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Convergence of Agricultural Interventions in Maharashtra-(CAIM) 2009-2017 N. Nawin Sona, IAS Project Director and Additional Commissioner PMU, Amravati (M.S.) [email protected] Project Area: 6 Districts 2 BACKGROUND Rain fed farming: Cotton, Soyabean, Tur Lack of In Situ water Conservation and WHS Over utilization of chemicals i.e. fertilizers, pesticides etc. Low Productivity: Poor Cultivation Practices Indebtedness & increase in production cost Low Crop Produce Holding Capacity: Distress Sale Lack of Market Infrastructure & information Market vagaries & risks No Industrial Growth Higher proportion of distressed households & Farmer suicides 3 GOAL AND OBJECTIVES IS “TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESILIENT, SUSTAINABLE AND DIVERSIFIED, ON-FARM AND OFF-FARM LIVELIHOODS TO HOUSEHOLDS, ENABLE THEM TO FACE PRODUCTION AND MARKET RISKS WITHOUT FALLING INTO POVERTY AND DISTRESS.” IMPROVE HOUSEHOLDD INCOMES FROM DIVERSIFIED FARMING AND OFF-FARM ACTIVITIES. SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE THE INTRODUCTION OF ORGANIC AND LOW INPUT (LEISA) CONTRACT FARMING. FACILITATE THE INVOLVEMENT OF FARMERS’ GROUPS IN PRIMARY PROCESSING, QUALITY ENHANCEMENT AND MARKETING. EMPOWER WOMEN THROUGH MICRO-FINANCE AND MICRO-ENTERPRISES. ACHIEVE CONVERGENCE OF GOVERNMENT PROGRAMMES AND RESOURCES. TARGET GROUPS THE PROGRAMME TARGET GROUPS ARE RURAL HOUSEHOLDS BELONGING TO……. SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES. LANDLESS LABOURERS. THE RURAL WOMEN. SMALL AND MARGINAL FARMERS AND HOUSEHOLDS FACING AGRARIAN DISTRESS. TARGETING IN LINE WITH IFAD MANDATE SELECTION OF VILLAGES WITH PREDOMINANT BPL HOUSEHOLDS. SELECTION OF TARGET GROUP HOUSEHOLDS WITHIN THESE VILLAGES WEALTH RANKING. LIST OF SELECTED HOUSEHOLDS VALIDATED BY GRAM SABHA. PROGRAMME RATIONALE THE PROJECT IS IN LINE WITH THE POLICIES OF IFAD, SRTT AND GOM: THAT IS SUPPORT TO LOW EXTERNAL INPUT SUSTAINABLE RAINFED AGRICULTURE. PRODUCTION OF ON-FARM BIO-INPUTS TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY THROUGH NGOs AND PRIVATE SECTOR. RESPOND TO TECHNOLOGIES DEMANDED BY FARMERS. PROGRAMME OUTPUTS 286,800 HOUSEHOLDS INCLUDING 196,800 LANDHOLDING HOUSEHOLDS ARE TARGETED. 403,200 HA AREA ARE TREATED WITH INSITU WATER CONSERVATION. 3600 WHS ARE CONSRUCTED; 3 IN EACH VILLAGE. 1200 WATERSHED VOLUNTEERS WORK FOR THE PROGRAMME. 1200 FFS ARE ORGANISED INVOLVING 4,800 JLG 20,000 HOUSEHOLDS ENGAGE IN AGRI-BASED AND LIVESTOCK-BASED ENTERPRISES. 120 AGRI-BUSINESS CLUSTERS ESTABLISHED. 120 PRODUCER COMPANIES SET UP AND TRAINED. 9,000 SHG ORGANISED AND STRENGTHENED AND LINKED TO BANKS 158,400 DISTRESSED HOUSEHOLDS COUNSELLED WITH THE HELP OF 270 SAHAYOGINIS UNDER 45 CMRCs. PROGRAMME IMPACTS… HOUSEHOLD INCOMES INCREASE BY 50% RAINFED CROP PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES BY 11%. PRODUCTION COSTS DECREASE BY 25 TO 30%. MORE TRANSPARENT CONTRACT DEEDS NEGOTIATED. SIZEABLE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS STAY AWAY FROM EXPENSIVE INFORMAL SOURCES OF CREDIT. VDCs AND WATERSHED VOLUNTEERS GET FAMILIAR WITH THE PREPARATION OF VILLAGE PLANS FOR DRAWING FUNDS FROM NREGA. EQUITABLE AND NON-EXPLOITATIVE MARKETING FACILITATED. MARKET-LINKED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS NEGOTIATED. VALUE-CHAINS ARE ESTABLISHED FOR SELECTED, MARKET-DEMAND COMMODITIES. CONVERGENCE IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR ENSURED. Major Components 1. INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING & PARTNERSHIPS CAIM 2. MARKET LINKAGES & SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE 3.PROJECT MANAGEMENT Institutional Capacity Building & Partnerships Partnerships Building i. Establishment of PPP: for market opportunities and potential & end-toend subprojects ii. Capacity Building of Staff and Producer Groups SHG & CMRC Development (i) Mobilizing poor HHs: Forming/strengthening 9,000 SHGs and45 CMRCs (ii) Economic Empowerment of HHs: Counselling to 158 Lakh HHs (iii) Initiating pilots: on Debt Swapping, Mutual Crop Insurance thru CMRCs; (iv) Resilience of distressed families enhanced: At least 75% of ultra poor HHs graduated to higher level Marketing Linkages & Sustainable Agriculture Marketing Linkages & Value Chains: I. Equitable, non exploitative mkt: Pro-poor market linkages II. value chains: Contract Farming (Cotton, Horticulture) III. Vocational Training: 3600 Rural Youth to be Trained Sustainable Agriculture: I. Economic opportunities for small farmers: In situ water cons. 1200 villages II. Efficiency of Inputs and linking to markets: FFS(1200), JLGs (4800), Cattle Breeding Centres (60) Micro-Enterprises & SMEs: HH Income Increased: Agri-based MEs (15,000), Livestock based MEs (5,000), Milk Collection Centers (45), Agro-processing SMEs (45) PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT State Programme Steering Committee (SPSC) at Mumbai Programme Steering Committee (PSC) at Amravati Programme Director PMU at Amravati & PM Unit District Programme Coordination Committee (DPCC) & DPMT NGOs, Private sector, Banks & MFI, CMRCs Gram Panchyats, VDC SHGs and Grassroots Coordination PARTNERSHIPS AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES KEY ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTATION RESPONSIBILITY ASSESS MARKET OPPORTUNITIES PUBLICITY CAMPAIGNS, PMU & DPMU WITH THE SUPPORT OF EXPERTS IMPROVE STAFF CAPACITY & FACILITIES FOR FARMERS’ GROUPS STAFF CAPACITY BUILDING THROUGH TRAINING, RESOURCE NGOs; SPECIALISED INSTITUTIONS. PREPARE END-TO-END SUBPROJECTS TO CAPTURE MARKET PREPARATION OF COMMODITY PROFILES, END-TO-END MODEL SUBPROJECTS, AREA SPECIFIC SUBPROJECTS. PMU, EXPERTS, NGOs SHG & CMRC DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES KEY ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTATION RESPONSIBILITY ORGANISE WOMEN FOR THEIR EMPOWERMENT FORMING/STREGTHENING SHGs OF TARGET GROUPS SETTING UP OF CMRCs MAVIM WITH THE SUPPORT OF NGOs, MFIs BUILDING UDERTAKING FINANCIAL RESILIENCE IN LITERACY AND THE HOUSEHOLDS COUNSELLING DISTRESS HOUSEHOLDS MAVIM, CMRCs WITH THE SUPPORT OF NGOs MARKET LINKAGES OBJECTIVES KEY ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTATION RESPONSIBILITY ENSURE EQUITABLE AND NONEXPLOITATIVE MARKETING FACILITIES FACILITATING THE FORMATION OF AGRIBUSINESS CLUSTERS PMU WITH THE HELP OF NGO AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOP VALUE CHAINS FOR SELECTED COMMODITIES. PROVIDING LOGISTIC SUPPORT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF VALUE-CHAINS AND CONTRACT FARMING PMU WITH THE HELP OF NGO AND PRIVATE SECTOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE: IN SITU SWC OBJECTIVES KEY ACTIVITIES PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE SOME 1200 VILLAGES TARGETED FOR SWC, CONTOUR BUNDING, WHSs, WATER LIFTING PUMPS. IMPLEMENTATION RESPONSIBILITY THROUGH NGOs AND CONVERGENCE WITH ONGOING NREGA PROGRAMMES THROUGH NGOs PROMOTE LEISA TECHNOLOGIES; REDUCE COST OF PRODUCTION FARMERS’ FIELD SCHOOLS ONE IN EACH VILLAGE AND FACILITATING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER THROUGH THEM BREED IMPROVEMENT OBJECTIVES KEY ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTATION RESPONSIBILITY CREATE GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT TO THE RURAL POOR THROUGH DAIRY, AND LIVESTOCK OPPORTUNITIES SETTING UP OF WELLEQUIPPED AND SELFSUFFICIENT CATTLE BREEDING CENTRES; NGO IN CONSULTATION WITH DISTRICT ANIMAL HUSBANDRY DEPARTMENT. CREATE AWARENESS REGARDING BREED IMPROVEMENT OF LOCAL CATTLE SETTING UP OF AREA CENTRES ONE PER 10 CATTLE CENTRES SERVICES LIKE VACCINATION, DEWORMING ETC WILL BE PROVIDED AT DOORSTEP AT COST TO THE USERS. INCOME GENERATION THROUGH ENHANCED MILK PRODUCTION MICRO-ENTERPRISES OBJECTIVES KEY ACTIVITIES SUBSISTENCE TO MICRO-ENTERPRISES BY IMPROVING THEIR ACCESS TO IMPROVED INPUTS, TECHNOLOGY, CREDIT, MARKETING. DEVELOPMENT OF AGRIBASED AND LIVESTOCKBASED ENTERPRISES; FACILITATING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SME UNITS; AND FACILITIES FOR NGO SUPPORT FOR IMPLEMENTATION IMPLEMENTATION RESPONSIBILITY NGOs & PRIVATE SECTOR. PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT UNIT AMRAVATI Divisional Commissioner, Amravati, Nagpur PSU- MSAMB Programme Director (CAIM) Addl. Programme Director Gender Expert Knowledge Management Specialist Accounts Officer Asst. Accounts Manager M&E Specialist Computer Operator Agri -Business Development Experts PROGRAMME SUPPORT UNIT PUNE Principal Secretary (DCMT) Managing Director MSAMB CAIM Liaison Officer M&E Officer Accountant Computer Operator Convergence Specialist DISTRICT PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT TEAMS Programme Director, Amravati Project Director ATMA Programme Director, Amravati District Programme Management Teams CAIM District Programme Managers (Akola, Amravati, Buldhana, Washim Yavatmal & Wardha) Account Managers M&E Officers Agri. Business Experts Computer Operator PROGRAMME COORDINATION STATE PROGRAMME STEERING COMMITTEE UNDER THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOM PROGRAMME STEERING COMMITTEE UNDER THE CO-CHAIRMANSHIP OF DIVISIONAL COMMISSIONERS OF AMRAVATI AND NAGPUR DISTRICT COORDINATION COMMITTEES UNDER RESPECTIVE DISTRICT COLLECTORS AND CEO, ZP AS VICECHAIRMEN FUND FLOW ARRANGEMENTS IFAD LOAN & GRANT A/C SPECIAL ACCOUNT - GOI SRTT FUND MAVIM STATE TREASURY (GoM) PROGRAMME A/C, AMRAVATI DISTRICT PROGRAMME A/Cs NGOs CMRC IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS PRIVATE SECTOR BENEFICIARIES/ WATERSHED COMMITTEES SHGs/ JLGs CONVERGENCE OF INTERVENTIONS SPSC WILL ISSUE A SPECIFIC DIRECTIVES FOR THE VIDHARBHA TO ALL LINE DEPARTMENTS TO EXTEND THEIR SUPPORT TO CAIM THE PSU, PUNE WILL LIAISE WITH RESPECTIVE HEADS OF LINE DEPARTMENTS AND SCOUT FOR FUND SUPPORT. AT DISTRICT LEVELS, DPMUs WITH THE SUPPORT OF PRIVATE SECTOR, NGOs, VDCs, BANKS WILL PREPARE ANNUAL PLANS AND PURSUE FOR FUND SUPPORT FROM DISTRICT LINE AGENCIES. CONVERGENCE SUPPORT DISCUSSED AT ATMAs AND ZPs AND MECHANISM FOR FUND SUPPORT AGREED AT THESE MEETINGS. AGRI-BUSINESS EXPERTS OF DPMUs WORK CLOSELY WITH THE DISTRICT LINE AGENCIES. AT THE GRASSROOTS VDCs DEVELOP SUBPROJECTS SEEKING SUPPORT FROM NREGA FROM THE RESPECTIVE CEOs AND THESE ARE DOVETAILED WITH THE CAIM INTERVENTIONS IMPLEMENTATION PROCESSES Project Management Unit Staff/NGOs orientation Training NGOs selected Publicity Campaign Village clusters identified NGO Selection under quality-based bidding; Technical & professional experience; Permanent staff support; Proven track record; Regional experience; Satisfactory financial reports that are evaluated by independent auditors; CMRCs set up Training SHGs Village Clusters allotted to NGOs Subprojects validation VDCs organised SHGs, JLGs organised Convergence Plans developed Counselling of distressed HHs Convergence Programmes NREGA & EGS •Integrated Watershed Dev. •SGSY •RKVY •Women in Agriculture Dev. •National Mission Horticulture Subprojects identification in the Village Clusters Private Sector Partnership Village Selection Criteria Predominance of small farmers; Presence of CMRC-supported SHGs; Farmers’ willingness; Potential for project interventions; Market access; communication; Presence of Private sector initiatives. SHGs bank linkage End-to-End Sub-projects: •Dryland horticulture •Organic farming •High value crops •Contract farming •Flouriculture/poly houses •Sericulture •Bio-fertilisers •Micro-enterprises •Cattle breeding •Dairy development •Venture capital •Private Sector Partnership Convergence Plans & Subprojects ready for implementation •National food Security Missn. •Technology Cotton Mission •National Pulses & Oilseeds •APMC Schemes •TSP Schemes •DIC Schemes •Dairy Development schemes •Agri Mechanisation Scheme •Banks Credit Plans •Private Sector Consultation with Farmers Implementation of Value chains interventions Implementation of End-to-End Subprojects Implementation of Contract Farming Contract Farming Cotton Organic Cotton Soy bean Castor bean Vegetables (organic) Cereals and pulses (organic) Flowers, fruits (organic) IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS… NGO SELECTION , PUBLICITY CAMPAIGNS, PARTNERSHIPS SELECTION OF VILLAGES, SUBPROJECT SELECTION ORGANISING VDCs SHGs DEVELOPMENT INSITU WATER CONSERVATION SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE BREED IMPROVEMENT MICRO-ENTERPRISES & SMEs MARKET LINKAGES & VALUE CHAINS SUBPROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PRODUCER COMPANIES PROGRAMME FINANCING PLAN FINANCIERS AMOUNT ($000) % GOM 37,602 31.7 IFAD LOAN 40,101 33.8 1008 0.8 16,007 13.5 3609 3.0 14539 12.3 5779 4.9 118,646 100 IFAD GRANT SIR RATAN TATA TRUST, GRANT BENEFICIARIES, LABOUR BANKS, CREDIT PRIVATE SECTOR TOTAL Thank You 29