Bhoochetana: Mission Goal

Touch the lives of 3.6 million families by increasing productivity of crops in the state by 20% in four years

Component 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012 Kharif

Area (million ha) 0.2 1.2 2.85 3.73

No. of districts 06 16 30 30

No of Villages 1440 5030 14014 26293

No of farmers (millions)

0.2 0.8 2.2 4.39

No. of farmer facilitators for extension activities

517 2500 5688 9700

No. of lead farmers

1867 10500 45000

Bhoochetana: Year-wise Area Coverage

Increased Crop Yields by 23 to 66 per cent for Small Farmholders

Mean yields of ragi, maize and soybean from farmers’ fields in different districts of Karnataka during kharif season 2009

36%

39%

34%

23% 38%

26% 42%

53%

Increased oil seed crop yields with improved management practices under Bhoochetana over farmers’ practice in different districts, rainy

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Haveri District Maize and Kolar District Groundnut crop yield data

31%

43%41%

33%

37%33%

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29%

44%

Haveri Maize Kolar Groundnut

Increased yields of maize in Haveri and groundnut in Kolar districts with improved management during 2009-2012

Bhoochetana Impacts

Economic Returns

New Innovative Extension Systems

Drivers of Success

Translated rhetoric of inclusiveness and enhancing input use efficiency into action thru science-led R4D scaling-up – holistic inclusive approach

Working passionately and persistently for productivity enhancement by bringing all stakeholders on the same page – Good team work

Tangible economic benefits to small and marginal farmers in rainfed areas

Broke vicious cycle of supply driven approach and established demand driven mindset—Change of mindset of actors

Strengthened innovative extension and knowledge sharing systems – Effective dissemination

The vision of Bhoochetana Mission Program

(BCMP) is to sustainably improve the livelihoods

of farmers in the state by developing farmers’

centric, science-led inclusive market-oriented

integrated farming systems participatory

development approach

What We Need to Address in BC II Phase

Sustainable growth in agriculture thru taking science at farmers’ doorstep and reduce poverty thru enabling institutions and policies by linking farmers to markets

Climate change adaptive and resilient agriculture for small farmers

Institutionalise the process of science-led development and Research4Development (impact)

Strengthen innovation platform and decentralized coordinated extension system

Evaluate spectral analysis method for soil samples Institutional learnings and share with other states

Government of Karnataka-CGIAR Initiative

ICRISAT is a member of the CGIAR Consortium