Project Completion Report 2013-17 Bhoosamrudhi: Improving Rural Livelihoods through Innovative Scaling-up of Science-led Participatory Research for Development Contents 1. Title of the project: Bhoosamrudhi: Improving Rural Livelihoods through Innovative Scaling-up of Science-led Participatory Research for Development ............................................................................ 1 2. Districts, area and beneficiary details: ................................................................................................ 1 3. Implementing departments and other collaborating institutions ...................................................... 1 4. Date of commencement of the project: 2012-13 ............................................................................... 2 5. Date of completion of the project: 2016-17 ....................................................................................... 2 6. Objectives of the project ..................................................................................................................... 2 7. Impact of the new/innovative technologies developed by CGIAR institutes on yield and famers’ incomes ................................................................................................................................................... 1 8. Capacity building details/ workforce trained under the project ........................................................ 1 9. Detailed project report ....................................................................................................................... 1 9.1. Process of Project Implementation ............................................................................................ 1 9.1.1 Stakeholder Consultation ....................................................................................................... 1 9.1.2 Baseline characterization ....................................................................................................... 3 9.1.3 Soil fertility assessment ......................................................................................................... 7 9.2. Scaling-up of science-led interventions ...................................................................................... 8 9.2.1 Nutrient management ........................................................................................................... 8 9.2.2 Aerobic composting ............................................................................................................... 9 9.2.3 Aquasap foliar spray............................................................................................................... 9 9.2.4 Water management ............................................................................................................. 13 9.2.5 Crop intensification and diversification ............................................................................... 22 9.2.5.2 Evaluation of Improved Cultivars in Raichur ..................................................................... 25 9.2.6 Vegetable production technologies ..................................................................................... 46 9.2.7 Link farmers to markets through the vegetable value chain ............................................... 61 9.2.8 Feed & fodder development ................................................................................................ 63 9.2.9 Online monitoring and evaluations of projects through monitoring software ................... 65 9.2.10 Dissemination through farmer-to-farmer videos .............................................................. 65 9.2.11 Wastewater management ................................................................................................. 67 9.2.12 Capacity building of stakeholders ...................................................................................... 80 10. List of publications, documents prepared ...................................................................................... 82 11. Summary of the project. ................................................................................................................. 83 Recommendations ................................................................................................................................ 87 Annexures ............................................................................................................................................. 92 1. Title of the project: Bhoosamrudhi: Improving Rural Livelihoods through Innovative Scaling-up of Science-led Participatory Research for Development 2. Districts, area and beneficiary details: Sl. No Name of the district Area covered (ha) No. of beneficiaries 1 Chikkamagaluru 80,000 12,308 2 Tumakuru 80,000 10,000 3 Raichur 80,000 16,450 4 Vijayapura 80,000 18,500 3. Implementing departments and other collaborating institutions I. Implementing departments a) Department of Agriculture, Government of Karnataka (DoA) b) Watershed Development Department, Government of Karnataka (WDD) c) Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services, Government of Karnataka (DoAH) d) Department of Horticulture, Government of Karnataka (DoH) II. Other collaborating institutions A. National and International Research Organizations a) International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) b) International Water Management Institute (IWMI) c) International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) d) International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) e) International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) f) International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) g) International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) h) World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg) i) Indian Institute of Horticulture Research (IIHR) B. State Agricultural Universities a) University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Bengaluru, Dharwad, Raichur and Shimoga b) University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot c) Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Bidar C. Line Departments e) Department of Water Resources f) Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj g) Karnataka State Seeds Corporation (KSSC) 1 4. Date of commencement of the project: 2012-13 5. Date of completion of the project: 2016-17 6. Objectives of the project a) To form a consortium of CGIAR institutions to operationalize an action research scaling-up model in partnership with line departments in the state of Karnataka. The goal is to increase crop yields by 20% and farmers’ incomes by 25% in four years; b) To establish four pilot sites of learning to scale up integrated participatory research for development. This will benefit small and marginal farmers in irrigated and rainfed agriculture areas representing the revenue divisions in the state; and c) To develop the capacity of agriculture-related development agencies and researchers in the state to enhance the impact of the development programs through science-led support systems. 2 7. Impact of the new/innovative technologies developed by CGIAR institutes on yield and famers’ incomes Interventions Center Coverage Impact Mechanization Use of Zero-Till multi crop planter CIMMYT 12 units; 700 ha Preserved soil moisture (5-8 cm of residue soil moisture from top layer) Laser leveler CIMMYT 5 units; 50 ha Enhanced water use efficiency (WUE) by 15-20% Introduction of relay crop, enhanced WUE, cropping intensity and reduced Relay planter CIMMYT 5 units; 250 ha cost of cultivation Tractor-drawn seed drill cum Broad Bed Enhanced WUE by 10-15%, protection from dry spells and safe disposal of ICRISAT 20 units; 1,000 ha and Furrow (BBF) maker excess runoff Shredder ICRISAT 7 units 500 tons aerobic compost prepared Reduced cost of cultivation on weeding by `4,000-5,000 ha-1 in sugarcane Power weeder IRRI 6 units; 50 ha and cotton Easy planter ICRISAT/DoH 136 units; 50 ha Reduced cost of manual planting by `3,000- 4,000 ha-1 Nipping machine DoA/ICRISAT 25 units; 300 ha Increased yield by 7-8% in pigeonpea Solar pest trap DoA/ICRISAT 10 units; 50 ha No. of pesticide spray reduced by one-fourth; improved quality of produce Increased efficiency of drip system and crop yield (brinjal 9 kg/plant in MWC Magnetic water conditioner (MWC) DoA/ICRISAT 2 units; 5 ha treated vs 7 kg/ plant in control) Polypropylene sheet for pomegranate ICRISAT/DoH 5 ha Reduced damage of fruits by birds and pests by 50%; uniform color of fruits orchards Crop intensification and diversification Fallow management (e.g. Rice and maize ICRISAT/WorldVeg/ Additional crop yield obtained through pre-kharif mung bean (350 kg ha-1) 1,100 ha fallows) ICARDA/CIMMYT and vegetable cowpea (850 kg ha-1). Additional income of `8,000-10,000 ha-1 Crop yield increased from 22% to 59% in different crops in Raichur; 12-30% in Vijayapura, 15-39% in Chikkamagaluru, 15-40% in Tumkur Farmers’ participatory varietal evaluation ICRISAT/CIMMYT/ The yield of improved rice cultivars was between 5.7 t ha-1 and 7.7 t ha-1 in 750 ha -1 -1 of promising cultivars IRRI/ ILRI/AVRDC Raichur, 4.5 t ha to 7.5 t ha in Chikkamagaluru Additional benefits of Rs. 4,000 to Rs. 12,000 ha-1 was obtained from improved cultivars Water management CIMMYT/IRRI/UAS/ Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) 22,500 ha Enhanced WUE by 46%; reduced cost of cultivation by Rs. 8,000-10,000 ha-1 ICRISAT 1 Interventions Center Coverage Impact Surface and subsurface drip irrigation in CIMMYT/ICRISAT/ 13 farmers; 5 ha Water saving by 70% over Transplanted Rice (TPR) and