ISAP presentation

ISAP -Indian Society of Agribusiness Professionalswww.isapindia.org

A PERSPECTIVE

About Us…

ISAP is a Non-Governmental Not for Profit Organization incorporated in 2001 under Section -25 of the Indian Companies Act .

One of the largest networks of agriculture and Allied professionals in the world with a network of :

15000 members

5000 experts ,

200 chapters and

475 NGO’s.

Indian Society of Agribusiness Professionals

STATES:

Maharashtra Punjab Assam

Orissa Haryana Nagaland

Bihar Himachal Pradesh

Mizoram

Madhya Pradesh

Jammu & Kashmir

Karnataka

Andhra Pradesh

Rajasthan

National Award on E-governance 2007-08 by Government Of India for ICT Intervention

Most Promising Social Enterprise Award 2002 – Indo -US Knowledge Trade Initiative

Award winner of the Manthan Award South Asia 2009 for delivery of knowledge based services in “e- Enterprise and Livelihood” for the Kisan Call Center.

Awards:

Accreditations:

• Recognized “Chamber of Commerce” by Ministry of Commerce, GoI• Recognized Nodal Training Agency of “MANAGE”, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India • Special Consultants’ status with United Nations-Economic & Social council (ECOSOC).6


ISAP Domain of Work

Trainings:

Farmer training & Capacity Building in Good Agricultural Practices (GAP); Agri-Entrepreneur Development (EDP); Vocational Skills Training ,Training of Trainers

ICT Based interventions :Query Redress Service; CISCO/OWSAKisan Call Centre-Bhopal-Govt. Of Madhya PradeshCommunity Radio Station- Vidisha- Govt. Of M.P.

Market Linkages: Buyer Seller meet for Fruits and Aromatic & Medicinal Plants

Research Studies: Cluster mapping Monitoring and evaluation/ Impact Assessment


Grass Root Extension…

Farmer Training Programs: Farm Field SchoolsField DemonstrationExposure visitsGood Agricultural PracticesTechnical trainings including:

Soil Health Input Management Balance Fertilizer

Use Seed Drip-Irrigation Water Conservation Intercropping


Farmer Awareness Programs:

IECFarmer Awareness Camps Street corner BaithaksKisan Goshtis Exposure Visits

Other Farmer Trainings:

Bee keeping Para VetHorticulture BiosafetyMaster trainingNGO/SHG capacity building


Farmer Awareness Camp in Adilabad

Beekeeping Training in Nagaland

Exposure Visit –Drip Irrigation , KVK Bundi

Field Demonstrations- Maize , Hindoli

Program Achievements: 9 centers across 8 states in IndiaTrained 1500+ unemployed Agri-graduates475 + Agri –ventures established800 + bankable Detailed Project reports

60 days Residential training program in Agri & allied . Handholding support for one year. Formulation of bankable Detail Project Report (DPR) Facilitating DPR’s approval by Bank receive subsidy from NABARD. Facilitating in obtaining license for input trade. Establishing contact between industry and candidates Facilitating in procuring technology/ software / machinery

Program Highlights

Entrepreneurship Development Program-MANAGE (Since`06)


J & K 55

HP 75

MP 22

Haryana 80

Punjab 81

Assam 90

Jharkhand 69

Nagaland 9

No of Enterprises

Orissa

Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra

SGSY Skill Development Program For MORD

States

Para Vet

Rural Retail

Rural Finance

Training In


Vocational Skills Training


Registration-Madhya Pradesh Group Activity-Dhar Classroom Training-Raisen

On- site Training-Vidisha Mock Interviews-Sehore Certificate Distribution-Sehore

ISAP –Skill Development Initiative

ISAP Interventions using ICT…

• Query Redressal Services (QRS)

IVRS based Crop Advisory funded by CISCO/ OWSA for over 4 years

Addressed more than 2.0 Lakh farmer queries from H P, U P and MP.

Received sector specific e-governance award for ICT in Agriculture 2007-08 from Govt. Of India

Kisan Call Centre, Bhopal

Live calls from farmers all over MPTeam of 30 domain experts in Agriculture and allied subjects working in 2 shifts.7am to 7 pm, Seven days a weekResponding to 10,000 queries per monthHave resolved 300,000 queries in the last 18 months.

Community Radio Station –Vidisha MP

50 watt transmitterFirst ever Farm Centric Community Radio Station. Voicing voiceless marginalized section of the community Addressing community issuesPhone In Programmes with experts.Impacting more than 50,000 rural folks



Kisan Call Center, Bhopal Community Radio Station , Sironje

Community Radio Station , Sironje

Market Linkages…

S.No Event Venue Year

1 Seminar and exhibition on Cultivation , Processing techniques and marketing of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants

Bihar December 2004

2 Banana Festival And Conference New Delhi August 2005

3 Dairy Value Chain workshop Chennai January 2006

4 Honey Buyer –Seller Meet New Delhi June 2006

5 Conference on Fruit Industry of Himachal Pradesh and Buyer seller meet

Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

November 2006

6 Indo-Canadian Agril.Business Partner meet

New Delhi February 2007

7 National Buyer -Seller Meet on Apple and Temperate fruits and nuts .

IMPA, Srinagar, J&K June 2007

8 International Meet on Herbal and Medicinal Plants

Pragati Maidan, New Delhi

October 2007

9 Horti-Expo 2008 coinciding with 3rd Indian Horticultural Congress

OUAT Bhubaneshwar ,Orissa

November 2008


Direct Intervention - 10,000 Farmers

* in groups of 25 each 400 groupsExpected Ripple Impact on 100,000

Farmers

Target Group

Project Duration - 4 Yrs – 2009 to 2012

Blocks covered over 4 yearsAmravati – 6 Adilabad – 8Bhilwara – 6

Bundi – 3

Across 1050 villages

* An initiative in collaboration with MonsantoIndian Society of Agribusiness Professionals


Specific Interventions:

1. Farmer participatory long term investment: a) Seed - cum - fertilizer drill b) Watershed development for life saving irrigation

2. Inter cultivation of maize (also bajra and cotton) with pigeon pea to intensify cropping system yielding two crops instead of one .

3. Different maturity hybrids to suit different soil types and soil moisture / rainfall regimes to ensure best returns farm land /minimize production risks

4. Low cost safe storage for seed / grain .

5. Lower cost of production with unconventional technology using inputs like manure, compost, vermi-compost, organically prepared insecticides

6. Two contra-productive practices discouraged and discontinued : a) Row to row distance standardized in maize hybrids b) Mixing of seed and fertilizer at sowing discouraged and discontinued


•3000 Farmers in Pulse Growing hub of

• 100 farmers groups of 30 farmers each

•Soil Analysis •Soil Health card with advisory

• 100 Field Demonstration of Red Gram with Moong Intercropping• Adopt methods like Micro-Irrigation Propagation

•Dibbling•Inter Cropping •INM and IPM Practices

Farmer Training•Pre-sowing Training, INM , IPM and GAP•Pre and Post Harvest Training.

Exposure Visits of Farmers •To conduct successful demos•To KVK’s and SAU’s etc.

•Farmer Helpline- QRS Services on for and field

•Value Addition at Farm Level and Market Linkage•Small Dal Mill in each district•Linking Input Dealers , Bulk Buyers and Farmer Groups

OCP-Soil Health Intervention:Gulbarga , Bidar and RaichurIn six Blocks – Balki, Basva Kalyan Afzalpur, Aalond, Cheetopur and Raichur.

CCA- American Society of Agronomy…

Partners – ISAP, ASA & IRRI Funded by BMGF, WB & USAID

Background CCA program by ASA since 1991 in USA More than 13,000 CCAs in USA &

Canada India, the first country outside North

American Continent to provide CCA program

Impact – Farm Advisory of Global Standards, Constant Knowledge Up gradation, of CCAs Recognition & Respect from Employers & Clients, Better Job Opportunities

Beneficiaries - Agri Input Industries, Govt. Extension System, Researchers, Academicians & of course, FARMERS .

Frequency of Exams: Twice a year (June & December)


…Strengthening the Agri -Extension network in India

SALIENT FEATURES Certificate issued by ASA Recognized in USA, Canada

& India Continuous Education Improves quality of Farm

advisory Improves Career Prospects

FEES: ` 7,721 for Government Employees ` 10,478.50 for Others

ISAP Health Care Initiatives…

26 Arsenic Water Treatment Plants set up in Murshidabad (WB) for the farming community .

10,000 People have been provided medicines during 9 medical camps .

25 bed hospital Indian Society of Agribusiness Professionals

Health Camp- Nabhagram

Arsenic Water Treatment Plant

Project Golden Rays- Baran (Rajasthan)…

Distribution of Seed :Distributon of 10 MT Corn Seed to 2000 selected Sahariya Tribals in Kisanganj and Shahabad blocks of Baran district, creating pre sowing awareness about hybrid corn cultivation.


Capacity Building workshops on GAPs : Farmers capacity building 8 workshops on GAPs for 250 farmers each during crop season.

Capacity Building workshops on Pre and post harvest management practices : 8 Capacity building workshops for 250 farmers each during pre harvest stage.

Agri Extension Services to the farmers : Various Agri Extension support activities during various crop management phases.

Front Line Demonstrations…

Cotton and Maize

Covering Three states of Rajasthan , Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh

More then 1000 x 1 acre each demonstrations through a full crop cycle


Field Demonstration -Cotton

With Qualcomm…

240 Retail entrepreneurs exploring new aspects of business using ICT on Brew Platform in Rajasthan.

Increasing possibilities of business and introducing domains of commerce in rural hinterland .

Utilizing the untapped potential by opening up the market for idle machines in rural India.

Empowering the youth by providing information of the opportunities available.

Empowering rural customer such that s/he can utilize products as per their needs and not as per the market availability.

Training by ISAP

Using Brew Application

Best Practices in Managing Cash Flow

Inventory Mgmt

Providing Commodity

PricesImproving ROI of the rural Entrepreneur by improved Working Capital Management.


Classified for Rural

Services

Assam – EDP (Manage), Training Programmes for SIRD, CIH, National Bee Board, SIRD

Bihar- Krishi Soochana (through SMS) Haryana- EDP(Manage), Krishi Soochana (through SMS) Himachal Pradesh- EDP (Manage), QRS Jammu &Kashmir – EDP (Manage) Jharkhand- EDP (Manage), Krishi Soochana (through SMS) Madhya Pradesh- ATMA, Kisan Call Center, Community Radio Station, EDP

(Manage), SGSY Maharashtra – SGSY, CTLCs , SYI Project Share Orissa- SGSY , Punjab- EDP (Manage), Krishi Soochana (through SMS) Rajasthan – Field Research Organic farming, SYI Project Share UP & Uttarakhand- Krishi Soochana (through SMS),QRS Andhra Pradesh : SYI Project Share Karnatka : OCP Soil Health initiative in PULSE BELT

Present Outreach & Operations


Senior Management…

Mr.N.V.Ramana (Chairman): B. Tech. (Dairying), PGDM (IIM Ahmedabad). Has 28 years of work experience in Agri-commodities trading, animal feed industry, input sourcing, supply chain management and consulting services.

Rajeev Dar (Chief Executive Officer): Dairy Technologist, PGDM (IIM Ahmadabad). 27 years of experience in industries including Dairy and food processing, FMCG, Pharma and International Trading . With 15 years of corporate experience he has been an entrepreneur for 12 years in India and abroad.

Dr S Chandra (Director – Agr. Extension) Former ADG (ICAR), Ex-Director (IIPR , Kanpur)

Sunil Khairnar (Vice Chairman) B.Tech (Agriculture) , PGDM (IIM Ahmadabad). Has 17 years of work experience in Agri commodities trading, animal feed husbandry, input sourcing and consulting services.


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