4
No. of dfls brushed: 48,000
Gross income: 3,60,000
Cost of production: 2,16,000
Net income: 1,44,000
B:C Ratio: 0.66
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Interventions Photograph
Silkworm Breed: Multi voltine (FC-1x FC-2)
No. of dfls brushed: 7200
Gross income: 54,000
Cost of production: 32,400
Net income: 21,600
B:C Ratio: 0.66
Silkworm Breed: Multi voltine (PM xCSR2)
No. of dfls brushed: 36,000
Gross income: 2,70,000
1 62 000
Cost of production: 1,62,000
Net income: 1,08,000
B:C Ratio: 0.66
14. Organic farming
a. One village is exclusively selected for
organic farming.
1. Vermicompost
units-60
2 Earth worms-60 kgs
2.
3. Sunhemp: 400 kgs
4. Neem care: 60 litre
5. Biofertilizers: 250 kgs
6. Japanese method
of compost unit: 10
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Interventions Photograph
15. Value added products in ragi.
Agro processing centre-1
No. of families: 100
Total Production (Qtls): 45
Gross income: 80
Cost of Production: 50
Net income: 30
B:C Ratio: 0.66
16 Fish rearing
16.
Species- Catla, Common Carp, Mrigal,
Grass Carp, Rohu
Critical inputs given: Fish catching nets
Units: 310
No. of families: 310
Average Yield (Kgs/100 fingerlings): 37.50
Gross income : 1,875
Cost of cultivation: 500
Net income: 1375
B:C Ratio: 2.75
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Interventions Photograph
17. Sheep rearing
Units (1 unit = 2nos.): 94
No. of families: 94
Average body weight (Kgs): 25
Total body weight (Kgs): 4,700
Gross income: 3,750
Cost of rearing: 1,500
N income: 2,250
Net i 2 250
B:C Ratio: 1.5
18. Water use efficiency
Empowering on stability, efficient use of
water and farmers are advised and
encouraged to adopt micro irrigation system
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Interventions Photograph
19. Integrated farming system(IFSD)
Sheep rearing (nos.): 188
Poultry chicks rearing (nos.): 500
Vermicompost units: 60
Apiary: 70 boxes
Fish rearing (units): 310
20. Infrastructure for Farmers Association
1. Agro processing centre
1 Ag o p ocessing cent e at Melekote
2. Market complex at KVK, Hadonahalli
3. Bakery and value added product sales
counter at Hadonahalli
4. Chawki rearing centre
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RURAL BIOFUEL GROWERS ASSOCIATION, HADONAHALLY (R)
The Association registered during January 2007
49 MPCS in the project area have become members by
paying a membership amount of Rs.2, 000/- each.
p y g p , /
Each Director has contributed Rs.10,000/- as membership
fee-cum-deposit.
individual biofuel
The i di id l bi f l growers nearing 120 h
Th i have also
l
become members by paying a membership fee of Rs.500.
RBRC Project provided seed money of 2 lakh.
The shortfall amount Rs.6.00 lakh is met after obtaining
loan from Corporation Bank, Tubagere.
The association started procuring and processing bio fuel
seeds from March 2009 through MPCS.
Among the major Bio fuel species pongamia stands first
caster.
followed by neem and caster
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DIRECT BENEFITS: RURAL BIOFUEL GROWERS ASSOCIATION (R)
1.
1 Direct procurement of bio fuel seeds ensured
transparent weighment and assured two and a half
times of fair price to farmers.
2. Availability of fresh and quality oil locally.
3. Availability of high quality cake to farmers locally.
4. Reduction of overhead charges.
5. limits.
5 Availability of biofuel seedlings in each panchayat limits
6. Increased area under biofuel plantation (2.10 lakh
seedlings/ grafts).
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Interventions Photograph
Automatic Weather Station (AWS)
Automatic weather station was installed in
the project area on 15-10-2008, the
instruments records Rainfall, Air
temperature, Relative Humidity, Leaf
t Brightness and wind speed f
wetness, B i ht d i d d for
every 12min, 60 min and day and monthly
average will be recorded automatically
stored in its memory and that can be down
loaded any time.
Longitude : 130 221 488N
Lattitude : 770 321 808E
Altitude : 29980
( )
The Annual Rain Fall Data(mm)
Annual rainfall (mm)
2004 - 765
2500
2005 – 1374.4
2000 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Rainfall (m m )
2006 – 708.8
1500
2007 - 1146 1374 4
1374.4
1146
1000 1030.8
2008 – 1030.8 765 708.8 812.1
500
2009 – 812.2
0
1 2 3 4 5 6
Year
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SEED PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES
• Majority of the farmers in the project area were using stored/preserved seed for
crops like ragi, redgram and groundnut.
• There was very poor seed replacement rate of10-15%.
• This leads to lower productivity, higher disease incidences and loss in physical
g p y
and genetic purity of the seed material.
• The farmers in the project area were convinced to go for seed production
programme.,
• The farmers were trained on seed production programme in crops like
groundnut, ragi, sunflower, redgram, French beans and Bhendi, popcorn, etc., by
seed production specialists.
• Farmers were trained on raising of jack seedlings and seedling of biofuel
species.
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ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF SEED PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES
Gross Cost of Net
Area Yield B:C
Year Variety Income Cultivation Income
(acres) (q) Ratio
(Rs.) (Rs.) (Rs.)
2009-10
2009 10
Ragi MR-1 50 800 12,70,000 3,25,000 9,45,000 2.90
Bhendi* Arka anamika 6 24 96,000 36,000 60,000 1.66
Frechbean* Arka komal 21 51.74 3,10,440
, , , ,
1,26,000 , ,
1,84,440 1.46
2008-09
Ragi MR-1 91 930 12,51,795 4,37,950 8,13,845 1.86
Redgram ICP-7035& BRG 4 21 84,000 24,000 60,000 2.5
French bean Arka komal 6.5 26 1,04,000 39,000 65,000 1.66
2007-08
Ragi GPU-28 & MR-1 500 8600 1,05,35,000 32,65,000 72,70,000 2.22
2006 07
2006-07
Ragi MR-1 303 55,75,200 15,15,000 40,60,200 3.68
Ground nut GPBD-4 44 6,18,800 2,20,000 3,98,800 2.81
Popcorn Amber 15 270 5,67,000
, , ,
90,000 , ,
4,77,000 5.3
Total income generated through seed production during project period is Rs.1,49,19,285
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INCOME DERIVED FROM THE SALE OF SELECTED QUALITY JACK SEEDLINGS
Name of the farmer Village 2008 2009-10 Total
Amount
No.of Amount No.of Amount
(Rs)
plants (Rs) plants (Rs)
Muniyappa Kachahalli 1700 25,500 - - 25,500
KM. Narasimhamurthy Kachahalli 1306 19,590 19,590
Miniyappa Kachahalli 500 7500 7500
(To Gowribidanoor)
K.Narasimiah Kachahalli 1000 15,000 - - 15,000
Ravikumar M.G Melekote 1200 18,000 1050 15750 33,750
Ambareesh Bachahalli - - 1000 15,000 15,000
M.Nagendra Tapasihalli 2000 30,000 - - 30,000
Sadananda s/o Tapasihalli 1500 22 500
22,500 400 6000 28 500
28,500
Hanumantharayappa
K. Marappa Karanala 1500 22,500 2300 34,500 57,000
K. Nanjegowda Karanala 500 7500 7,500
Total 8,900 1,33,500 7056 1,05,840 2,39,340
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PLANTING PROGRAMMES OF BIOFUEL PLANTS DURING THE PROJECT PERIOD
Area (Acres) No. of Families involved
Year Planned Achieved Planned Achieved
2005-06 125 125 550 550
2006-07 400 400 2900 2900
2007-08 500 380 4000 2500
2008-09 500 500 2000 2000
2009-10 500 500 500 500
Total 2025 1905 9950 8450
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EMPOWERMENT OF RURAL UNEMPLOYED YOUTH TO TAKE UP
BIOFUEL PLANTS NURSERY
• Unemployed youth in the area were selected and trained to
take up biofuel plant nursery
• Seedlings raised by these nurseries were purchased by
the project and were distributed to beneficiaries of the
project
Income generation from biofuel plants nursery
Year Benefii- Seedlings Cost Gross Net Income
ciaries (Rs.) Income (Rs.)
(Rs.)
(R )
2005-06 3 16,410 41,025 82,050 41,025
2006-07 4 8850 22,125 44,250 22.125
2007-08 2 12,850 42,375 1,05,250 62,875
2008-09 3 4700 11,750 23,500 11,750
Total 12 42,810 1,17,275 2,55,050 1,37,775
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INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES CREATED
• KVK at Hadonahally by ICAR, New Delhi during 2007.
• Village Resource Center (VRC) was established in collaboration with Indian
Space Research Organization at Hadonahalli village during June 2006.
• Procured tractors, Power tiller, Power sprayer, Power weeder, Winnover,
Disc, Leveler, Cultivator, Digger, Rotovator etc., to provide them to farmers
on custom hired services on concession.
• Marketing stall for the sale of Agriculture Horticulture produces was
constructed in the premises of RBRC office at a cost of Rs.60,000/-. The
Bank.
fund for the purpose was provided by Corporation Bank
• Expert Centre was established in collaboration with ISRO at GKVK campus
during April 2007.
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INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES CREATED
• Two Chawki Rearing Centres during 2007.
Automatic W th St ti
• A t in the i during O t b 2008
ti Weather Station i th KVK premises d i October 2008.
• Poultry Demonstration Unit at KVK during Oct. 2008.
• Establishment of Fish Demonstration unit at KVK farm pond during Oct.08.
• Mini Marketing Complex at KVK during Nov. 2009.
• Processing machineries such as ragi cleaner, pearler, flour mill, dhal mill.
• Agro-processing unit at Melekote and Hadonahalli during November 2009.
• Biofuel Extraction unit handed over to Rural Biofuel Growers Association
Hadonahally for maintenance during January 2009.
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RBRC MODEL
Nutritional Intake
Promotion of Appropriate Providing Better
Interventions Education
Effective Information Improved Housing
Support System Increased Productivity
Increased Income Improved House
Effective Functional gadgets
Employment Generation
Linkage
Vehicles
Market Empowerment
Leadership
Providing Critical
Inputs Social Status
S i l M bilit
Social Mobility
Commodity Based Associations
Communication
Skills
Improved Standard of Living
Capacity building
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LINE SOWING ACROSS
THE SLOPE
DRIP IRRIGATION
WATER USE
EFFICIENCY
DESILTING OF TANK
MULCHING
RAIN WATER HARVESTING
STRUCTURES
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ORGANIC FARMING
(ENTIRE VILLAGE)
COMPOSTING
VERMICOMPOSTING
SUSTAINABILITY
(SOIL FERTILITY)
PULSES
USE OF TANK SILT
GREEN MANURE CROPS
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FISH REARING IN TANKS/
STORAGE PONDS (300)
SHEEP REARING (500)
EFFECTIVE USE OF
NATURAL RESOURCES
BACK YARD POULTRY (1500)
RECYCLING OF ALL FARM WASTE
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Ragi, Maize,
Cereals
Jower
Redgram, Avare,
Food Security Pulses Cowpea
Oil Seeds
Sunflower
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Drumstick,
Curry leaf, , Amla
Mango,Sapota, Jamun,
Fruits Banana,
Banana Guava
Nutritional
Security
Vegetables
Value added Products
in Ragi, Jack and Redgram
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Biofuel Planting
(Pongamia, Neem
(Pongamia Neem, Semaruba)
Environmental Dryland Horticulture
Concern
C (M Sapota, G
(Mango, S t Guava, J )
Jamun)
Biogas, Vermicompost, Compost
Removal of hazardous weed
(Parthenium)
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VISITORS OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES
Visitors Outside Outside Within Total
Category
C t the
th the t t
th state the t t
th state
country
VIPs - 15 36 51
Scientists 113 4 34 151
Farmers - 80 1530 1610
Students 23 36 278 337
Total
T t l 136 135 1878 2149
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OBSERVATIONS FROM VISITORS
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Dr. R. Dwarakinath, Former Vice-Chancellor, UAS, Bangalore
It was a very satisfying visit we had on the 10 January 2009 to your Bio
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Resource Project. It was a commendable achievement on the two farms that
we saw, not only with regard to what has been developed, but also with
respect to the attitude of the farmers that we met. Similarly, we were happy
that you have built associations not only to develop the enterprise, but also
operations.
to deal with the market operations
I don’t think we have many other projects that have gone so far linking
production to marketing, taking away the burden from the individual
farmers t groups of f
f to f farmers.
It was indeed a great pleasure for me to observe the practical achievements
of the Bioresources Complex of the UAS, Bangalore. This is a far-sighted
effort, not only to bring improvements in farm productivity with an
integrated farming approach, but also to ensure the spread of the new
practices through farmer-to-farmer contacts. Building farmers associations
effort.
is really an innovative effort Much more impressive was the fact that
marketing component which has been built into the project thus making.
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Prof. M. Mahadevappa, Advisor, SSRDF, Vidyapeetha, Mysore
I visited the RBRC project area on 23.02.2007 and happy to note that
h interventions envisaged i the overall mandate of the project are
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being effectively implemented.
The net income computed for some interventions aroused in me
curiosity and lot of interest. The Chawki rearing centre started to backup
sericulture enterprise and large area of additional employment
generation.
The more appreciable part is efforts made on the marketing of
various interventions proposed in the area. The start of various
associations namely; Biofuel growers association, Flower growers
association are going to not only sustain productivity but also enhance
the income of the people.
It observed that the Junior scientists are residing in the village and
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providing timely guidance and training to farmers. The start of village
resource centre in collaboration with ISRO to provide variety of need
based information support with rural people is noteworthy and I take this
opportunity to congratulate you and all staff for implementing this project in a
creative and innovative pattern.
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Dr. S.A. Patil, Chairman, Karnataka Krishi Mission
I visited the DBT funded project of Rural Bio Resource Centre operating at
Tubagere Hobli, Doddaballapura Taluk. I appreciate the vision and planning by the
Principal Investigator and Project Coordinator Dr. K. Narayana Gowda, for putting
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most innovative interventions of not only increasing crop yields but also higher
income generating interventions including value addition and marketing. I hope that,
this will be a model to the country. From Karnataka Krishi Mission, we have
d d to Government of K
recommended t G t k to t bli h h it in
t f Karnataka t establish such units i each KVK h
jurisdiction. I congratulate you and your Scientists who are involved in executing this
project.
India Center, Global College, Long Island University, Bangalore
We take this opportunity to thank you for facilitating and guiding our students
i it to the Rural Bi R
visit t th R Centre ti t Tubagere H bli D dd b ll
l Bio Resource C t operating at T b Hobli, Doddaballapura
Taluk. The visit offered our students a first hand experience on issues of sustainable
farming and the application of technology to the benefit of the farming communities.
We wish all the success to the project and hope that your good work continues its
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reach to the wider extent possible.
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IMPORTANT VISITORS TO THE PROJECT AREA
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RECOGNITION TO FARMERS / FARM WOMEN / STAFF
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1. Institution of Two CORP PRASASTHI AWARDS sponsored by Corporation
Bank, Mangalore by depositing an amount of Rs.3 lakhs. They are given
every year from the interest amount accrued. Each award carries a cash
amount of Rs.10,000/- to be presented in the annual Krishimela at GKVK
Campus These two awards were presented for the first time in the
Campus.
Krishimela 2007.
2. Three awards were also given to best farmers/farm women in the project
2007.
area during Maize Field Day in October 2007 The prize amount was
sponsored by Corporation Bank, Tubagere. Best women achievers were
recognized during important occasions.
3 Hi Tech exhibition stall put up at krishimela GKVK during November 2007
3. Hi-Tech
& 2008 adjudged as Best stalls award consecutively.
4. Best Progressive Farm Women District Award presented to Smt.
Channamma,
Channamma Antharahalli village of the project area during the Krishimela
2007 held at UAS, GKVK.
5. Best Progressive Farmer District Award presented to Sri Sadananda,
Thapasihalli village who h
Th ih lli ill to be
h happens t b an IFSD f f j t
farmer of our project
during the Krishimela 2008 held at UAS, GKVK
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6. Sri Sadananda of Tapasihalli village awarded National Award by
New D lhi presented d i k i hi l f th year 2009
IARI N Delhi, t d during krishimela for the 2009.
7. Sri Sadananda of Tapasihalli village awarded “Jamsetji Tata
National Virtual Academy (NVA) Fellow for the year 2009 from
Sri.Swaminathan Research Foundation Chenni, on Dec 2009 .
8. Smt.Chennamma of Antharahalli village awarded “Jamsetji Tata
National Virtual Academy (NVA) Fellow for the year 2009 from
Sri.Swaminathan Research Foundation Chenni, on Dec 2009 .
9. HARVEST
9 Sri Sadananda of Tapasihalli village awarded “HARVEST OF
HOPE- A Tribute to the Enduring sprit of Indian farmers” by
Department of Agricultural Cooperation, held at Vigyan Bhavan
New Delhi, on Feb.2010
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CONTRIBUTING FACTORS FOR THE
RBRC PROJECT
DIRECT FACTORS INDIRECT FACTORS
1. Appropriate interventions 1. Effective use of local
leaders
2. Effective information system
2. Addressing of end-to-
3. Market empowerment
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end issues
4. Effective functional linkage
3. Focus on integrated
5. Providing critical inputs approach
6. Promotion of producers 4. Credibility & confidence
associations restored among farmers
SUCCESS
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SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE PROJECT
• End to end issues are addressed for each intervention /
technology.
• Integrated approach for development involving interdisciplinary
team.
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Start of commodity based associations.
• Effective involvement of related organizations.
• Base line, midterm and terminal evaluations are undertaken.
• Needed infrastructure facilities are created in the area for
development.
• All types of target groups are involved / addressed.
• Fl ibilit i b ilt i th project
Flexibility inbuilt in the j t
• Recognitions and encouragement for good achievements
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WHAT ARE THE CONSTRAINTS?
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Frequent changes in the project staff
• Political interference
• Crop insurance not in line with local needs
• Cumbersome procedures in availing the benefits of the
developmental departments, financial and marketing
institutions.
• Inadequacy in the availability of critical inputs
• Limited preparedness to address drought and flood situations
• Unexpected weather conditions.
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WHY PROJECT OF THIS NATURE / TYPE IS REQUIRED?
• Faster the growth rate in agriculture
• Meet the growing demand of food and nutritional
security
• Division and fragmentations are continuously going on
• Labour availability will be biggest threat
• Cost of production is indiscriminately increasing.
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SUMMARY
In a span of five years, the project is able to bring about significant impact in
terms of shift i cropping pattern, added net i
t f hift in i tt dd d l t ti
t income, employment generation
and improving social status.
The income during the benchmark period was Rs.3,96,74,431/- and it has
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increased by two and half folds during 2007-08 and three and half folds during
2008-09.
The employment generated during the corresponding period due to those
selected interventions was 2,52,875 man days per annum.
The recognitions and awards for achievements have helped them to derive
improved satisfaction in their vocations.
The UASB-RBRC Model is being replicated in North Eastern States.
Karnataka state is contemplating to replicate the model in 29 KVKs in
Karnataka.
Growth rate of 11 per cent is ensured althrough five years.
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THANK YOU
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