1. Learnings from the Evidences and Impacts Strategic Direction towards a Climate Smart and Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture in Odisha
Suryamani Roul
September 2016

2. About us
WHO WE ARE
TechnoServe is a nonprofit organizations headquartered in Washington DC that develops business solutions to poverty by linking people to information, capital and markets.
Founded in 1968 by American businessman Ed Bullard, TechnoServe is working with enterprising people in the developing world to build competitive farms, businesses and industries for more than 45 years.
OUR VISION
We will be the most effective catalyst and partner for transformative, on-the-ground, market-based solutions to poverty.
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3. WHAT WE DO Theory of Change Develop Capacity
Activities include entrepreneurship development,
farmer training, intensive operational support, and
small and growing business accelerators.
Strengthen Market Connections
Activities include business and feasibility assessment,
business planning, management consulting, supplier
and market linkages, access to financial services, and
technical and industry advice.
Improve the Business Environment
Activities include developing local service providers,
industry strategic planning, and policy and regulatory advice.
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4. TechnoServe India works with women and men across rural India to
STRENGTHEN VALUE CHAINS
Work with smallholder farmers; enable them to grow high-value products, engage with private-sector companies and sell in profitable markets.
FOSTER ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN POOR COMMUNITIES
Provide business training and skills development
support to women and men who want to create thriving, sustainable enterprises.
SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Our market-led approach increases incomes for target groups, while also catalyzing economic and social development for the whole community.
PROMOTE GENDER-INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES
Integrate a gender lens throughout our programs and provide tailored support for women to expand their opportunities for sustainable livelihoods.
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5. Smallholder Farmers Reality
Play a key role in meeting the demand for food
Not a homogeneous group
Operate in different agro-climatic zones
Have great potential to undertake profitable activities in agricultural sector
Continue to take high risks and challenges -climate change, price shocks, limited financing options, and inadequate access to healthy and nutritious food
Given the situation to overcome these risks and challenges- smallholders can move from subsistence to commercially oriented agricultural systems, increase their profits, and operate at an efficient scale
Thereby helping to do their part in feeding the people
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6. Climate Smart Agriculture-Key considerations in Odisha context
Cereals- Pulses-Vegetables
Fruits and vegetables
High value crops
Outreach strategy through collectivisation like Farmer Producers Organisations as platforms
Focus on Nutritional aspects at the family level like Kitchen Gardening
Efficient ways for Water usage
Mitigating risks - drought, flood, cyclone etc.
Good policy guidelines but how to keep a track on implementation and results
Cluster development programs-like recently announced MSME program
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7. CSA adoption supported through farmer training and Farmer Producers Company(FPC) provision of market and input access via COEs (Center of Excellence)
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8. Farmer Outreach Model- Training Local Resource Persons(LRPs) as Trainers for training the farmers through ICT based extension method(in Madhya Pradesh)
LRPs are trained to use ICT based tools
Training to farmers on Agronomic Practices on modular basis by LRPs
One LRP provides training on intervals of two weeks -12 groups of 25 farmers each
Covers 3-4 villages : farmers
Kishan services through tele-calling and whatsapp
Farmers have regular contact with the LRP

9. Agronomy training calendar for farmers-An example
Note: OJT is on the job training (demo) at two lead farmers after ICT training

10. Inclusive Value Chain program
inputs
production
Value Chain
Stage 1: Production
on-farm storage
transport
off-farm storage
processing
Stage 2: Preservation
trading
marketing
Stage 3: Distribution
preparation
cooking
eating
Stage 4: Consumption
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11. Optimism Interest in farming and public investment
Growing interest of farmers in high value crops-transformative
Corporate interest on sourcing
Growing participation of women and interest of youth
Growing consumption and market opportunities
Agriculture-Agri businesses and village level start ups
GREAT POTENTIAL !!
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