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Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau Institut de recherche de l’agriculture biologique Securing the food system together: Innovation development with the farmer, for the farmer, by the farmer Dr. Gurbir S. Bhullar ([email protected]) 22.06.2015
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Research Institute of Organic Agriculture
Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau
Institut de recherche de l’agriculture biologique
Securing the food system together:
Innovation development with the
farmer, for the farmer, by the farmer
Dr. Gurbir S. Bhullar ([email protected]) 22.06.2015
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Multiple stakeholders
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Long-term Farming System Comparison Program
in the tropics
(SysCom)
India Bolivia Kenya
Innovation Platforms
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report funds recommends
Program Coordination
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Research Components
1. Long-term Experiments (LTE)
2. Participatory On-Farm Research (POR)
Associated / collaborative
(satellite + PhD) projects in
each country use the trial
site as research platform.
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Linear approach of technology transfer
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Research
Extension
Farmer
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With the farmer, for the farmer, by the farmer
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Participatory on-farm research (POR)
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Mother trial (on-station)
Baby trials (on-farm)
Innovation cycle
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Network - Actors in SysCom India
FiBL bioRe
association
bioRe
research
Farmers
bioRe
India
Ltd.
Remei
AG
Donors
Coop SDC
LED biovision
Scientific
Community
Policy
Research Partners
Holkar College Indore
ETH, Zurich UAS Dhar.
SAB
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Current Topics in Participatory On-farm Research
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Seed for organic
Cotton
› Participatory Breeding
of Non-GM varieties
› Associated project
“Green Cotton” (FiBL)
Pest
Management
› Standardization of
preparation methods
for home-made organic
pesticides
› Leaflets and brochures
› On-farm testing
Nutrient
Management
› Increase of P-availability
› Acidulated RP using
local products:
Buttermilk, Mahua
vinegar (Madhuca
longifolia), PSB
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Seed cotton yield increased by 41%*
(n=10, heavy/light soil)
Agronomic on-farm trials together with farmers for
nutrient management (2013-14)
Brochures and leaflets
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Farmer Motivation by Competition
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Fertile soils for Hyderabad – compost from
green vegetable waste by peri-urban farmers
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Thank you for your attention!
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