CIMMYT Ethiopia
Developing crop and resource management practices for sustainable future cereal based cropping systems
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CIMMYT Ethiopia
Under CSISA Phase II, Nutrient Omission Plot Technique (NOPT) trials were conducted in eight districts of Bihar, ten districts of Uttar Pradesh and ten districts of Odisha. Partner institutions include Bihar Agriculture University (BAU), Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI), Odisha.
CIMMYT Ethiopia
The purpose of the study was (1) to assess the performance of ZT wheat as compared to conventional-tillage wheat in farmers' fields in six CSISA target districts in Bihar; (2) to assess farmers’ resource endowment, risk exposure, risk preferences, and risk management practices; (3) based on (2), to identify influencing factors of farmers' awareness and adoption of ZT in wheat, including social network effects.
CIMMYT Ethiopia
The purpose of the study was (1) to assess the economic viability of custom-hire service for ZT in CSISA's target districts in Bihar, the development of ZT service provision businesses over time, and constraints to further business expansion; (2) to assess service providers’ resource endowment, risk exposure, risk preferences, and risk management practices; (3) based on (2), to identify influencing factors of engaging in ZT service provision, including influencing factors of th e scale of the service business operation.
CIMMYT Ethiopia
The purpose of the study was (1) to assess the economic viability of custom-hire service for ZT in CSISA's target districts in Bihar, the development of ZT service provision businesses over time, and constraints to further business expansion; (2) to assess service providers’ resource endowment, risk exposure, risk preferences, and risk management practices; (3) based on (2), to identify influencing factors of engaging in ZT service provision, including influencing factors of the scale of the service business operation.
CIMMYT Ethiopia
The purpose of the study was (1) to assess the performance of ZT wheat as compared to conventional-tillage wheat in farmers' fields in six CSISA target districts in Bihar; (2) to assess farmers’ resource endowment, risk exposure, risk preferences, and risk management practices; (3) based on (2), to identify influencing factors of farmers' awareness and adoption of ZT in wheat, including social network effects.
CIMMYT Ethiopia
Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) using seed-cum-fertilizer drill is an emerging rice establishment technique in India. How the two versions of DSR (zero-till & dust mulch) are comparable with the most common conventionally transplanted rice is less known. To fill the knowledge gap, CSISA in collaboration with Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) conducted on-farm agronomic trial in eastern India covering different agro-climatic zones. The trial was conducted with 10 KVKs continuously for five years starting from 2017. Across the years and geographies, it was done on 1,315 farmers' fields. The dataset formed the foundational evidence to inform initial policy handles and invites researchers to plan further research.
CIMMYT Ethiopia
Climate-resilient agriculture (CRA) includes the sustainable use of the available natural resources to enhance the longer-term productivity of the crop and livestock production systems and to achieve higher farm incomes under climate variabilities. This practice will reduce hunger and poverty in the face of climate change for future generations. Several CRA technologies are being developed and disseminated by CIMMYT and partners, such as zero tillage in wheat, direct seeded rice, crop rotations with legume crops, etc. The objective of the study is to examine farmers' awareness and attitudes towards CRA technologies and the possibility of reaping the positive externalities through direct payment to farmers. This dataset was collected from intervention farmers of the CRA project in Bihar. In selected 75 villages of Bihar State of India, 1000 short farmer interviews (mostly closed-ended questions) are to be conducted among the early adopters of CRA technologies. The farmer lists were provided by the participating Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs). The farmers' opinions on the performance of the technology, constraints faced during adoption, and the effect of resource use and livelihoods will be examined.
CIMMYT Ethiopia
Agriculture is the most severely affected sector due to drought-like situations. Bihar is one of the most vulnerable states to drought due to its geographical location, and its high dependency on rainfed agriculture. The first survey, in Kharif season 2022 covered 518 farmers from 11 districts, 39 blocks and 79 villages of Bihar in October 2022. The second survey was the phone survey which was conducted to collect the data for the Rabi season 2022. We interviewed 339 farmers out of the 518 farmers in June 2023. To validate the first phone survey, we interviewed 229 farmers out of the 518 farmers. These drought impact surveys were designed in a way that data are collected from randomly selected farmers spread uniformly within a KVK domain/district. The survey questionnaire captures all production practices applied by farmers from land preparation to harvesting, including detailed sections on crop establishment, sources and methods of irrigation, fertilizer use, weed control and cost of irrigation. Data is captured through the electronically enabled Open Data Kit (ODK) tool on mobile phone or tablet. This contributes as a useful database which can be used by researchers, and policymakers for developing Bihar’s drought management strategy to protect the farmers from future drought-like situations.
CIMMYT Ethiopia
In the eastern Indian state of Bihar, most wheat farmers access seeds from the private dealers. In spite of the high seed replacement rate (>85%), the farmers still use the age-old varieties (mean age >20 years). Since most farmers consider seed dealers as a valuable source of information, a study was designed to examine the willingness of private dealers to act as knowledge dissemination agents – by participating in workshops, demonstration trails, web-based training, etc. – and on different ways to incentivize them to ensure delivery of accurate information and quality seeds of recent varieties with desired traits.A trader survey was conducted in December 2021. The survey covered 40 villages, where household surveys are already completed as part of the AGG project in 2021. As part of another CIMMYT project (Climate Resilient Agriculture for Bihar, CRA), detailed village surveys with key informants were already conducted in the same villages. A telephone interview with key informants from these villages revealed that farmers get wheat seeds from about 210 private dealers (5-6 dealers per village). These dealers formed the respondents of the dealer survey. The interviews were conducted in December 2021, using a semi-structured questionnaire.