Livelihoods Action Series | Boot Camp-VII | Co-creating Rural Prosperity: AgTech for Small Farmers

Livelihoods Action Series | Boot Camp-VII

Co-creating Rural Prosperity: AgTech for Small Farmers

Venue: Virtual

Date:  From 29.04.2021 Till 30.04.2021

Time:  4.00-6.00 PM 

 

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Standard Registrations – INR 850

Registration Deadline: 27th April, 2021 (subject to availability of seats)

*The session is free for India Livelihoods Collective’s partner organisations. Please write to us at kusum@csrbox.org for registering your representatives.

Event Details

India Livelihoods Collective, in collaboration with CSRBOX, has curated a Virtual Boot Camp for you to learn the fundamentals of agriculture. Join us for the two-day virtual Boot Camp on ‘Co-creating Rural Prosperity: AgTech for Small Farmers’ and understand farm methods and introduce solutions to farmers, showing them how to use these methods to improve their livelihoods and the sector's overall business sustainability with specially designed training sessions by Dr Reddy’s Foundation & Kamal Kisan and some of best practices of strongest enablers from across the country. 

The Boot Camp

 

The Bootcamp-VII on ‘Co-creating Rural Prosperity: AgTech for Small Farmers’ is planned in form of two sessions on the 29^th and 30^th April, 2021 and aims to develop an end-to-end understanding of the mechanism for small farmers. The programme builds organisational knowledge and capacities in terms of SOPs, implementation, management, key challenges associated and learning. 

For Whom

Enterprises working in farm mechanization for small farmers (representing NGOs, CSR, Philanthropic Organisations, Start-ups, Consulting Firms and Academia)

Session-I: Special Session hosted by DRF & Kamal Kisan

Dr Reddy’s Foundation

Mr Suman

Senior Manager-Rural Livelihoods, Dr.Reddy’s Foundation

Dr.Reddy's Foundation is a 26 years old non-profit working in the areas of livelihoods, education, health, and climate action. We impacted close to 9 lakh households to date through different interventions. Our work with small and marginal farmers aims to improve the income of farmers through building their capacities and connecting them to market. We work with multiple stakeholders to leverage their area of expertise in this journey and strongly believe in 'impact at scale'.

-What did we do in collaboration with start-ups/ govt agencies to create value for farmers?

-How was the journey from the problem statement to solution implemented on the ground

-Challenges faced in the journey and insights gained from the collaboration

-How co-creation can make a win-win for all stakeholders

Kamal Kisan

Ms Devi Murthy,Founder, Kamal Kisan

Kamal Kisan improves farmer livelihoods by improving farm output and reducing input costs for small and marginal farmers through innovations for affordable precise farm mechanization solutions. Kamal Kisan has developed over 10 commercially successful products that have served over 20K farmers across India and delivered over 20cr in savings to the farming community. 

Session-II: Some of the best practices of similar stakeholders

Swayam Shikshan Prayog & RuKart Technologies Private Limited.

Mr Upmanyu Patil, Director Programs- Swayam Shikshan Prayog

SSP empowers grassroots women's collectives to move from 'Margin to Mainstream'. Over two decades, SSP has built robust partnership eco-systems that enable women's entrepreneurship and leadership in sustainable development. 

 

Ms. Sharayu Kulkarni

Co-founder & Director, RuKart Technologies Private Limited.

The start-up offers a basket of technologies for the small plot holders ranging from Manual Treadle Pump, Subjee Cooler, Peek-Rakshak to water conservation technologies like Drip-cum-Mulch sheet. The Drip-cum-Mulch sheet is an innovation that brings the benefits of drip & mulch technologies together, in a single sheet. The Drip-cum-Mulch sheet is designed by RuKart’s mentor – Shri Vilas N. Gore. 

1. Different technical interventions offered by RuKart

2. Brief introduction to the 'Technology Centres' run by SHGs (technology assembly, quality control, installation, operation and repair & maintenance etc.) (case studied from Wardha and Sundargarh, Odisha)

3. Introduction to Subjee Cooler

 -Technical details 

 -Geographical coverage (Maharashtra and Odisha)

 -Different implementation models (SSP and RuKart in Maharashtra)

4. Stories from the field / case studies

 

Drip Tech, Jain Irrigation

Mr Milind Farkade, Manager, Sales & Marketing, Jain Irrigation

Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd is a diversified entity with turnover in excess of one billion dollars. We have a global presence with 33 manufacturing bases spread over four continents. Our products are supplied to 126+ countries with able assistance from 11,000+ dealers and distributors worldwide. We have reached over 8.5 million farmers.

-About Drip & Sprinkler Irrigation Systems

-Why Drip & Sprinkler irrigation systems is necessary & its advantages

-Systems components

-Low-cost Gravity drip irrigation systems for marginal farmers.

 

Selco Foundation

SELCO Foundation aims to develop innovative, sustainable – social, technical and financial models that impact climate change and poverty alleviation.It is a collaborative striving to work on solutions, support agents and build sustainable ecosystems for clean energy access. SELCO Foundation seeks to holistically facilitate context driven solutions and opportunities that result in improved well-being and livelihoods for underserved communities through sustainable energy and energy efficient applications.

 

Ms. Richa Mehta

Lead, Outreach and Communications, SELCO Foundation

SDG 7 for SDG 8 a short brief about the topic  

 

Sustainable energy driven efficient ag-tech for:

 

Mr. Shahaab Javeri

Program Manager, Research and Learnings, SELCO Foundation 

Agri produce- post harvest processing

 

Ms. Sneha Gokhale

Program Manager, resilient microbusinesses, SELCO Foundation

Food processing

 

Ms. Karthika S.

Lead, Agri Team, SELCO Foundation

Storage solutions & cold chains

 

 

Contact Details

For more details, please reach out to Ms Kusum Yadav as per the details below;

Email: kusum@csrbox.org

Mobile: +91- 7208793511

Registration link: https://bit.ly/3tcTBDV 

Brochure link: https://bit.ly/3dah3fx