My Life Changing Experiences Narayan Reddy Small Holder Farmer Doddaballapur Karnataka

Effects of Green Revolution System (GRS) Land abandoned by conventional GRS - Globally 1500 Mha available, of which about 500 Mha is by conventional GRS Deep debt/ distress of producer communities (60% population) Climate change, Ecological degradation - pollution of air, water and soil Alienates producers from the earth systems

IMMEDIATE SOLUTION TO REVERSE EFFECTS Identify how many Mha available in India to make a Governance plan and budget for rolling back and putting the rural poor producers gainfully back to work on abandoned land

LONGTERM SOLUTIONS TO REVERSE EFFECTS Contract successful farmers to guide producers’ research for development (AR4D), adapting to climate change, using results for wide replication among producer communities in the vicinity Proposals for extension needs to roll back the high risk/cost GRS to their climate friendly systems, sustainable in the long term Value addition increase shelf life for storage minimise post harvest losses

OTHER SOLUTIONS FOR LONGTERM SUSTAINABILITY Document AR4D by successful farmers, as evidence to roll back the high cost/ risk conventional GRS followed in the vicinity Reorient school and college education curriculum, include changing ecological sensibilities - present and future Producer oriented economies of scope AR4D to be on going on farm, sustainable, producer friendly agro ecology systems

R4D for Feed Production R4D is needed on following to expand production: Vermicompost - a good substitute for fish meal Excess Earthworms as feed for fish and or poultry Algae – fastest growing plant organism, converts CO2 into 70% of the earth’s oxygen, Eg., one acre of algae produces the same quantity of protein in a year as 21 acres of soybeans or 49 acres of corn

What Will This Achieve Low risk low cost producer oriented economies of scope agro ecology systems Access own nutritious food and cash requirements - Feeding the population Reduce hunger, malnutrition, poverty, Reduce effects of climate change Increase net profit/ purchasing power, improving livelihood Contribute to economic development and GDP

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