1. Deepender Singla, Trader
Prabhat Kumar, Farmer
Sai Krishna, CA
Setu Saxena, Engineer
Sreshtha Mullick, Writer
Increasing Agricultural Productivity
Krishidhan

2. • Low Risk appetite among farmers
• 80% of farmers are characterised by fragmented land
holding pattern
• Restricted access to Finance
• Agriculture perceived and practised as a ‘Hereditary
Tradition’ rather than a profitable profession
• Lack of transparency and accountability in the use of
agricultural inputs
• Labour crisis – seasonal unemployment and labour
migration
Issues being addressed

3. Problems
/Issues
Low Risk
Appetite
Fragmented
Land
Holdings
Restricted
access to
Finance
Lack of
Transparenc
y &
Accountabili
ty
Traditional/
Unscientific
Practice of
Agriculture
Labour
Crisis

4. Structure of KSK- 7 Member Governing Body
1)
Elected/Nominated
through Gram
Panchayat
2) 5 members to be
small/marginalised
farmers
Appointed on
following terms
1) Salary Rs. 2000 pm
2) 3 year Tenure
3) Caveat/Mandate of
doubling agricultural
output(compared to
current output) in 3
years, Failing which
action will be taken
Employ 1-2 Krishi
Sevaks
Pay scale Rs. 8000-
10000 pm
Functions :
Liaison/advise/data
management
Use of pre-existing
infrastructure like
Consumer service
Centres (CSCs)/ Post
Offices (Pos)/ Gram
Panchayats
(GPs)/Producer
Companies/
NGOs/Farmers’ Club
Solution
Establishment of Krishi Sewa Kendras (KSK)
across villages of India

5. • Procurement & Distribution of agricultural inputs with Quality
Checks to be routed through KSK
• Mass Ploughing, Harvesting and allied Land Treatments of
agricultural lands at no cost to farmers
• Creation of Model Agricultural fields to showcase increased
productivity due to new/scientific methods– Farmers in the
governing body to use government owned fallow lands to
employ scientific methods of agriculture and employ technical
assistance of Agricultural universities/ scientists
• Use of inputs from farmers and developing a two way flow of
information
Functions of the KSK

6. KSK
Agricultural
Universities
Farmers
NGOs/Pv
t. Players
Government
Land for Experiment
Farmer Feedback
Technical Knowledge and Assistance
Feedback
Data
Produce
Agricultural Inputs
Seed Capital
Manpower
Land
Feedback
Grassroots Innovation
Produce
Market News
Agricultural Inputs
Technical Assistance
Machinery/Technology [ITES]
Awareness
Publicity
Capacity
building
Infrastructure
Infrastructure
Crop Information

7. • Use KSK as a pilot model for 3 years by which time we
aim to include all farmers into KSK
• Integrate animal husbandry and other forms to green
economy systems (like zero wastage system, generation
of bio gas, electricity etc) into KSK
• Leverage technology through the use of internet, IVRS,
SMS, Web Apps etc.
• Partner and Promote scheme through Government
agencies, Private players, NGOs etc
Solution – stage ll

8. Land/Soil
condition/budge
t/details of last 2
years crops
Farmer
+ KSK
Passes advise
to KSK +
Farmers via
online
system and
IVRS
Central
Server
Farmers
+ KSK
Meteorol
ogical
Departm
ent
FCI/CII/Pl
anning
Commissi
on

9. Cost-Benefit Analysis
Benefits in a year in rupees (considering rice
production)
Costs in a year in rupees
Income from production on Fallow Land 84000 Establishment Costs
Computing Devices 70000
Savings on Agriculture Inputs including Govt. Subsisdy Furniture 10000
Seeds +Fertilizers+Pesticide 700000 Misc 5000
Machinery 150000 Total 85000
Sale of agri data +Savings from wastage
of storage 150000
Administrative Costs
Income from zero waste system ie Bio-
gas, slurry etc.
-
Stipend to farmers 168000
Salary of staffs 240000
Misc 10000
Total 418000
Cost of outsourcing/Contracting Machines for one crop
Tractors for ploughing 100000
Transplanter 100000
Harvestor 100000
Misc 100000
Total 400000
So, Grand Total 903000So, Total Saving+Income 1084000
In three years –
1. KSK profit will reach 1 Million rupees.
2.Farmers income will be doubled and input cost will be reduced by 50%.
Here, we have assumed
1.Village is producer of rice and has 1000 acre of land . Village has also 7 acre of fallow land, which will be taken care by KSK.
2. Government provides subsidy of at-least 30% on agricultural inputs like fertilizer, seeds and machinery.
3.Average production of rice/acre=10 quintal 4. Minimum Support price of rice=1200 rupees

10. • Integrating KSK it into the existing framework and
infrastructure for agricultural advisory services in the
villages
• Bringing all the stakeholders and shareholders of
Agriculture eco-system on same platform
• Data Management
• Convincing and securing cooperation of farmers to
enroll with KSK
Challenges

11. • Food Security concerns are addressed through the use of
reliable, accurate, real time data which can be used by
government to plan production, distribution and storage
• Accountability and Transparency is fixed in the system
• Possibility of Sustainable and Adapted Agricultural
Modelling based on information available in the database
• Water & Energy Conservation and Development of Green
Economy
• Increment in Income and reduction in agricultural
expenditure of Farmers
• Promotion of Grassroots Innovation & Farmer Education
Impact