CIMMYT Action Corridors in SA/India
Operate in ten states:
AP, Punjab, Haryana, UP,
Bihar, Jharkhand,
Rajasthan,
West Bengal,
TN & Karnataka
Positioning of CIMMYT for Food security in India
• New food to come from eastern Gangetic Plains & Rainfed
Mixed farming systems through bridging ‘management yield
gaps’, use of ‘Rice Fallows’, diversification and
intensification.
• CA as vehicle for change for sustainable natural resource and
crop management to produce more at less cost
• Improvement in genetic yield potential of wheat for early
planting and/or tolerant to terminal heat, nutrient and water
use efficient cultivars
• Development of Maize (Normal , QPMs ) Inbred /Hybrids for
high yield potential in Kharif, Rabi, Spring seasons
• Maize genotypes tolerant to major abiotic stresses and
resistance to diseases
• Capacity building in frontier areas
On-going Research Projects
Research Projects
1. Cereal Systems Initiative for SA (CSISA)
GWP
X
GMP
X
GCAP
SEP
X
X
2. Crop Weed Dynamics/ ACIAR
X
3. ZEF/UNESCO Uzbekistan Project
x
4. GTZ Abiotic Stress Tolerant Maize
X
X
X
5. ICAR-QPM
X
X
X
6. Modern ICT for agricultural growth & development
X
X
7. Monitoring Green House Gas Emissions in RWCS
X
8. IFAD Hill maize project
X
X
ICAR-CIMMYT Work plan for Wheat and Maize Systems (2009-12)
Our Direction
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Customized technologies that farmers want
Strong ag professionals on the ground
Access to information
Linkage with input and output markets
Good business models
Suitable policies
Linkages with large-scale investments
Dedicated partners that complement each
other and contribute own resources
Approach
• Research Platforms
• Adaptive Research Trails-Modules
• Demonstrations-Delivery
• Communication tools and techniques for large
scale delivery
• PPPs and Service windows
• Capacity building of NARS, Partners, Farmers,
Custom Service providers
Long-term Platforms-RW/RM Systems
Carbon inputs, outputs and sustainability indexEastern Gangetic Plains
Carbon Sustainability Index- Western Gangetic
Plains
TCE
Rice
Wheat
RW System
DSR-ZTW
7.14
8.68
7.91
TPR-CTW
3.23
8.09
5.66
Adaptive Research Trials-MODULES
Country
Hub
ARTs
during
Monsoon2010
ARTs
during
Winter
2010-11
Focused technologies
Residue management
Intensification/diversification
Nutrient management in CA
Pakistan
Faisalabad
04 (10)
07 (26)
India
Punjab
06 (42)
07 (60)
Cultivar choices for CA systems
Haryana
08 (36)
14 (113)
Weed management
EUP
09 (30
06 (18)
Dual purpose wheat
Bihar
06 (24)
11 (49)
New CA Machinery
TN & KNK
07 (08)
12 (28)
systems
Relay cropping (CW, RWMb,)
Water management in CA
Suitable rice cultivars under different situationsEIGP
Evaluating New Tools for Nutrient Management in CACollaboration with IPNI
6.0
ZT
CT
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
-N
Karnal0405
Karnal0506
Ludhiana0405
Modipuram0506
Karnal Varieties
Ludhiana Varieties
Ludhiana0506
7.00
6.00
y = 6084.6x 1.6012
R2 = 0.8149
Yield, t/ha
5.00
4.00
3.00
2.00
1.00
0.00
0.004
0.006
0.008
0.010
INSEY
0.012
0.014
-P
-K
NPK
Incidence of False Smut-Establishment &
Nutrient Management Effects
Treat
No.of Hills
Establishme (Sample
nt
Size)
Infected
Panicles
Infected
Grains
(Smut Balls)
-N
PTR
20
30
128
-P
PTR
20
40
204
-K
PTR
20
57
205
Full NPK
PTR
20
49
185
-N
DSR
20
5
15
-P
DSR
20
7
8
-K
DSR
20
10
38
Full NPK
DSR
20
7
21
New Machinery-Development & Fine
Tuning
• Multi-crop Seed-cum Ferti attachment for 2WT
• Turbo seeder
• PCR planter
• 2WT relay planter
• Small farm modular sprayer
• Hydraulic SMS
• High clearance tractor
• Improved Laser bucket for 4 WT
• Laser leveling system for 2 WT
• Indigenous limit plot planter
• Precision seed metering systems
• Improved furrow opener for ZT planters
• Off barring-cum-fertilizer applicator for s/c ratoon
Evaluation and fine tuning of Improved
technologies (2010)
Country
Hub
No of
demonstrations
Pakistan
Faisalabad
100
India
Punjab
400
Haryana
1266
EUP
1140
Bihar
1261
Tamilnadu
17+
Karnataka
11+
Economic Benefits of different rolling-out
technologies
Technologies
Laser leveling
Residue mgt (Turbo)
DSR
Unpuddled TPR
Relay wheat in cotton
Dual wheat
Intercrops in Sc
ZTW (East)
ZTW (NW)
Net gain
(USD/ha)
150-250
150-170
100-145
100-250
250-350
200-250
500-2500
200-250
100-150
GCAP & New Seed Systems
Hub
Crop
Seed Production (Tonnes)
2009-10
2010-11*
EUP
Wheat
72.20
107.00
Bihar
Wheat
87.20 (F)
168.00 (C )
39.00 (F)
666.00 (C )
QPM
42.00
259.00
*Estimated quantity
Partnerships (2009-2010)
2009
2010
(Cumulativ
e till Dec
2010)
State/Country
Pakistan
6
11
Punjab, India
Haryana , India
Eastern UP, India
Bihar , India
Tamil Nadu, India
Total
24
19
17
19
16
101
38
52
69
58
25
253
Communication Strategy
• Travelling Seminars
• Workshops
• Print & Electronic media
• Field days
Communication Materials:
• Manuals
• Bulletins
• Fact Sheets
• Pocket books
• PPTs
• Videos
Capacity Building
Country
Hub
# of
events
No of persons trained
Total
Professionals Farmers
Women
Pakistan
Faisalabad
38
605
301
304
12
India
Punjab
31
4663
207
4456
-
Haryana
23
4285
197
3776
312
EUP
15
616
38
511
67
Bihar
53
1992
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1992
-
TN &KNK
12
3400
75
3224
101
15561
818
14263
492
TOTAL
Regional Training on Conservation Agriculture
Lessons Learnt/Challenges Encountered
Country
Lessons
Challenges
India
• Service providers
crucial for large scale
delivery
• Need for new
cultivars for CA and
seed systems.
• Load balancing of
machinery manufacturers,
spare/service centers
• How to promote straw
spreaders in old combines
Pakistan
• Commitment of the
NARS
• In-field trainings on
weed management in
DSR
• Lack of research and input
services at ground level
• Capacity building of quasipermanent labors
enabling them to make
best use machinery.