IFPRI organized a two day workshop on “Agricultural Extension Reforms in South Asia – Status, Challenges, and Policy Options” to be organized at Committee Room 3, NASC, Pusa, New Delhi on February 17-18, 2015. IFPRI has been conducting research related to agricultural extension reforms in India and collaborating with researchers in other south Asian countries for the past five years through various projects. For understanding extension reforms in India, a major consultation was held in NAARM in 2009 during which policy makers called for development of evidence for spreading extension reform process in India. Since then several research papers have been produced on various aspects of Indian extension system. While they are presented in various forms including several discussion papers, there is a need to pull all the research result together to present it in form that could be used by the policy makers to further guide them in the reform process. South Asian countries such as Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka are going through similar challenges in getting knowledge to farmers. Several experiment shave been conducted to test new approaches to extension by the public, private and NGO sectors. Learning from each country experiences will bring collective understanding and knowledge for the policy makers who are attempting to bring changes in the reform process. The purpose of this workshop is to bring together a groups of researchers, analysts and policy makers to present the issues, constraints and challenges facing agricultural extension reforms that are being implemented in South Asian countries.

1. Institutional Innovation in Agricultural Extension Reform
Public and Social Policies Management (PSPM) Group
Tushar Pandey
Senior President

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Major Agricultural Extension Reform Initiatives in India
•To increase agricultural productivity
•To promote private sector Development
•To increase farmers income
Diversified Agricultural
Support Project (DASP)
•To improve the efficiency of the organization and management systems of
the ICAR
• To increase the effectiveness and financial sustainability of the technology
dissemination system with greater accountability to and participation by
farming communities.
National Agricultural
Technology Project
•strengthening the position of small and marginal farm women in society
•hence income of small and marginal farm women through training in the
application of low-cost technologies
Women/Youth Training
Extension
•The private-sector program employs information and communication
technologies (ICTs) as instruments for improving agricultural extension
service provision in terms of outreach (cost) effectiveness, efficiency,
transparency, and accountability.
ITC e-Choupal

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•Productivity-improving far technology
and irrigation systems
•Participatory planning and
implementation as means to improve the
livelihood of disadvantaged groups
Andhra Pradesh
Tribal
Development
project
(Funded by IFAD)
•To promote technology innovation
•Creation of Entrepreneurial climate in
Agri-business
National
Agricultural
Innovation project
•Extension through ICT
•Kisan Call Centre using informatics and
communication and mobile phones
•Agri Clinics
National e-
governance
Action Plan

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National Mission on Agricultural Extension and Technology-XII
Plan: Agricultural Technology Management Agency
ATMA is a society of
key stakeholders
involved in agricultural
activities for sustainable
agriculture
development in
the district.
It is a focal point for
integrating Research
and Extension activities
Decentralizing day-
to- day management of
the public Agricultural
Technology System
(ATS).
Organizational Structure of ATMA

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Public Private Partnership in Agri-Extension
PPP can provide highly skilled and efficient manpower in agriculture from
public sector and on the other hand, private sector has excellent managerial
resources.
PPP extension would improve commercialization of technology and make it
available at the global level.
The decentralized decision-making in PPP helps in reducing time for
commercialization.
Proper budget management and global regulatory expertise are certain
advantages of PPP.
PPP in agri –extension can be facilitated through Farmer Producer
Organizations

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Institutional Innovation in Agri Extension through FPOs
Farmer Producer Organizations
 Collaborative community model of
producers, especially small and
marginal farmers, into producer
organizations
Effective pathways to address the
many challenges of agriculture but
most importantly, improved access to
investments, technology inputs and
market
FPOs can act as hub for agri
extension where small farmers can be
addressed by agri–input organizations
as well as agriculture institutions
85
90
95
100
105
110
115
120
Millions
No of Small Farmers in India
No of
Small
Farmers
More than 1000 FPOs are working all
over India by aggregation of small
farmers. Each FPO covers 1000-1500
small farmers.

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Addressing Agri-Extension
Agri –Clinics/Agri
Institutions/KvK
Smart Agri-
inputs/Practices
Delivery of seeds,
pesticides
Custom hiring
centre for
agriculture
machineries
Tie-up with agri
input
organizations/Resear
ch Institution Farmer
Producer
Organizations
Branding &
Marketing of
products
Wholesale/
retail
Distribution
Agri-Produce
Agri -Extension

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FPOs – Innovative Business Model
Farmer Linkages
Research & Extension
Financial Services
Agri Infra & Logistics
Commodity Trading
Market Linkage
Consumer Orientation
•Regulatory
Reforms
•Infra
Development
•Credit
Deliverance
Action Steps
Price
Competitiveness
Streamlined
Supply Chain
Practices/method resilient
to climate change
Weatherproof Farming
System:
Institution & Community
led Innovation
Market
Development
Source: YES BANK Analysis
FPOs

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National Agri Innovation Project (NAIP)-
Risk Assessment and Insurance Products for Agriculture
National Agri Innovation Project – Agri-
Insurance is the way forward for creation of
security awareness among farmers.
WIGISAT an online tool which aims to
automate the complete business operations
for Wine Grape Insurance portfolio of the
insurance company right from product
enquiry to sales and after sales support.
This product was mainly developed for grape
growers.
It helps the insurance company to know the
level of risk involved in grape cultivation
and also type of products
WIGISAT is tested in stakeholders interface
dialogue meet along with application of
“Money Mobile” in Nasik, Maharashtra
where farmer can pay premium through
mobile banking.

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Way Forward
In order to strengthen the linkage between research and
extension policies should encourage the research system to
deliver research output oriented to the demand side rather
than the supply side.
The linkages between research and extension at the state
and district levels need to be strengthened via new
institutional agreements, linkage mechanisms, and
operational procedures.
Policies should also provide incentives for the private and
third sectors to actively participate in agricultural research
and extension, either individually or in partnership with
public service providers
Effective coordination mechanisms need to be in place in
order to avoid the replication of initiatives and the
consequent inefficient use of resources

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Public and Social Policies Management (PSPM) Group
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