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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
season 2011
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2009 2010 2011 2012 Maize 4Years
2009 2010 2011 G.nut 3Years
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Farmers' practice
Improved practice
Haveri District Maize and Kolar District Groundnut crop yield data
31%
43%41%
33%
37%33%
33%
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