1. Agricultural Production & Livelihood
System Research in Dryland Areas of South
Asia: Highlights on Activities & Outcomes
Haileslassie et al..
/work plan meeting/Kathmandu/27-28/08/13)
Photo : Amare Haileslassie ICRISAT/ILRI

2. Today’s presentation

3. Major purposes of the inception phase
Key highlights from the inception phase outputs
 Regional workshops & analysis
of macro-level data to identify:
― Sites and structure of the production
& livelihood systems
― Observed changes and major driver
― Research hypotheses and activities
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 Identification of key partners

4. Sites and priority production & livelihood systems
— Jodhpur/Osien;
— Barmer/Chotan;
— Jaisalmer/Jaisalmer;
— Bijapur/Basavan-
Bagewadi;
— Bijapur /Almel;
— Bijapur/Devar Hipparagi;
— Anantapur/Kalyandurg;
— Kurnool/Dohne;
— Madhya Pradesh
— Cakewalk ( Pakistan)
Key highlights from the inception phase outputs

5. Examples of observed changes: livestock herd
composition and implications for feed supply
Key highlights from the inception phase outputs

6. ( Jodhpur, Ananatapur)
Examples of observed changes ( operational land
holding)
Key highlights from the inception phase outputs

7. Jodhpur, ANANTAPUR
Key highlights from the inception phase outputs
Examples of observed changes (yield instability as
indicated by CV)

8. Examples of observed changes (nutrient and water
mining)
Water and nutrient stock
mining are major
environmental problems;
Micro nutrient become issues
of concern;
The impact in mixed crop
livestock system is beyond
grain yield;
Key highlights from the inception phase outputs

9. Good news!
Huge yield gap in many parts
[milk and grain (e.g. ICRISAT
work)]
How can we reap these
sustainably and where
should our focus ?
Key highlights from the inception phase outputs

10. Partners
Key highlights from the inception phase outputs

11. Highlights from post-inception phase activities & outputs
Selecting action villages and systematically organizing
baseline information
 Baseline livelihood capital
assessment
— 15 villages representing more
than 8 production systems
— Interview of 1000HH and data
entry completed
— Adoption, vulnerability study is
undergoing now
— Weather based crop and
livestock insurances
— Social network for women

12. Highlights from post-inception phase activities & outputs
Selecting action villages and systematically
organizing baseline information
 Baseline biophysical survey and
longer-term data capturing
— Land use land cover maps (5x5m
resolution)
— Biomass productivity
assessment using NDVI
— Baseline soil quality assessment
data
— Agro-biodiversity survey
— 15 climate data loggers
procured

13. Highlights from post-inception phase activities and
outputs
Establishing an innovation platform and filling the
“basket of technology” options
 Technology, Institutional and Policy
Innovation Platforms established and first
meeting held
 ToR prepared and endorsed
 Village level suitable technology
assessment ( including gender-friendly)

14. Highlights from post-inception phase activities and
outputs
Building a trust with farmers and innovation
platform members
 On farm participatory experimentation :
— of three varieties of millet;
— two varieties of sorghum
— three varieties of cluster bean; with and with out
in-situ and ex-situ agricultural water management
— 3 varieties of moth and mung bean
 50 hectares of CPR ( protection,
diversification, institutionalization)

15. Investment
Post inception phase investment across IDOs (W1
and W2)

16. Investment
Project Sponsor Budget (‘$000)
Bhoochetana KN Soil
testing
Gov’t KN 156
KN soil testing irrigation Gov’t KN 412
Univ Florida Geospatial USAID 24
Yield gaps KN Gov’t KN 1,118
Yield gaps AP Gov’t AP 300
Legumes India &
Myanmar
IFAD 69
KN horticulture Gov’t KN 52
Investment s from bilateral projects

17. Thanks for your
attention