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My Life Changing Experiences Narayan Reddy Small Holder Farmer Doddaballapur Karnataka Effects of Green Revolution System (GRS) • Land abandoned by conventional GRS - Globally 1500 Mha available, of which about 500 Mha is by conventional GRS • Deep debt/ distress of producer communities (60% population) • Climate change, Ecological degradation pollution of air, water and soil • Alienates producers from the earth systems IMMEDIATE SOLUTION TO REVERSE EFFECTS • Identify how many Mha available in India to make a Governance plan and budget for rolling back and putting the rural poor producers gainfully back to work on abandoned land LONGTERM SOLUTIONS TO REVERSE EFFECTS • Contract successful farmers to guide producers’ research for development (AR4D), adapting to climate change, using results for wide replication among producer communities in the vicinity • Proposals for extension needs to roll back the high risk/cost GRS to their climate friendly systems, sustainable in the long term • Value addition increase shelf life for storage minimise post harvest losses OTHER SOLUTIONS FOR LONGTERM SUSTAINABILITY • Document AR4D by successful farmers, as evidence to roll back the high cost/ risk conventional GRS followed in the vicinity • Reorient school and college education curriculum, include changing ecological sensibilities - present and future • Producer oriented economies of scope AR4D to be on going on farm, sustainable, producer friendly agro ecology systems R4D for Feed Production R4D is needed on following to expand production: Vermicompost - a good substitute for fish meal Excess Earthworms as feed for fish and or poultry Algae – fastest growing plant organism, converts CO2 into 70% of the earth’s oxygen, Eg., one acre of algae produces the same quantity of protein in a year as 21 acres of soybeans or 49 acres of corn What Will This Achieve • Low risk low cost producer oriented economies of scope agro ecology systems • Access own nutritious food and cash requirements - Feeding the population • Reduce hunger, malnutrition, poverty, • Reduce effects of climate change • Increase net profit/ purchasing power, improving livelihood • Contribute to economic development and GDP THANK YOU