Natural Resource Management and Sustainable Development Goals

1. Natural Resource Management and Sustainable
Development Goals
Suhas P Wani and Team
Research Program - Asia

2. 1545 m3
5177 m3
120 m ha
affected
Transforming our World thru Natural
Resources

3. Holistic Approach: Watershed as an Entry
Point for Doubling Farmers’ Income

4. Harnessing Green Water - Field Based Soil and
Water Conservation
Groundnut on BBF, Kurnool, A.P. Conservation furrow system, Mahaboobnagar, A.P.Contour cultivation, Xiao Xincun watershed, China
Green water consumption is almost 3 fold than blue water (5000 vs. 1800 km3
yr-1) for global food production
Field-based technologies for strengthening green water
Contour cultivation
Broadbed and furrow
Conservation furrow
Conservation agriculture
Field bunds
Vegetative bunds (Gliricidia and Vetiver plants)

5. Soil and Water Conservation Activities
Contour cultivaton
Severe soil erosion
Grass planting on sloppy landsGliricidia plantation on field bunds

6. Blue Water Management for Improving
Livelihoods
To mitigate dry spells, shift to high value
agriculture, crop intensification and other
multiple
 Rainwater harvesting
 Augment groundwater
 Efficient use of water
 Recycling of wastewater
 Efficient delivery systems

7. Impact of Watershed Interventions –
Parasia Sindh Watershed, Bundhelkhand
Monitoring indicators
Rainfall in mm 877
Harvesting capacity (m3) 110,000
Harvested water during
monsoon (m3)
250,000
Increased groundwater
level (m)
3 m
(2-5)
Base flow (days) 100
Water availability for
domestic/Livestock
All
months
Water for Agriculture Two
season
Base flow after one month of
monoon in Nov 2013

8. Water Alone Can’t Do It – Land
Degradation
 One third to one-half of
the earths agricultural
land is degraded
Water Erosion Gully Erosion

9. SAT Soils are not only Thirsty but Hungry also
 Documented widespread deficiency of micronutrients in farmers
fields across India
OC = Organic Carbon; AvP = Available phosphorus
State
No. of
farmers’
fields
OC
(%)
AvP
(ppm)
K
(ppm)
S
(ppm)
B
(ppm)
Zn
(ppm)
Andhra Pradesh 8693 77 24 7 67 68 72
Gujarat 82 12 60 10 46 100 85
Jharkhand 115 42 65 50 77 97 71
Karnataka 61897 60 38 12 69 65 58
Kerala 28 11 21 7 96 100 18
Madhya Pradesh 341 22 74 1 74 79 66
Orissa 157 17 69 4 97 3 99
Rajasthan 663 60 53 10 65 56 49
Tamilnadu 119 57 51 24 71 89 61
India 72095 61 37 12 69 65 60

10. Organic Carbon Building
 In-situ generation of organic
matter
 Recycling of farm and
animal residues
 Source of livelihood for
vulnerable groups
 Improve soil quality and
production

11. Improving Agricultural Productivity
thru Good Agricultural Practice
Groundnut (48%)
Finger millet (45%)
Pigeonpea (75%)
Paddy (35%)
Cultivation of improved groundnut cultivar (ICGV 91114) across slope

12. ICRISAT’s Climate Smart Food Crops -
Advantages
• Climate smart food crops; able to produce more Nutrition per
Drop
• High water use efficiency; can be grown under rainfed and on
residual soil moisture
• Thrive well under harsh environments; can survive over 400C
• Legumes improve soil fertility
• Availability of extra-early and drought tolerant cultivars and
hybrids to adapt to climate change and having resistance to
new / emerging diseases and pests
• Diverse uses – Food, fodder / feed
• Availability of bio-fortified varieties (iron and zinc) resulting in
nutritional and health benefits
• Highly nutritious and multiple culinary uses
• Expanding markets and diversified products

13. Crop Diversification with Vegetables
and Fruits
Increased incomes from 11000 to 15000 ha-1 per
season
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14. Biofortification for Addressing
Malnutrition
 Micronutrient malnutrition - a serious public
health problem
 Crop biofortification, a cost-effective and
sustainable approach to address malnutrition
 1st biofortified high-iron variety of pearl
millet Dhanashakti, released in 2012 in
Maharashtra and later in 2013 across India
 Dhanashakti has 71 mg/kg iron and 40 mg/kg
zinc [most of the released cultivarshave less
than 50 mg/kg iron]
 ICMH 1201, a high-iron pearl millet hybrid - 75
mg/kg iron and 40 mg/kg zinc along with 30%
higher grain yield than Dhanashakti
High iron content open pollinated
variety Dhanashakti
High Iron hybrid Shakti ICMH 1201

15. Micro-enterprises: Improved Livelihoods
in Benchmark Watershed
• Vermicomposting
• Value addition: Daal mills
installed
• Village-based seed bank
• Nursery raising by SHGs
 In Adarsha watershed, Kothapally 100 farmers send
10 t fresh vegetables everyday directly to supply
chain with +2000 Rs t-1

16. Drinking Water Scarcity

17. Kitchen garden scale vegetable
cultivation for family nutrition and
women mainstreaming (>1000 women
farmers during 2015 and ~5000
farmers during 2016)
Fodder promotion through Multi cut -
High digestibility sweet sorghum
cultivation (~300 farmers) for boosting
livestock based livelihoods mainly in
the domain of women
Farm mechanization to reduce
drudgery
Nursery raisings
Women Empowerment

18. Vegetable Cultivation
 Malnourishment issue is being tackled
by promotion of vegetable cultivation
 Backyard vegetable cultivation is being
promoted in the project villages
covering 400 households

19. Fruit tree Distribution for Kitchen
Gardening to Improve Home Nutrition and
Income

20. Spent Malt: A Case Study
 Tejasri womens’ SHG in Adarsha watershed,
Kothapally village since June 2013
 Provided 1710.7 tons of spent malt (till October
2016)
 Earned a net proof 2,38,418 during a period of 40
months
 76 beneficiary farmers are utilizing the spent malt
(1400 kg day‐1) and feeding 336 milch animals
 The total milk production in the village is about
2100 liter day‐1
 Increased milk production of 2.0 liter/ animal day‐1
with improved fat content due to spent malt
 Income
 Increased gross income Rs. 29,590/‐ day‐1
 Net income of Rs. 24,530/‐ day‐1 in the village
 Net Income of Rs. 7,36,080/‐ per month with an
average net income of Rs. 9,685/‐ per family

21. Powerguda: Biodiesel (Pongamia) Production
from Community Wasteland
Interventions:
 SHGs planted trees in CPRs and forest lands
 Oil from seed used to generate electricity,
pump-up groundwater, run farm
equipment, produce biodiesel for transport
 Oil cake substitute for chemical fertilizer,
bio-pesticide
 Fuel displacement, carbon sequestration
provide carbon income to community
collectively
Impact:
Built institutions
Developed social capital
Enhanced health and nutrition
awareness
Increased incomes

22. ICT plays critical role in achieving the mission of improving
rural livelihoods in SAT areas of the world
Information and Communication
Technology (ICT)

23. Scaling-up of Technologies for Impact:
Bhoochetana
 Increased crop yield by 2066%
 Covered 5.0 m ha and benefitted 4.75 m
farmers
 Contributed to rise in agriculture growth
annually above 5% since 2009
 Benefit cost ratio for the farmers 3-14:1
 Net benefits accrued in 5 years Rs. 1963 Crores
(US$ 353 million)

24. Bhoochetana: A Novel Initiative
4.75 million
farmers
5.0 million ha

25. Rythu Kosam:Primary Sector Mission
in Andhra Pradesh
 Converging agriculture and allied sectors
 Holistic and science-led development
 Value chain approach
 Skill development
 Public private partnerships
 Collective action thru Farmers’ Producers Organizations
164086 Crores
10.99%
Growth in GSDP
(2015-16)
146803 Crores
2015-16
Growth

26. Bhoosamrudhi
 GoK requested to bring together international
experience for enhancing systems for improved
livelihoods
 A consortium of eight international institutions,
SAUs and line departments
 Started in four districts as pilot, now since 2015
GoK has decided to cover other districts in a
phased manner

27. PM’s Doubling Farmers Income
Prime Minister’s Seven Point Strategy
for Doubling Farmers’ Income by 2022
1. Focus on irrigation with per drop-
more crop;
2. Quality seed and soil health;
3. Investments in warehousing and
cold chains;
4. Value addition through food
processing;
5. Creation of a national farm market;
6. New revolutionary crop insurance
scheme to mitigate risks at
affordable cost; and
7. Promotion of ancillary activities like
poultry, beekeeping, and fisheries.
“The Hon’ble Prime Minister of India made a statement on 28 February 2015 at Bareilly
on Doubling Farmers’ Income by the year 2022.”

28. Conclusion
 There is a strong link between natural resources
and SDGs particularly, no poverty, zero hunger,
gender equity and climate action
 Sustainable management of natural resources have
huge potential for contributing towards achieving
SDGs and potential need to be harnessed
 Scaling-up thru building partnerships for science-led
interventions with enabling policies is essential to
meet the SDGs thru NRM

29. Thank You