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CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS REPORT 1
FROM 30 YEARS TO 2030:
ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
AND STRENGTHENING SCIENCE FOR
CLIMATE RESILIENCE
A Multistakeholder Consultation
August 7 to 9, 2019
M S Swaminathan Research Foundation
CONFERENCE
PROCEEDINGS
FROM 30 YEARS TO 2030:
ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
AND STRENGTHENING SCIENCE FOR
CLIMATE RESILIENCE
A Multi Stakeholder Consultation
August 7 to 9, 2019
M S Swaminathan Research Foundation
CONFERENCE
PROCEEDINGS
MSSRF / PR / 2020 / 80 Publisher: M S SWAMINATHAN RESEARCH FOUNDATION Technical session rapporteurs: Dr R V Bhavani, Dr Israel Oliver King, Dr R Rengalakshmi, Dr R Ramasubramanian, Dr S Velvizhi, Dr V R Prabhavathy Compiled by: Ms D Suvitha Edited by: Ms B Jayashree Design & Layout: Mr K Dileep & Mr S Kannappan CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS FROM 30 YEARS TO 2030:ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND STRENGTHENING SCIENCE FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE December 2019 © M.S.SWAMINATHAN RESEARCH FOUNDATION 3rd Cross Street, Institutional Area, Taramani Chennai - 600 113, India Tel: +91 (44) 22541229, +91 (44) 22541698 www.mssrf.org
CONTENTS
FOUNDER’S MESSAGE
CHAIRPERSON’S MESSAGE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE
THE JOURNEY OF MSSRF 10
OUTLINE OF MULTI STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION 11
LAUNCH OF THE MULTISTAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION 12
SESSION I CLIMATE CHANGE AND COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT 14
SESSION II SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO SECURE AND SUSTAIN SMALL 18
HOLDER FARMERS’ LIVELIHOOD AND NUTRITION & HEALTH
SECURITY
SESSION III MAINSTREAMING BIODIVERSITY FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND 26
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SESSION IV CONCLUSION 29
ANNEXURE I FARMERS PAVILION 31
ANNEXURE II MEDIA COVERAGE 34
ANNEXURE III AGENDA OF THE MULTI STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION 38
FROM 30 YEARS TO 2030: ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND STRENGTHENING SCIENCE FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE
PROF SWAMINATHAN’S MESSAGE
‘Reaching the Unreached’ has been the motto of MSSRF. From the very
beginning, MSSRF has been adopting a pro-nature, pro-poor and
pro-women orientation in technology development and dissemina-
tion. The thrust areas of our work have been biodiversity conservation,
coastal systems research, anticipatory and participatory research using
biotechnology tools, ecotechnology for sustainable livelihoods, food and
nutrition security and harnessing ICT for rural empowerment. Our experi-
ence has shown that bridging the gender divide in technology transfer
helps to overcome other forms of divide prevailing in the society.
To mark 30 years of our endeavour to reach the unreached and give
voice to the voiceless, we organised a conference ‘From 30 Years to 2030:
Achieving Sustainable Development Goals and Strengthening Science of
Climate Resilience’.
I hope these proceedings will be useful to take forward the agenda of
harnessing science for sustainable food and nutrition security especially for
tribal population.
M S Swaminathan
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS REPORT 7
CHAIRPERSON’S MESSAGE
OBSERVING MSSRF’S 30 YEAR MILESTONE (1988-2018)
HARNESSING SCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
M S Swaminathan Research Foundation work, established a national and global position
(MSSRF), working for sustainable agricultural of leadership in this area over the past 30 years.
and rural development, completed 30 years of
its services in the year 2018. MSSRF is founded Biodiversity programme focuses on integrating
with the motto of Science for an Inclusive Conservation, Cultivation, Consumption and
Society and to promote research and Commerce dimensions of in-situ on farm
training on the application of modern conservation. This has resulted in the
science and technology and establishment of Community
contemporary development Biodiversity Centres in the
experiences to the problems states of Odisha, Kerala
of ecologically sustainable and Tamil Nadu for the
agricultural production and to purpose of conservation
the problems of the well-being and sustainable utilisation
of people in rural areas. The of biodiversity and bio-
work of MSSRF began in the resources and enhancement
year 1988 with the pro-nature, of tribal and rural livelihoods.
pro-poor and pro-woman paradigm of
technology development and dissemination. MSSRF believes technology blending is
Economic viability and feasibility, environmental the pathway to integrate the classic and
sustainability and social and gender equity contemporary in scientific strategies. This has led
became the three pillars of MSSRF’s programmes. to application of biotechnologies for crop and
soil productivity improvement and institutional
The Coastal System Research programme mechanisms like the Bio-village, community food
which is designed on the model of Farming and water security systems etc., for converting
System Research (FSR), was the first area of concepts into field level accomplishments.
concern to MSSRF and brought in an integrated
management approach by land and sea In the rural development programmes, the
surface on the one hand, and capture and emphasis is on promoting job-led economic
culture fisheries and forestry and agro-forestry growth with strong institutional arrangements at
on the other. Further, as the priority research the village level. This resulted in eco-technologies,
domain to deal with the issue of sea level rise as based on five E’s (Ecology, Economics, Equity,
a result of global warming. MSSRF has through its Employment and Energy) leading to the
FROM 30 YEARS TO 2030: ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND STRENGTHENING SCIENCE FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE
establishment of the JRD Tata staff of MSSRF to evaluate
Eco-Technology Centre and the effectiveness and the
the Fish for All Centre with the impact the organization
generous support of Tata Trusts. has made over the years
in harnessing science
The emphasis on food and nutrition and technology for sustainable
security and gender mainstreaming has led agricultural and rural development, and
to the establishment of the B V Rao Centre for insights were drawn for planning the future.
Sustainable Food Security, the Uttara Devi Centre
for Gender and Development and the Ford During the consultation key results were
Foundation Chair for Women and Food Security. captured along with the impacts created
The Foundation is engaged in advocacy of since the inception of MSSRF, and the work of
a Farming System for Nutrition approach to MSSRF for the next 12 years was also planned.
address the malnutrition challenge in the country.
I thank all our partners stakeholders in
Rural Knowledge Connectivity was considered various institutions and most of all the
an essential pre-requisite for rural upliftment. farming , fisihing communities in this journey.
This led to the establishment of the Jamsetji
Madhura Swaminathan, Chairperson, MSSRF
Tata National Virtual Academy for Rural
Prosperity and the formation of the National
Alliance for Mission 2007: Every Village a
Knowledge Centre. The latter has subsequently
evolved into the Grameen Gyan Abhiyan.
MSSRF has now grown to 200 plus staff members
from multiple disciplines, and has presence in
over 15 states of India with a reach of over 300,
000 small holder farm families. On 27, May 2018,
MSSRF completed three decades of service with
many notable results that can be of help to the
poor and vulnerable people of India in achieving
their aspirations for a sustainable future.
‘MSSRF 30’ conference was an occasion
for the Founders, the Board of Trustees, and
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS REPORT 9
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE
The M S Swaminathan Research Foundation is grateful to
Honorable Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu,
panelists, moderators and chairs for their valuable inputs
during the Multi-Stakeholder Consultation with the theme of
‘Achieving Sustainable Development Goals and Strengthening Science for
Climate Resilience’. MSSRF thanks all the participants of the consultation
and the exhibitors for showcasing their products in the farmer’s pavilion.
We also thank Qualcomm Wireless Reach, World Food Programme,
Jamanalal Bajaj Foundation, Venkateswara Hatcheries, National Biodiversity
Authority (NBA), Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority
(PPVFRA), Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (National Agriculture Development
Programme), Coromandel International Ltd, SandelWood Research
Foundation and INELI for supporting this multi-stakeholder consultation
financially.
At this juncture, it is my pleasure to extend my profuse gratitude to all
my colleagues for their dedicated and patient support in the areas of
registration, accommodation, transport, coordinating the technical
sessions, media follow up, floor arrangements, food arrangements etc.,
I wish to express my profound appreciation and deep regards to Dr Isreal
Oliver King, Principal Scientist for coordinating at different levels to conduct
the programme successfully.
Last but not the least; my sincere thanks goes to Dr Madhura Swaminathan,
Chairperson and Professor M S Swaminathan, Founder for their immense
support.
N Anil Kumar, Executive Director, MSSRF
FROM 30 YEARS TO 2030: ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND STRENGTHENING SCIENCE FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE
THE JOURNEY OF MSSRF
1987: 1988-1996: 1997-2007 2008-2018 2019-2030
THE EARLY YEARS GAINING STRENGTH CONSOLIDATION CONCENTRATION LOOKING AHEAD
1987: The World Implemented a Coastal System CSR and PAN India
Food Prize large number Research (CSR) climate change programmes to
of key projects for sea level rise programme in achieve the
1988: Registration with support from adaptation east and west Sustainable
in New Delhi international coasts, and Fish Development
and national Biodiversity for All Centre for Goal (SDG2) of
1989: agencies like conservation and sustainable small zero hunger
Headquarters in ITTO, UNDP, FAO, enhancement
Chennai UNESCO, UNIDO, for community Geographic
ADB, IFAD, SIDA, development Sustainable and focus on the
1991: The Honda SDC, IDRC, Tata climate resilient hotspots of
Prize for Trust, DBT, Community agriculture in dif- poverty and
Ecotechnology CAPART, Ford agrobiodiversity ferent ecozones hunger in the
and Tyler Prize for Foundation, centres southern and
Environmental MacArthur Farming System central parts of
Achievement Foundation, The Biotechnology for Nutrition and India , the
Summit for sustainable Health eastern ghats
1993: Moving to Foundation agriculture and the
own campus in 2012: DST north-east region
Taramani 1994: UNEP Ecotechnology Recognition
Sasakawa and Information
Environment Prize Education 2018: First World
Communication Agriculture Prize
to Prof M S
1996: Blue Planet for biovillages
Swaminathan
Prize
Food and
1999: Volvo Nutrition Security
Environment PrizeCONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS REPORT 11
OUTLINE OF MULTI STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION
FROM 30 YEARS TO 2030
ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND STRENGTHENING
SCIENCE OF CLIMATE RESILIENCE
The major objective of this event was to take PRIMARY OUTPUTS FROM THIS MEETING:
stock of changes that took place over the past
three decades at a regional level, in the area of • Consolidated results of evidence-based
sustainable agriculture and rural development, studies and interventions to achieve
and in particular the sectors of food, nutrition sustainable agricultural and rural
and livelihoods, as a result of multi-sectoral development goals in different locations
interventions including that of MSSRF. This of India, particularly the coastal, semi-
helped us plan our future in strategic research, arid and dryland ecosystems, and the
development, and deployment of scientifically biodiversity and cultural diversity hotspots
credible knowledge and evidence in the of the country; gaps to be addressed were
challenging areas of sustainable development. identified.
The meeting endeavoured and contributed • Partnerships and networks between
to the national-level efforts in achieving the policy makers, community institutions,
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), in media, NGOs, private sector institutions,
particular the SDG2 of Zero Hunger. Climate scientists, and donors, working in the
vulnerability assessment and adaptation with areas of sustainable livelihoods, natural
reference to this focal issue was identified as the resource management, and food,
major cross-cutting theme for discussion. nutrition and health security, to up-scale
The discussions focused on three thematic the achievements and take the results to
areas: Climate change and coastal India; desirable new locations
Sustainable livelihood, nutrition and health • Resource mobilization mechanisms and
security; Biodiversity mainstreaming for strategies for strengthening community-
sustainable agriculture & climate resilience. The scientist- policymaker level initiatives that
way forward plan to 2030 was discussed in the promote conservation, enhancement,
context of the MSSRF’s biovillage paradigm for and sustainable and equitable use of agro-
sustainable rural development. biodiversity and other natural resources for
achieving the SDGs were discussed.FROM 30 YEARS TO 2030: ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND STRENGTHENING SCIENCE FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE
LAUNCH OF THE MULTISTAKEHOLDER
CONSULTATION
A galaxy of experts and representatives of in 1968. Now the importance of sustainable
organizations from across the world were part development is focused widely through the UN’s
of the brainstorming on the way ahead, as Sustainable Development Goals.
the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation
celebrated its 30th anniversary. Inaugurated by Mr N Ram, Chairperson Kasturi and Sons, recalled
the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Thiru Edappadi and thanked the Government and former Chief
K Palaniswami and the state’s Deputy Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu Dr M Karunanidhi and
Minister Thiru O Panneerselvam, the International Dr J Jayalalitha for leasing out the land for the
Conference focused on Achieving Sustainable Foundation at the very beginning. The political
Development Goals and Strengthening Science leadership assured the gathering of their
for Climate Resilience.
Dr Madhura Swaminathan, Chairperson MSSRF,
pointed out that MSSRF is focusing on researches
pertaining to adaptation to climate change as
it is a key global issue. Dr N Anil Kumar, Executive
Director of MSSRF, while presenting the annual
report marked on Prof Swaminathan’s emphasis
on sustainable development from the early
years, beginning from the Science CongressCONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS REPORT 13
continued support. Mr N Ram also spoke about Prof M S Swaminathan during his presidential
achieving sustainable development goals speech said that we need to focus on nutrition
through modern science. security as we focus on food security. Dr Soumya
Swaminathan, the Deputy Director General of
The Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Programmes at the World Health Organization
delivered special address and released the emphasized on the increasing connect between
30-Years’ MSSRF Innovation and Impact Report. agriculture nutrition and health.
During his speech he congratulated Prof M S
Swaminathan and MSSRF for the agricultural The technical sessions of the conference were
research work that the Foundation is doing and embelisshed with presentations on significant
stated that a state’s development majorly relies developments and global experiences from Ms.
on agriculture. The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Kundhavi Kadiresan, Assistant Director-General
delivered the inaugural address and released and UN FAO’s Regional Representative for
the 2018-2019 MSSRF Annual Report and Policy Asia and the Pacific, Mr. Eric Kenefick, Country
Influence Report. In the inaugural address, he Director, UN World Food Programme, Dr. Siebe
listed the achievements of Prof M S Swaminathan Schuur, Agricultural Counsellor accredited in
and stated that Tamil Nadu continued to be one India and Sri Lanka, Embassy of the Kingdom of
of the largest producers of food crops following the Netherlands and Ambassador Kenneth M
various innovative and productive agricultural Quinn, President, World Food Prize Foundation,
methods. USA.FROM 30 YEARS TO 2030: ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND STRENGTHENING SCIENCE FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE
TECHNICAL SESSION I:
CLIMATE CHANGE AND COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT
India has a coastline that extends to about management strategy.
7500 km and nearly 260 million people 20% This session discussed the issues and solutions
of the Indian population) live within 50 km pertaining to strengthening an integrated and
from the shoreline. The majority of the coastal sustainable coastal system development in
communities depend on fisheries, agro-forestry, the backdrop of climate risk mitigation, and
agriculture, tourism, and related activities for promotion of sustainable fisheries and other
their livelihood. In addition, the coastal zone livelihood development. The results of MSSRF’s
supports large industrial complexes and other interventions in the area of Coastal System
commercial activities. The coastal zone is also Research that gives thrust to integrated coastal
prone to natural disasters such as cyclones, management, combining land and sea surface
storm surges, floods and tsunami, which usually on the one hand, and capture and culture
cause severe damage to life and property. The fisheries and forestry (including agro-forestry) on
problem is further aggravated by rising sea level the other hand were highlighted.
due to climate change.
The competing demands on the coastal zone for The session was chaired by Dr. Paroda, Founder
different land uses, multiple economic activities, Chairman, TAAS and Dr. Sanjay V. Deshmukh
and conservation and sustainable management Professor of Life Sciences &Former Vice-
of natural resources and preparedness to Chancellor, Mumbai University.
manage natural disasters require a coordinated Dr. Paroda in his introductory remarks briefedCONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS REPORT 15
on the issues of climate change referring to the
IPCC Report 2019. The effects are adversely
seen in agriculture and coastal areas. A multi-
stakeholder approach has to be designed
to meet the challenges of climate change
and develop measures for adaptation and
mitigation. He emphasised partnerships,
investments and actionsfor achieving the
sustainable development goals.
Dr Sanjay Deshmukh, Co-chair shared his
experience. He has highlighted the threats to the
natural resources and requested the speakers coral health, algal blooms and shoreline erosion
to share their views in the following objectives in are needed for which a comprehensive coastal
addressing the climate change issues: policy and an interactive earth and human
system modelling is required He also emphasised
Dr Ramasubramanian presented MSSRF’s the need to estimate the economic value of the
contributions towards addressing the climate ecological services of various ecosystems.
change issues along the coastal areas.
Restoration of degraded mangroves, artificial Mr Kenichi Yokoyama from Asian Development
reef development, Integrated mangrove fishery Bank presented how the ADB is supporting the
farming system, Bio-saline farming of halophytes, scientific and developmental initiatives made
Integrated fish farming system, Fisher Friend for improving the living standards of the coastal
Mobile APP helped the coastal community to community. He said huge investment and
improve the livelihood opportunities. MSSRF partnerships will help in achieving the Sustainable
also carried out significant work on genetic Development Goals for climate resilience.
purification of saline tolerant traditional varieties
and have consortium of beneficial saline Dr Nafeez stressed the importance of science-
tolerant microbes for yield enhancing the crop based, scalable evidences for climate
yield. Dr.Selvam presented the various acts and smart agricultural practices related to rice-
highlighted the CRZ notifications of 1991 and based farming system should be identified,
2011. encouraged and implemented through Climate
Smart Villages. This will help in achieving the
Dr Sailesh Nayak gave an overall view of the sustainability of farming in the coastal zones.
climate change issues faced globally. He
informed that, the impacts of climate change Mr Anirban Mukerji shared his decade long
on the coastal systems are alarming across association with the foundation. He said, the
the ecological systems. Various research Information and Communication Technology
organisations have ample data on coastal areas ensures the safety and improves the standard of
but the benefits derived from the data should living among coastal fisher folks. He shared the
reach the coastal community through multiple success rate of the users of the FFMA App and
stakeholders approach. Long term monitoring of also highlighted a few case studies.FROM 30 YEARS TO 2030: ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND STRENGTHENING SCIENCE FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE
Dr Satheesh C Shenoi, Director INCOIS stressed
KEY OUTCOMES -RESEARCH
more on the technologies that to be improved
or developed to enhance the sustainability of • Economic evaluation of different
ecosystems is necessary to understand the
the coastal zone and coastal community. He value of the ecological services provided
said that GIS modelling and 3D modelling are by each.
to be developed and applied in identifying the • Develop coastal biodiversity information
key issues on ground. He was confident in saying system
that, this could be feasible by partnering with • Suitable models to understand sea level rise
line scientific departments and institutions. and its impact on coastal ecosystems at
the decentralised level to understand the
Dr P G Diwakar quickly introduced the new location - specific impacts and develop
tools developed by ISRO for addressing climate appropriate plans.
resilience and enlightening the standards of • Systematic studies on the impact of rise
the fishing folk in coastal zones of India. He has in ocean temperatures on coral reef
underlined the Fisher Friend Mobile App and associated fisheries at different depths
added saying that, the NAVIK version 1 and 2 and tourism
are developed with improved and advanced • 3D modelling and vulnerability maps of
features like connectivity from land to deep sea. the coast to help reach vulnerable areas
faster.
Dr Ravindra Singh, GIZ informed that the sectoral • Continuous Mapping of shore line to
approach is not going to solve the issues understand changes in erosion along sea
related to climate change. He empathised coast
mainstreaming of industries, partnerships and • Prediction models for pelagic fisheries – will
funding are the possible ways to achieve the benefit fishing communities
sustainable goals. • Coastal climate services (carbon cycle,
ocean acidification, sea level changes,
Dr Paroda, in his concluding remarks said loss of biodiversity, pollution of reactive
that a participatory approach with a special nitrogen and phosphorous, etc.), need to
agenda along with the government schemes be developed.
will help achieve the targets of the sustainable • Integrate coastal knowledge with social
development goals. and human systems: Modelling of impact
of human activities and environmental
change on the well-being of people and
societies (Interactive Earth System and
Human System Modelling)
• Develop a policy paper on coastal
resource use, governance, livelihoods,
research and management as well as
sustainable use of resources for societal
benefits (meta-analysis)CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS REPORT 17
OUTREACH
• Revive traditional farming of rice and
shrimp where feasible for better income to
coastal communities.
• ICT based tools to help vulnerable fishers:
The Geo Augmented Navigation (GAGAN)
system and Indian Regional Navigation
Satellite System (NAVIC) tools being tested
now will provide connectivity from the
deep sea with the mainland
• Design adaptive and mitigation strategies
for sustainable development, fill gaps in
livelihood capital and strengthen capacity
of the coastal community for adaptation
• Action plans with achievable targets,
multi-stakeholder approach with strong
partnership and investments to reduce the
impacts of climate change vulnerability
along the coast.
ADVOCACY
• Conservation of all coastal ecosystems -
crucial in the context of ecological and
livelihood security
• Advocacy for policy to deal with
impacts on coastal areas due to climate
change considering the gap (no specific
Central Government or international
institutes are working or focussing on
this ecosystem) - need to develop
integrated coastal zone management
studies: “International Centre for
Excellence for Sustainable Development
and Management of Coastal Ecosystems”
led by MSSRF for the benefit of vulnerable
coastal zones and communities across the
globeFROM 30 YEARS TO 2030: ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND STRENGTHENING SCIENCE FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE
TECHNICAL SESSION II:
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO SECURE AND
SUSTAIN SMALL HOLDER FARMERS’ LIVELIHOOD AND
NUTRITION & HEALTH SECURITY
Issues in adopting contemporary science and • Address undernourishment and basic
technology to sustain and secure small holder health needs of all members of the
farmers’ livelihood, nutrition and health security household by promoting nutrition
awareness and access to basic health
The following are some of the measures for care, clean drinking water and improved
promoting sustainable livelihoods, nutrition and sanitation facilities;
health security of small farm households:
This session discussed the issues/gaps in policies
• Enhance the ecological foundations and practices related to the use of science,
essential for sustainable agriculture, technology and rural innovations, to the
particularly soil, water and biodiversity; economic, ecological and social advantage
• Enhance productivity and reduce the of smallholder farming systems. The advantages
cost of production through higher factor of the Farming System for Nutrition approach,
productivity. Techniques will include minimizing climate risks and mainstreaming
precision farming and organic farming gender and nutrition in agriculture and food
• Examine and promote opportunities for
production and sustainable livelihoods were
agro-processing and value addition to the
specially analyzed.
biomass;
• Introduce agricultural remedies to
nutritional maladies prevailing in an area
through mainstreaming nutritional criteria
in the selection of components of the
prevailing farming system;CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS REPORT 19
The session was chaired by Dr Soumya highlighted some of the characteristics of Indian
Swaminathan, Chief Scientist, UN World Health agriculture, with 85% of the farmers being small
Organisation and Dr Trilochan Mohapatra, and marginal farmers and the challenges posed
Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural by climate change, access to technology
Research. Following introductory remarks and markets. He emphasized that technology
by the chairs, Dr R Rengalakshmi, Director should continue to work for the farmers for
Ecotechnology and Dr R V Bhavani, Director, ensuring livelihood and health security, and
Agriculture Nutrition and Health from MSSRF take cognizance of climate change. Farming
presented the Foundation’s work in the area of systems he said should focus on nutrition and be
sustainable livelihoods, and food and nutrition holistic.
security respectively. Dr Peter Carberry, Director
General, ICRISAT delivered the keynote address Dr Soumya Swaminathan spoke about the
and this was followed by two panel discussions potential to leverage agriculture for nutrition
with three eminent panellists in each. The first and highlighted the importance of including
panel had Dr Narayan Hegde, Former President, attention to health. She drew attention to
BAIF, Dr Nitya Rao, Professor of Gender & Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 of Zero
Development, University of East Anglia and Hunger and SDG 3 of Good Health and Well-
Mr Rajib Kumar Roul, Programme Manager, being and cautioned that half of the world’s
Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives (APPI). The population does not have access to health
second panel had Dr Srivalli Krishnan from Gates services even today and we have less than 11
Foundation, Dr Suman Sahai, President Gene years to meet the SDG targets. She pointed
Campaign and Mr Madhusudan Rao from the out that people access health services only
Tata Trusts as panellists. In each panel, there when they are sick, but hardly consider what is
were brief remarks/short presentations by each required to keep good health and not fall sick.
panellist and there was a round of discussion Highlighting an extensive and first time study
with questions from the floor. taken up by ICMR on disease burden and risk
factors of populations in India, she observed
In his introductory remarks, Dr Mohapatra that in the MDG era concentration was moreFROM 30 YEARS TO 2030: ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND STRENGTHENING SCIENCE FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE
on child and maternal health, TB and Malaria, lines. She identified need for capacity building,
and the country has shown improved results; hand holding support, support to entrepreneurs
but more deaths are occurring now from non- on technology updation and access to
communicable diseases such as diabetes, technologies and striking the balance between
hypertension, cardio-vascular diseases and ecological and economic sustainability as key
cancer. Diabetes is a huge problem among issues needing attention.
the urban population and rural populations
suffer from hypertension besides undernutrition. Dr Bhavani pointed to the relevance of
Addressing these is possible with better quality leveraging agriculture for nutrition in a context
of diets. Both over nutrition and undernutrition where we have a large malnourished population
as well as air quality need focus if there has and a large proportion of people dependent on
to be better quality of life. Doctors should thus agriculture. Highlighting the pathways that link
not just advice on better diet, but also consider agriculture with nutrition, she shared MSSRF’s
the access and affordability factors for good work under the research programme on
diets, because not everyone will have the Leveraging Agriculture for Nutrition in South Asia
income flexibility to buy better nutrition. WASH, (LANSA). Drawing on evidence from a Farming
particularly sanitation, is partially addressed System for Nutrition (FSN) Study she explained
through Swaach Bharat scheme, but the water how it was different from the integrated farming
part still needs attention. As far as tobacco is system approach; FSN calls for mainstreams
concerned, the government has done well nutritional criteria in the selection of components
and usage has come down, but there is still the of the farming system, integrating nutritious
problem of smokeless tobacco. crops, trees, agro-forestry, poultry, livestock
and fisheries with nutrition literacy and gender
Dr Rengalakshmi placed the relevance of as integral elements. The study was able to
MSSRF’s work on livelihoods in the sustainable demonstrate on-farm production diversity
livelihood framework linking to natural resources. with nutrition awareness leading to improved
She explained two major initiatives of MSSRF, Bio household dietary diversity. MSSRF she said is
industrial watersheds in Odisha and Tamil Nadu engaged in advocacy for this approach with
and promoting eco enterprisesfor livelihood policy makers as a pathway to realising the
security of landless households. Entrepreneurship targets under SDG2 of Zero Hunger.
was promoted in the production of biofertilizers.
MSSRF’s approach she explained is to develop
technologies in relation to local context and
resource availability. Business development
services were facilitated through necessary
linkages. She highlighted that institutional
support is needed for upgrdation of technology.
She referred to the example of the Rice Biopark
in Myanmar established with government
support, which will utilise all parts of the rice
plant and help to increase farmer’s incomes.
A Pulse Biopark can be conceived on similarCONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS REPORT 21
benefit smallholder farmers and risk mitigating
The keynote address by Dr. Peter Carberry was practices, tools and policies along the full
titled: Agriculture’s narrative: Success in feeding agrifood system.
the world or Source of social and environmental
concern. Drawing attention to the challenges Dr Narayan Hegdemade the point that in earlier
posed by climate change, land degradation, days, farming and animal husbandry were
loss of biodiversity etc., he called for Climate integrated. The opening of slaughter houses by
Smart Agriculture (CSA): Agriculture that the British in the 18th century was perhaps the
sustainably increases productivity, enhances beginning of farming problems, with division
resilience (adaptation), reduces/removes between crop and animal husbandry. There
Green House Gases (mitigation) where possible, are advantages of small farming compared
and enhances achievement of national food to large farming: very efficient, better yield
security (FAO 2013). Climate change increases due to capacity and less labour requirement;
risk and small and marginal farmers especially the disadvantages are inefficient marketing
are more vulnerable. Technology he felt should and less access to technology. So focus he
be effectively harnessed to meet the challenge said has to be on these aspects. Promoting
with solutions that can help small and marginal crop diversification and mixed farming he
farmers in particular. CSA he said has helped said increases consumption and income;right
reduce yield and investment losses. Elaborating technologies and value addition should be
on measures to manage climate variability, promoted to support small farmer livelihoods.
he elaborated on different measures, viz.
irrigation through watershed development, Dr Nitya Rao drew attention to the aspect of
diversification into crop-livestock-tree systems, gender justice, pointing out that although there
breeding drought resilient crops, managing had been some progress, several issues still
drought through conservation agriculture remain to be addressed with regard to women
practices, seasonal climate forecasting and soil agricultural workers, their rights and their nutrition
water management, and appropriate decision status. Citing evidence from the Farming System
support systems. He concluded by calling for for Nutrition Study by MSSRF, she said that
research as a major source of innovation, to women in agriculture face seasonal weightFROM 30 YEARS TO 2030: ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND STRENGTHENING SCIENCE FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE
loss and there is about one third deficit in time processed food is leading to the problems
for care work during busy agricultural seasons. of overweight, obesity and increase in Non
Referring to the phenomenon of feminisation Communicable Diseases (NCDs). It is important
of agriculture in South Asia, she pointed to the in this context to acknowledge the interrelation
need for contextualisation of factors that shape of Agriculture Nutrition and Health – it is a
women’s work in agriculture in different settings, complex link and markets play an important role.
and making smaller qualitative studies a part Nutritious food produced by small farmers are
of large scale quantitative surveys, in order most often sold for income and not retained for
to understand the nuances around culture, self consumption. Adaptive learning is seen only
identity, and social norms that influence food in two dimensions: causality – problem –solution.
consumption. System stability has to be acknowledged and
worked on as the third dimension. It is important
Mr Rajib Kumar Roul spoke about APPI’s that programmes are designed in participatory
initiative in Odisha in partnership with the manner including relevant and multiple
state government, to reduce malnutrition stakeholders, and .consider system stability while
by improving dietary diversity. Promotion of planning and implementing; this is imperative
nutrition gardens, backyard poultry and goat for sustainability. Pure technology alone cannot
rearing have been identified and demonstrated change the food consumption pattern. All
as the core interventions to drive the initiative. aspects of drivers of production, to consumption,
These are being mainstreamed into the Odisha including adoption of technologies and
Livelihood Mission to cover 7.5 lakh households marketing should be considered.
across 107 blocks by 2021, with Living Farms,
Harsha Trust and Pradh an as NGO partners. Dr Suman Sahai spoke about Gene Campaign’s
experience of working with barnyard and finger
Dr Shrivalli Krishnan highlighted that while millet in Uttrakhand. She raised many basic
the Green Revolution helped increase food questions as to what millet to cultivate; who
availability and improve food consumption, will cultivate these; and where, etc., once
the quality of food consumed has been efforts to raise awareness around growing
deteriorating. Increased consumption of ultraCONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS REPORT 23 and consuming millets are achieved. She government of Karnataka, with NGOs, initiatives expressed that their organisation’s strategy like Social Alpha Quest for Agritech innovation was successful because they introduced up to to enable an ecosystem of innovators and 15 varieties of millet to farmers and asked them entrepreneurs to address the needs of small to evaluate which ones they would cultivate and marginal farmers, the Tata Dairy mission, for food, market and fodder. Gene Campaign Reviving the Green Revolution, Lakhpati Kisan also attempted to adopt the SRI technique for through multiple cropping. millets and found variations of success just like in paddy. Results were good only because the The presentations were followed by discussion. farmers got to choose their crop, and for the The key recommendations from the session are first time this Kharif season she said there was summarised below under the heads of Research, an increase in millet yield. There are challenges Outreach and Advocacy. she said especially around millet processing.The practical challenges of technology adoption, particularly in Uttrakhand considering the hilly terrain and lack of access, makes sustained practice difficult. Therefore, it is very important to bear in mind the challenges surrounding processing, equipment and marketing while developing and promoting cultivation and consumption of millets at scale. Mr Madhusudan Rao shared information about the approach of the Tata Trusts, the importance they place on health and nutrition as a strategic theme for investment and the principle of a farming system approach for nutrition to address the challenge of malnutrition in the country. He shared examples of working with the
FROM 30 YEARS TO 2030: ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND STRENGTHENING SCIENCE FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE
KEY OUTCOMES- RESEARCH
• Development of short duration crop
varieties to withstand abiotic stress such as
seasonal drought or flooding
• Conservation agriculture to enhance
sustainable use of natural resources
and need to develop an appropriate
institutional mechanism to harness the
scale of technologies for small holder • Technology adoption is a complex
farmer process; need for appropriate strategies
• Seasonal climate forecasting for effective
in the context of small holders to promote
risk management – modelling research
adoptive decision making which needs
focus on developing downscaled models
handholding support (as a part of extension
(space and time dimensions) to suit the
services)
context of small holders • Programmes should consider system
• Strategies for retention of necessary soil
stability while planning and implementing:
moisture, using renewable materials
to be designed by participatory approach
which can enrich soil health (research
and should include multiple stakeholders.
at molecular level, e.g. decomposable
Pure technology will not change the
polimers)
food consumption pattern. Drivers of
• Contextualize factors that shape women’s
production, to consumption and marketing
role in agriculture work in different settings
and adoption of technologies should be
• Large scale studies should include
considered.
qualitative methodologies with smaller
sample size for better insights into issues of
OUTREACH
gender and social relations.
• Studies on the right balance to ensure both • Attention to social mobilization and use of
ecological and economic sustainability learner centric capacity building methods
with social sustainability and processes while designing livelihood
• Develop eco-enterprise models for related programme
promotion at scale – need for an • Appropriately harnessing ICT like use of
interdisciplinary approach to appropriate mobile apps as decision making tools and
the technologies which are scale neutral also to disseminate locale-specific and
to suit the small holders context demand driven information related to
• Research on sustaining collective action technologies and associated services
through appropriate institutional structures • Watershed approaches – sustaining the
and processes among small holders initiatives at the local level in partnership
• Farming system for nutrition models for with local communities and institutions
different agro-ecological zones • Promotion of crop diversity, mixed farming
for diet diversity & increasing incomeCONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS REPORT 25
• Promotion of nutrition gardens of fruits and
vegetables
• Nutrition Awareness strategies across the
board for diet diversity, WASH
• Thrust on value addition and decentralised
processing to increase incomes
ADVOCACY
• Farming System for Nutrition (FSN)
Approach for household food and nutrition
security of small holder farmers
• Greater policy support for nutrient dense
crops
• Nutrition awareness strategies to focus on
improving diet diversity
• Technologies suitable to strengthen the
on-farm and non-farm livelihoods of small
holders together with access to other
productive res/services like market, credit
• Promotion of decentralised processing
units to promote an inclusive value chain
• Necessary institutional support (credit,
infrastructure support etc) for technology
upgradation of small businessesFROM 30 YEARS TO 2030: ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND STRENGTHENING SCIENCE FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE
TECHNICAL SESSION III:
MAINSTREAMING BIODIVERSITY FOR CLIMATE
RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Issues in mainstreaming biodiversity for • Revitalisation of community conservation
sustainable agricultural development and traditions through field gene bank,
climate resilience seed bank and grain bank and market
How we ensure the conservation, sustainable (conservation – cultivation – consumption
use and equitable sharing of benefits – commerce chain)
pertaining to biodiversity is a major concern in • Conservation and cultivation through
developing sustainable agricultural practices. participatory breeding and linkage with
Operationalisation of the methods and markets
procedures for India’s two legislations, the • Enlarging the food security basket by
Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ including underutilized crops like millets,
Rights Act 2001 and the Biodiversity Act 2002, tubers, grain legumes and leafy vegetables
in partnership with the custodian communities in the diet
and farmers have still not been properly The discussion in this session kept these points in
communicated and/or being followed in all mind and discussed the research and capacity
the states of India. This demands the need for building measures needed to mainstream
demonstrations in the following four areas: biodiversity in agriculture, fisheries, forestry and
allied sectors in the context of the two national
• Development of an ‘Integrated Gene
legislations. MSSRF’s experience from its centres
Management Strategy’, consisting of in-
at Kalpetta, Kolli hills, and Koraput were shared
situ, ex-situ and community conservation
with reference to the following components:
methodsCONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS REPORT 27
• Development of methodologies for reward
and recognition of the contributions of
tribal and rural families to conservation
and enhancement of genetic resources
• Conservation through community seed
bank and herbarium
• Organization of training programmes
for custodian farmers, and NGOs in the
implementation of farmers’ rights
• Partnership with Panchayati Raj Institutions
to equip them to implement the provisions
of the Biodiversity Act relating to prior
informed consent and benefit-sharing.
The role of biodiversity in management
of natural calamities like drought, flood,
cyclone, and tsunami, will also get
attention. OUTREACH
• The conservation – cultivation –
• Networking and Partnerships for effective
consumption – commerce continuum
utilization of biodiversity in the face of
KEY OUTCOMES- RESEARCH climate change.
• Capacity building of women farmers on
• Research, innovation and Value
conservation linked value chains and
Chain Development in Neglected and
appropriate technology development
Underutilized Species (NUS) is a key for
• Promote conservation and consumption
ensuring nutritional security, climate
of wild / indigenous foods
resilience and sustainable development
• Generate awareness with respect
• Research on nutrient value of different
to biodiversity conservation and its
indigenous plants/foods is critical
sustainable utilization and the national and
• Research and action to be taken to
international conventions/Acts.
Neglected and Underutilized Species in
farming systemsFROM 30 YEARS TO 2030: ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND STRENGTHENING SCIENCE FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE
ADVOCACY
• Promotion of nutri-dense plant varieties,
Neglected and Underutilised crops and
crop Wild Relatives in nutrition sensitive
agriculture and climate adaptation
strategies
• Conservation of functional biodiversity
especially the microbial biodiversity in the
farms to reduce the use of harmful agro-
chemicals
• Strategies to conserve wild relatives of
cultivated plants both with in-situ and ex-
situ measures
• Recognizing custodian farmers in the
context of climate change and ensuring
food and nutritional security is critical
• Support for Community Based Initiatives on
Conservation is essential
• Nutrition sensitive agriculture and
sustainable development requires
convergence and state support for wider
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SESSION IV:
CONCLUDING SESSION
This session had a cross-section of researchers, policy makers and international leaders sharing
their thoughts on what they felt should be the focus areas of work, going forward. Some thoughts:
“
BRUCE ALBERTS (Chancellor’s Leadership Chair in Biochemistry and
Biophysics for Science and Education, University of California)- He called
for focus on education in order to harness and nurture talents and produce
adults sensitized to build a sustainable world
ASHOK DALWAI (National Rainfed Area Authority, Govt of India) called
for science of delivery looking at agriculture in a wholesome manner,
collaborative research and action and accompanying policy support;FROM 30 YEARS TO 2030: ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND STRENGTHENING SCIENCE FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE ANURA KURPAD (St John’s Research Institute) came from the demand side of nutrition and called for attention to growth of children less than three years and emphasis on education and awareness around food- based approaches to address malnutrition. ASHISH CHATURVEDI (The German Agency for International Cooperation) called for upscaling and replication of successful pilots on adaptation to climate change, building institutional and human capacities, down scaling of state action plans on climate change management to the district level and mainstreaming adaptation strategies. He emphasized the need for more institutions like MSSRF that can play a transformative role. MADHURA SWAMINATHAN (MSSRF) emphasized that young researchers and youth have to be mentored to understand the importance of the SDGs and come forward and shoulder the mantle of realizing them. PRADNYA PAITHANKAR (UN World Food Programme) emphasized on the need to work together focusing on agriculture diversification, strengthening safety nets and addressing issues around WASH and infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices. KENNETH QUINN (World Food Prize Foundation) announced that, the Foundation would help establish an Indian Youth Institute on the lines of the already existing Global Youth Institute, to give high school students from India an opportunity to engage with students from across the globe on issues around sustainable development. In his concluding remarks Prof. M. S. Swaminathan, called for having a “Nutrition Secure India” by 2030 as our goal; in order to realize this goal, he emphasized the need for hard work using multidisciplinary approaches.
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ANNEXURE I:
FARMERS’ PAVILION
The Farmer Producers The primary services offered
Organisations (FPOs) registered by the FPOs include input and
under Farmer Producer output marketing; resource
Company’s Act have been centre to supply inputs;
recognised as a competitive value addition to selected
institutional framework to crops; building the capacity
provide diverse services to of farmers to improve their
smallholding farmers. The skills and knowledge; credit
main objective of MSSRF in linkage; seed production;
promoting FPO is to collectivise farm machinery services; and
small producers, foster natural resource management.
technology diffusion, enhance During the conference period,
productivity, improve access FPOs promoted by MSSRF
to inputs and output markets, exhibited the commodities
market linkages and increase and value-added products
farmer’s income by improving produced by them. In this FPO
their participation in the value fair, pulses, paddy, millets,
chain. MSSRF has been testing spices, oilseeds, fishery, dairy,
the model in diverse agro- and poultry products produced
ecological systems at its field by the FPOs from across MSSRF
sites in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, sites were exhibited by the
Odisha and Kerala. farmers and were marketed.FROM 30 YEARS TO 2030: ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND STRENGTHENING SCIENCE FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE
WINMEEN MAHALIR FISH AND the income of the farmers as
NALLAVUR FARMER PRODUCER
FISH PRODUCTS PRODUCER well as employment at the
COMPANY LIMITED, VILUPURAM,
ASSOCIATION, POOMBUHAR, local level.
TAMIL NADU
-Registered under the Producer TAMIL NADU
Company Act in 2013, this
INNUYIR GRAMA SANGA WOMEN
It was formed with 207 poor
FPO is currently working in FARMERS PRODUCER COMPANY
women fish vendors from
12 panchayats, 3 blocks in 6 villages in and around IGS WFPC is functioning at
Villupuram district. MSSRF Poompuhar during November Puducherry with 524 women
has facilitated by providing 2015. Four livelihood-based farmers, the main purpose
space for stoarage and for sub-groups promote fish is to improve their access to
technical inputs, while ICRISAT processing, dry fish production, productive resources namely
has provided the three layer value-added fish products, technology, credit, market
polythene bags, which is free and fish culture. The association access to both inputs and
from storage pests, for storing has received a certificate from outputs in crop husbandry,
the legumes. Members of FPO the Food Safety and Standards dairy and other value addition
are selling directly to local Authority of India (FSSAI) under processes.
vendors and getting better Food Safety and Standards
procurement prices for wood Act, 2006, for marketing the fish
ILLUPPUR AGRICULTURE PRO-
pressed groundnut, gingily products.
DUCER COMPANY LIMITED,
oils, black gram whole and PUDUKOTTAI, TAMIL NADU
spilt dhal, groundnut, seed PASUMAI FARMER It was set up during 2018. It 1000
moth bean. A unique feature PRODUCER COMPANY LIMITED, members from 5 Panchayats in
of this venture, has been the PUDUCHERRY to produce and market pulses
involvement of women in the It also functions in Puducherry under the ‘Patikaadu’ brand.
procurement process. region in Mannadipet The following brands are
commune work with both men sold under through this FPO:
and women farmers. The total organic ponni rice, organic
strength of the collectives is 590 black gram dhal, organic
farmers, works primarily in the greengram dhal, organic
building value chain of pulses Redgram dhal, farm fresh
and paddy, thereby increasing milk, country chicken – birds,
chicks & eggs, cold pressed oil
– sesame and groundnut. This
has subsequently increased
the farmers’ productivity and
income as all the farmers are
shareholders in the company.CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS REPORT 33 REDDIYARCHATRAM diversity, making agriculture- pulses, seasonal vegetables, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE based livelihood systems more fruits, honey, and diverse value PRODUCERS COMPANY resilient to climate change and added products. Wampco has It has a membership of 1125 improving access to nutritional formed a network of organic farmers (M: 698; F: 427) focusing foods. farmers across Wayanad on improving the farmers for ensuring quality organic livelihoods through sustainable products production technologies for higher production, enhancing farmers technology adoption by building their knowledge and skills as well as a network and linking them with markets by upgrading their roles in the value chains of cotton, maize, vegetables and pulses. KOLLI HILLS AGROBIODIVERSITY CONSERVERS’ FEDERATION, WAYANAD AGRI MARKETING (KHABCOFED) NAMAKKAL, PRODUCER COMPANY LIMITED TAMIL NADU (WAMPCO), WAYANAD, KERALA It is a federation of successful It is registered as producer entrepreneurs formally company under the established in 2009 in Kolli Companies Act 2013 .The Hills Taluk (Tamil Nadu, India) company major activities of composed of 110 different company include marketing groups and with a membership of Traditional Rice ,Vegetables, of 1,523 (985 men and 538 Coffee, Spices Tribal, women). Millets play an Traditional Farmers are the important role in supporting Share holders of the company. agriculture in marginal areas It has opened its first outlet for which are increasingly stressed ‘Safe to Eat/Organic product’ by climate change. The work of on at Kalpetta. This eco- the Federation has contributed shop has been supported by to improving the livelihoods Department of Agriculture and of its members, especially Farmer Welfare, Government women who showed active of Kerala under the scheme interest and participation “Safe to Eat Kerala Organic”. within the research activities It aims for for linking organic and training. It has also farmers with market and contributed to strengthening ensure quality products like the conservation of millet organic rice, coffee, spices
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