1. Precision Agriculture for Resource-Poor Small Holders Breakout session M.L. Jat, I. Nyagumbo, S. Cheesman, M.S. Turmel, M. Devare

2. Precision agriculture for resource-poor smallholder?  Appropriate management and correct inputs, sources, amounts, placement, time  Increase productivity and profitability sustainably while reducing risk  Focus on between-field vs. within-field variability  Basket of options depending on circumstance ■ Precision planting, input application... ■ How? Tools and machinery, pocket sensor, leaf color charts…

3. Large Farm PA (Individual Field Focus) Terrain Soils Yield Potassium CIR Image Small v/s large farm precision agriculture Isolated Perspective 2-dimensional Small Farm PA (Farm, Watershed,… Focus) Wind Erosion Runoff Leaching Soil Erosion Chemicals Interconnected Perspective 3-dimensional (From Berry, 2008)

4. What do we need for precision ag?  System information/characterization Varieties Field features (biophysical and biological)  Technologies and machinery Environmentally, economically, locally adapted Apply working solutions across regions

5. What do we need for precision ag?  Partnerships, linkages, backstopping Build bidirectional capacity (technicians and farmers) Outreach (ICTs, demos, other dissemination tools) Improve affordability of tools through linkages?  Infrastructure Roads, markets, input providers...

6. Characterization, prescription: Remote sensing for small farms

7. Technologies and machinery: do we need sophisticated machines ?  Indigenous precision planters

8. Multi-crop seed-cum ferti attachment for 2WT

9. Technologies and machinery Indigenous precision planting on raised beds

10. Precision land leveling system for 2 WT Water saving for smallholders

11. Low-cost high clearance sprayer for smallholders Relative precision in chemical molecule application

12. Outreach through partnerships: Precision nutrient management  Small, cheaper tools for PNM

13. Outreach through partnerships: Decision support tools & ICTs  Nutrient Expert (DSS)- integration with ICTs

14. Outreach through partnerships: Precision information dissemination via ICTs (e.g. Agriplex) Help farmers by providing precise and value added information when they need it: New Practices/technologies Forecasts Market Inputs & Services

15. Thanks