AN OVERVIEW! Establishing a paradigm of sustainable Agri-Business Growth via optimally bringing together People, Processes & Technology! Enabling Farmers to live a life of Prosperity, Dignity & Self-Reliance
Our Vision The Delivering Smart Villages Project will be implemented in select villages in Maharashtra, in association with two companies from Israel. This is a unique project, enabling farmers to live their lives with dignity and honour, leading them to the path of prosperity and connecting them to the modern world. We are confident that the project will be successful with support from all of you. - Mr. Abhijit Pawar, Founder & Chairman, DCF
Case for Change! Agrarian Crisis! Alarming number of Farmer suicides each year! Migration from rural areas to Cities Rapid urbanisation! Food security! Extreme fluctuations in Agricultural commodities and food prices! Degradation of Natural resources! Erratic weather! Dependency on rainfall for irrigation! Production issues! Limitation of farm mechanisation due to small land holding! Indian yields of various crops less than World s average! Increasing cost of production! 30-40 % wastage in food value chain! Lack of insurance in agriculture! Frequent market failures
Agrowon Smart Village (ASV) Project Rationale! To bring a positive change in current Agrarian crisis, DCF initiated Agrowon Smart Village (ASV) project! The ASV project will provide! Tools! Know-how! Infrastructure needed to make the agricultural business vibrant and successful! To complement that, the project will encompass social activities also Project Characteristics! Enhanced farmer productivity driven by the Project support mechanisms based on provision of inputs, novel technology and methodology in dissemination of knowledge! High quality high value products! Competitive and profitable commercial processing and packaging plants! Direct and efficient market channels to avoid losses, wastage and farmer exploitation due to multiple middlemen! Excellent collaboration between the ASV farming communities and the ASV commercial sector comprising mutual benefits and synergism! The project will be scalable and replicable
Concept
Benefits to Stakeholders Producers / Farmers Increased yield/acre Quality input supply at doorstep Access to best technology and ICT Arrangement of finance Continuous production support Access to government schemes & other institutions Value addition and processing Market access directly to consumers Increased Household income Customers Quality produce with Maximum Residual Level Continuous supply of produce round the year Reasonable prices Input Suppliers & Service provider Bulk product/ service order at regular intervals Regular payments Government Ensuring growth in rural areas Boosting Agricultural Economy Employment generation and reduction in migration Agriculture Sector Sustainable farming Control on land degradation Efficient water usage Reduced wastage
Approach! Steps involved! Bottom up approach! Created competition among villages across Maharashtra to submit the proposal! All farmers in the village to participate in the program! Resolution by Gram Sabha to participate in the program! All political parties & social activists have endorsed the program! GROWTH elevation program! Focus on progressive villages to participate! Align with Central and State rural development departments to create basic infrastructure! Selection of best in class experts from Israel to help drive the program! Program funded through Social Impact Fund with assured returns (Bankable)! Project replication in other clusters with adaptations! Hub-Spoke mechanism in selected Villages! Other top 40 villages identified and surveyed by the team
Partners Vital Capital fund is a $350 million Social Impact Fund Invests in opportunities, which simultaneously enhance the quality of life of communities in rapidly developing nations Vital Capital broadens its investment prospects by focusing on! Fully integrated agro-industrial solutions! Socio agriculture project, education and healthcare! Vital Capital has made investments in Angola, Ghana, India, Peru, etc. Eytan M Stibbe is the Founding-Partner of the Vital Capital. He has been involved in investment in Africa for the past 26 years! Established by group of experts from various management fields with experience in developing and executing agriculture and allied projects! Involved in conceptualising, planning and implementing Governmental and private projects in the Far East, Africa and Central America.! Gabi Nahum is the CEO and founder of Jethro and has more than 20 years of international experience. He was instrumental in successfully implementing the adapted structure of Israeli Moshav (agriculture village) in Africa and Central America and has received international recognition for his efforts.
Press Coverage : 2 nd September, 2015
The Shortlisting Process 5-10 12 Villages 500+ ENQUIRIES Over Mobile, Mail, Letters, Personal Communication 280+ VILLAGE PROPOSALS Received through h Post, Courier & Emails Land : About 3,00,000 Ha Population: About 1 million 40 Villages Selected using designed Criteria Matrix for Survey Land : About 70,000 Ha Population: About 1,60,000 Villages Gramsabhas as conducted to generate Awareness & Survey conducted by Experts Land : About 21,000 Ha Population: About 60,000 Smart Village Project
Stage 1: Scrutiny! Scrutiny and list of Top 40 villages! Core Team evaluated and discussed every single proposals! Ranking of 280 villages based on evaluation parameters! List of final 40 villages after discussion within Group Evaluation parameters Land resource Source of irrigation Cropping pattern Social Components Proximity to Markets Existing Infrastructure
Stage 2: 40 Villages surveyed by SILC ABM Students Survey! Baseline Gap survey questionnaire based on DFID methodology! Agri-Business Management students from the Sakal International Learning Centre (SILC) conducted surveys in selected villages
Stage 3: Final list of shortlisted villages The Delivering Smart Villages core team visited 20 select villages for Due Diligence activities. 12 villages were shortlisted to be surveyed collaboratively by the Delivering Smart Villages Team and Israeli partner
Stage 3: Final list of shortlisted Villages
Stage 4: Awareness Generation in shortlisted Villages Gramsabha held in Bori Budruk, Junnar Taluka. Gramsabha held in Sangvi Bhusar. More than 300 inhabitants were present. Biggest Gramsabha at Pargaon. 300+ Women and 500 Men attended the meet. Over 150 villagers participate in an interactive Q/A session in Kalewadi, Gramsabha. A Gramsabha held in Asthagaon. More than 400 villagers present. A Gramsabha held in Nimgaon, Jali Village in Sangamner. More than 200 villagers present.
Stage 5: Survey by Israeli Team The Israel Delegation of Agri-Business Experts Moshe Priva Project Lead Doron Nevo Field Crops Zvi Matalon Milk & Goats Ophir Levi Poultry & Integrated Construction Project Ori Einhorn Aquaculture Horacio Kurlend Social, Cultural & Training Jonathan Spencer Financing, Pricing & Marketing Roni Zeevi Post Harvesting
Survey by Israeli Team Farm and market visits, Meetings with Government officials and other stakeholders ADD
Transition from Phase-I! Cluster selection and ranking! Sector experts assessment scores for each village after planned visit in Phase -I! Other evaluation parameters! Cluster Junnar will be the first cluster to be developed under Agrowon Smart Village! Feasibility study! Independent feasibility analysis for each sector with planned financial investments! Detailed Project Report preparation for the cluster! Financial & Structuring for Cluster 1! Financial outlay for Agriculture, Dairy and Aquaculture project! Fund raising for planned investments in Cluster 1! Fund structuring to get investment from Sakal Group and Vital Capital! Engagement of sector experts to commence Phase-II
Smart Village Phase II! Cluster identification based on discussion and meetings! Cluster 1: Pune! Taluka Junnar: Kalwadi, Vadgaon Kandali, Bori Budruk and Pargaon! Taluka Shirur: Takli Haji Particulars of Cluster Details Population 25616 Households 4282 Total land 11480 hectare Agriculture Land 10828 hectare Milking Animals 10528 Daily Milk collection 32395 litres Poultry farms 20 Water source Wells, Bore wells, Farm ponds, River and Canal
Phase II: Household survey
Phase II: Household survey
Phase II: Household survey application utilized
Phase II: Household survey application utilized
Phase II: Household survey application utilized
Phase II: Household surveys; 13 January to 18 February, 2017 Vadgaon 850 765 Kalwadi 450 382 13 Jan to 22 Jan 23 Jan to 25 Jan! Visited every HH! Some HHs are migrated out of the village, but have agri land and property in the village Bori Bk Pargaon Takali H. 1500+ 1376 Bori Bk 970 915 28 Jan to 2 Feb Pargaon 769 687 3 Feb to 9 Feb 10 Feb to 18 Feb
Phase II: Study of cropping pattern
Phase II: Potential for aquaculture
Phase II: Industrial Land identification
Phase II: Examine market linkages
Phase II: Visit by Shri Abhijit Pawar and Shri Pravin Pardeshi, Principal Secretary to CM GoM
Smart Village Project impact
Long term Impact Reverse migration Establishment of entertainment centres Engagement of next generation in agriculture Impetus to agriculture industry Sustainable farming Setting up of educational institutes Creation of modern healthcare facilities Boosting village economy Creation of Agriculture based Smart Modern Village Clusters
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