India Maize Summit 2015 - Dr Wani, ICRISAT, on Maize: Sustainable Intensification and Improving Livelihoods in Andhra Pradesh

1. Swarnandhra Vision
A Mission on Primary Sector
Transforming Agriculture in Andhra Pradesh:
Equitable, Scientific, Prosperous
and Climate Smart
AP Primary Sector Mission
Presented by
Suhas P Wani and Team

2. Session Theme: State Initiatives  Scaling up supply
to meet domestic and export demand
Maize: Sustainable Intensification
and Improving Livelihoods in Andhra
Pradesh

3. Agriculture is Important
Sector in AP
 Employs 62 per cent of its population
 Contributes only 17% to GSDP
 Endowed with fertile land, water and innovative
hard working farmers
 Large scope exists to harness the untapped
potential

4. Primary Sector Mission:
Aspirational Goal
To make Andhra Pradesh as one of the top three
states in agriculture development by 2022 to make
farmers prosperous happy thru inclusive and
sustainable development

5. Primary Sector Potential in Andhra
Pradesh for next five years (2014-2019)

6. Agriculture Transformation
Sustainability
Profits
Production
Sectoral Holistic
Subsistence Marketable Surplus
Productivity Profitability
Vulnerability Sustainability

7. I C Es
Innovate Convergence Efficiency
Inclusive Collective Equity
Intensive Consortium Environment Protection
Integrated Capacity building Economic gain
Mission Strategy

8. Consortium Approach

9. Pilot and Innovation Sites

10. Maize: A Viable Alternative
 Growing water scarcity—replace rabi
rice with maize
 High yields and assured market
 Food – Feed – Industrial use – Fodder
 Value Chain

11. Value Chain Approach
Maize
Grains
Fodder
Poultry
Silage
Animals
Value
addition
Milk
Feed
blocks
Eggs
Meat

12. AP Maize Cultivation Area

13. Maize Grain Yields:
Bridging the Yield Gap

14. Soil Health Mapping and
Balanced Use of Nutrients

15. Improve Soil Organic Matter
Vermicomposting Gliricidia

16.  Stress-tolerant maize hybrids
for drought tolerant areas
 Dual purpose cultivars
 Improved WNM practices
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Improved Cultivars

17. Inclusive Market-Oriented Development (IMOD)
Strengthening Market Linkages:

18. Multi-prong Market and Value
Chain
SHGs – Producers companies
Strengthening Rayathu Bazars
National Commodity and derivative
exchange (NCDEX)
Public private partnerships
Drought proofing

19. Digital Agriculture: Upgrade
Delivery Systems
 For effective delivery, monitoring
and information dissemination for
achieving the impact
 ICT for innovative extension
systems
 Agromet Advisory Services
 GIS-based certified land titles
 Use of Satellite imageries

20. Effective Governance:
Policy and Legal Frame
 Result framework approach
Global Investors Meet (GIM)
 Mobilize funds
PPP

21.  Steering committee at CM level – bi-monthly
 Coordination Committee at CS/SCS level - monthly
 Weekly monitoring at Principal Secretary level
 Involve related research/specialists/private companies
 Design outcome-based indicators for monitoring
 Create suitable policies & legal framework
 Mission mode approach
 Minimum government, maximum governance
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Effective Governance:
Strategic Options – Drivers

22. What is measured gets delivered
 Monitoring at all levels – Mandal to
State Mission
 Use of ICT for on-line M&E
 Coordination at district level
 Value-chain/product-wise monitoring
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Monitoring and Evaluation:

23. ICRISAT is a member of the CGIAR Consortium
Thank you
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