DETAILED PROJECT

PROPOSAL
FOR
ESTABLISHMENT OF
RICE AGRI-FOOD
SYSTEM CENTRE
 DETAIL PROJECT PROPOSAL OF RICE AGRI-FOOD SYSTEM
CENTRE

INTRODUCTION:

The National Agriculture Policy 2013 has addressed agricultural mechanization as one of the
potential areas for agricultural development in next ten years. It is also realized that the nation
requires selective mechanization that brings economics competitiveness and removes
avoidable drudgery. The mechanization scenario has gained momentum in the state. In recent
years the farmers of the state have shown positive response to own improved machinery
which is evident from the increase in popularization of tractor, power tiller, thresher, combine
harvesters, trans planter etc. It is observed that Rice is the third most important crop for
Tanzania. It has constraints in production leading to its yield being considerable lower than
most other major rice growing states due to improper attention to some major aspects. Besides
this the farmers of the state who have sophisticated machines are unaware of its operation,
maintenance, storing etc. It is proposed to establish "RICE AGRI-FOOD SYSTEM CENTRE"
to disseminate knowledge of modern technology and practices as well as centers of excellence
in rice cultivation encompassing the knowledge and resources from all around the country.

Project Rationale and scope

Rice is the world’s most important staple food and will continue to be so in the coming
decades, be it in terms of food security, poverty alleviation, youth employment, use of scarce
resources, or impact on the climate.

Rice is a staple food for some 4 billion people worldwide, and it provides 27% of the
calories in low- and middle-income countries. Based on expected population growth, income
growth, and rice acreage decline, global demand for rice will continue to increase from 479
million tons milled rice in 2014 to 536–551 million tons in 2030, with little scope for easy
expansion of agricultural land or irrigation—except for some areas in Africa.

Rice farming is associated with poverty in many areas. About 900 million of the
world’s poor depend on rice as producers or consumers, and of these, some 400 million poor
and undernourished people are engaged in growing rice, mostly on land holdings of less than
10 hectares

In the future, given declining environmental quality worldwide, rice will have to be
produced, processed, and marketed in more sustainable and environment-friendly ways,
despite the diminishing availability of resources (land, water, labor, and energy). Climate
change is exacerbating the situation through the effects of higher temperatures, more frequent
droughts and flooding, as well as sea-level rise, which threatens rice production in the country.
Nevertheless, the necessary increases in rice production to meet future demand have to come
mainly from increases in yield per unit of land and water.

While rice is an excellent source of calories and some nutrients, there is considerable
scope to improve the nutritional quality of rice-based diets through bio fortification,
optimizing processing, and through dietary diversification.

Women make significant contributions to rice farming, processing, and marketing, and
play a dominant role in buying rice for consumption. Yet, women still face many barriers and
inequality in access to and control over resources such as information and inputs. These
gender inequalities reduce women-managed farm productivity by 20–30% compared to that of
farms managed by men. Such inequalities also hinder the progress of other development
outcomes such as family planning; maternal, newborn, and child health; nutrition; education;
and food security. With appropriate technological, institutional, and policy support, rice
farming, processing, and marketing, could offer equal opportunities of employment for
women and men and help to empower women, thus accelerating attainment of food security
and poverty alleviation.

Structural transformation of the economies in the country is affecting rice farming. In

so-called “dynamic zones” in these countries, the previous trend to small, hand-operated farms
is changing because land consolidation and mechanization are offering farmers unprecedented
opportunities to escape from poverty still need access to better technologies to increase
productivity and cope with the effects of climate change in order to escape from poverty, the
issues that farmers face there concern environmental sustainability, adaptation to climate
change, and competitiveness in global markets.

With increasing youth unemployment in Tanzania undergoing rapid structural transformation,

it is imperative to develop attractive job opportunities in the rice sector for the young.
Project Goals, objectives, and targets

The Rice Agri-Food System Centre, It aims to reduce poverty and hunger, improve human
health and nutrition, adapt rice-based farming systems to climate change, promote women’s
empowerment and youth mobilization, and reduce rice’s environmental footprint.

• Through research and development in collaboration with large numbers of

partners in public and private, national and international research and development
institutions, national agricultural research and extension systems, and
nongovernmental organizations, RICE expects to
a. help at least 13 million rice consumers and producers, half of them female, to
exit poverty by 2025, and another 5 million by 2030;
b. assist at least 17 million people, half of them female, out of hunger by 2025,
rising to 24 million by 2030; and
c. assist at least 8 million people, half of them female, to meet their daily
requirements from rice by 2025, rising to 18 million by 2030.

These outcomes will be possible by

• helping at least 17 million more households to adopt improved rice varieties
and/or farming practices by 2025 and a further 19 million by 2030;

• improving the annual genetic gain in rice (as measured in breeders’ trials) to at
least 1.3% by 2025, rising to 1.7% by 2030;

• helping increase annual global (milled) rice production of 479 million tons in
2018 to at least 536 million tons by 2022 and to 544 million tons by 2025;

• increasing water- and nutrient-use efficiency in rice-based farming systems by

at least 5% by 2025, rising to 11% by 2030, and

• Helping reduce agriculture-related greenhouse gas emissions in rice-based

farming systems by at least 28.4 megatons carbon dioxide (CO 2) equivalent/year by
2025 and by a further 28.4 megatons CO2 equivalent/year by 2030, compared to
business-as-usual scenarios.

Impact pathway and theory of change

The impact pathways through which these outcomes will be achieved comprise a great many
interventions along the rice value chain from farmer to consumer; for example, by
intensification and diversification of farms, genetic improvement and improved crop and
natural resource management, reduced pesticide use and development of pest- and disease-
resistant varieties, integrated pest management and ecological engineering, increasing the
marketability and value of products and byproducts, increasing participation in the value
chain, increasing the content of minerals and micronutrients in rice grains, and improving the
glycemic index of rice.
Different pathways exist by which agricultural research can increase the sustainability
of production, reduce the use of precious resources, increase ecosystem services, and reduce
negative environmental externalities such as greenhouse gas emissions and loading of
agrochemicals in rice production. Increasing the productivity of inputs reduces their amounts
used per unit of production. This increase can be realized through an increase in effective use,
or uptake of these inputs, and the accompanying reduction in their loss to the environment.
Changed water and soil management practices can reduce the emission of greenhouse gases.
Crop diversification also contributes to increased sustainability, adaptive capacity to shocks,
and more nutrient-diverse diets.
RICE will deliver international public goods as well as locally tailored solutions such
as genes and markers, breeding lines, improved varieties, improved crop management and
postharvest technologies, publicly accessible data and information systems, capacity
development, training and dissemination materials, and policy briefs and other knowledge
products. The delivery mechanism for these products and services will follow a pipeline
approach with feedback loops: upstream research will result in discoveries and innovations,
which will be translated into products that will be introduced, evaluated, improved, and
disseminated to intermediate users, and finally become adopted by end users, who may be
millions of beneficiaries.
RICE theory of change establishes the causal linkages through which products and
services will flow through the pipeline and bring about the desired results. The overall theory
comprises a variety of possible interventions in a results framework; for each intervention,
context-specific theories of change are required, which are detailed in each flagship project
description. Because research-to-impact is nonlinear, learning and feedback mechanisms are
embedded in planning processes, and impact pathways and theories of change will be
regularly reviewed and updated.
Gender
The barriers that women face in access to and control over resources such as information and
inputs (new technologies and finance) mean they have a lesser role in decision making and
less control over income and assets than men. RICE research and development products will
contribute to gender equity and women’s empowerment by
• increasing crop yields through high-yielding varieties, improved farming practices,
and higher resource-use efficiency; through lower production risk through stress-
tolerant varieties; higher income from higher production, farm diversification, and
short-duration varieties; and greater availability of nutritious food from improved
grain quality and crop diversification;

• improving women’s access to resources (seed, inputs, technologies, and technical

knowledge), which will increase their labor productivity;
• increasing women’s productivity and production, which will lead to increased
marketable surplus, thus enabling women to increase their income share and
purchasing power to buy quality food;

• producing labor-saving technologies and farm mechanization equipment especially

relevant for women rice farmers who presently provide labor for backbreaking
nonmechanized operations;

• contributing to women’s livelihood opportunities and well-being by reduction in

postharvest losses, improved processing technologies (such as parboiling), and
improved marketing; and

• fostering transformative changes in the enabling environment to support the gender

impact pathway.

Youth

Youth unemployment has recently emerged as a crisis in agriculture-based economies of low-

income countries, especially in Africa and the hinterlands of Asia. Despite agriculture being
the core sector of these economies, youth employment in agriculture has remained very low,
mainly as family labor, due to lack of mechanization, high production risks, and low
agricultural productivity. Employment opportunities outside agriculture have not been
sufficient to absorb the growing youth labor force. In contrast, in many of the dynamic zones
in Asia, outmigration from rural to urban areas is leading to the opposite problem—scarcity of
young and able labor.
 RICE will engage in strategic research on youth issues and develop business models
and new opportunities for young people to be actively involved in rice value chains and earn
attractive incomes.
Evidence of demand and stakeholder commitment

Demand for research and development investments in the rice sector are explicitly identified in
national rice development strategies of most countries that RICE targets. The GRiSP intermediate
development outcomes (IDOs) and indicators were validated against national targets and priorities,
and these have been brought forward in the planning of RICE.
Many stakeholders will be either directly involved as partners in RICE or have representatives
that take part. At a strategic level, RICE will obtain commitments by aligning with priorities and
strategies of the national partners. RICE coordinating centers hold regular consultative meetings with
their partner countries. Regionally, GRiSP has received support from major regional fora and
economic communities that have a stake in the development of the rice sector—and RICE will
continue to build on this.

Capacity development
The CGIAR Capacity Development Framework provides a comprehensive structure for
systematically addressing capacity development along the impact pathways. RICE will adopt the 10
steps of this framework and address capacity from the farmer and village level to partner research
and development organizations, scaling partners, and policymakers as follows:

CGIAR capacity development RICE proposed capacity development activities

elements
1. Capacity needs assessment Needs assessment will be conducted across institutions and
and intervention strategy design organizations along the impact pathway, taking account of both
individual and institutional needs.
2. Design and delivery of FP1 will collaborate with all FPs to gather, consolidate, and translate
innovative learning materials information gained and lessons and principles learned into
and approaches knowledge that can be disseminated and brought to scale. Training
materials will combine innovative approaches such as distant
learning and information communication technology (ICT), with
practical methods that give participants experience in the field.
3. Develop CRPs and Centers’ RICE will establish, maintain, and expand partnerships with major
partnering capacities scaling partners from the public and private sector to scale-out RICE
technologies and services to reach millions of beneficiaries.
4. Developing future research RICE will contribute to the development of the next generation of
leaders through fellowships science leaders to ensure strong national research capacity.
Vocational training across the value chain and the rice-based farming
system will be carried out through local institutions and
organizations.
5. Gender-sensitive approaches RICE will develop capacity enhancement programs to address gender
throughout capacity concerns and raise gender awareness in the whole research and
development development process; to train women on all aspects of production,
processing, and farm management; and to train women farmers and
actors in the rice value chain.
6. Institutional strengthening RICE will strengthen institutional capacity of research and scaling
partners from the public and private sector and civil society
organizations. This may involve technical competency, multipartner
and village-level facilitation skills, ability to use new ICT extension
tools, scaling-up appropriate mechanization, and business
development and negotiation skills.
7. Monitoring and evaluation RICE will test the proposed CGIAR capacity development indicators,
(M&E) of capacity development evaluate their usefulness, and make adaptations based on
experience in the coming years of implementation.
8. Organizational development RICE will contribute to the organizational development of scaling
partners from the public and private sector and civil society
organizations. Particular emphasis will be placed on organizational
engagement in multistakeholder platforms for collective impact. In
addition, capacity development will involve technical competency,
multipartner, and village-level facilitation skills, use of new ICT
extension tools, scaling of appropriate mechanization and business
development, negotiation skills, and the formulation of agreed
metrics for impact and accountability.
9. Research on capacity RICE will undertake research on effective capacity development
development models.
RICE will nurture an environment of local actors concerned with
innovation for scaling-out technologies and concerned services. The
establishment and/or strengthening of existing innovation platforms
is a key activity.

Key project Constraint

 Constraints in improving Quality and Production of Rice

 Constraints in Improving

 Constraints Farm mechanization for drudgery reduction and to reduce input

expenditure

 Variance in rainfall, Low soil fertility, severe incidence of weed

 Low mechanization

 Improper operation of machines and its maintenance

SOLUTIONS

 Mechanized "Rice Farming"

  Reduction in Input expenditure

 Skill up-gradation

 Reduction of drudgery

 Promote improved production technology

 Provide technical backstopping by experts like scientist of CCRI, SAU and ICAR

 Self-employment

 Increase in farmer income

 Custom hiring of machines for farmers use

PROJECT
The basic Rice Centre will consist of the following :
 Office and Administrative building
 Indoor training centre with classroom/ conference hall facility
 Outdoor area for display
 Farms area for Result and Demonstration activity
 Workshop for holding and serving Tractors and Implements
 Shed for Farm Machinery Bank for Custom hiring of implements

ACTIVITIES
Knowledge support (Training and information)
 Initial technical knowledge of agriculture equipment
 Training related operation of the equipment in field
 Knowledge of basis maintenance and service of various equipment
 Detail training programs for local mechanics and ITI students
 Training related to modern agriculture practices
 Special Training on Mechanized Rice Transplantation

Input support
 Information on latest research and development done in seed area and crop care
 Government institutes along with Top inputs companies will be sharing their knowledge and
research findings with farmers.

Capability

 Experts in rice value chain would be engaged in running the center

 All rice crop Agri Institutes will be attached to rice center
  Every week sessions will be planned by institutes with farmer to share latest trends in
rice farming
 Top input companies which are expert in seed and crop care products will also
extend their support farmers through rice center

SET UP AND OPERATION

Proposal

 Manufacturer/ Source Company will manage and run the rice center
  State Govt. to provide the following infrastructure :
- Land : 10 Acres, trespass free, clearly demarcated agri land with water source
- Building : For training classrooms, office and workshop (details attached)
- IT infrastructure : List of equipment required attached
 Manufacturer/ Source Company will provide for the farm machinery, training equipment,
furniture and other setup items (List attached)
 For ongoing operating expenses Manufacturer/ Source Company and the State Govt. to
bear equally (50% each.) basis the budget agreed upon.

PROJECT OPERATIVE MODEL

 Public and Private Partnership with clearly defined roles and responsibility of State Govt. and
Manufacturer/ Source Company.
 Manufacturer/ Source Company will operate the Centre for 5 year. Post this, after discussion
with the State Govt., the operation can be renewed by Manufacturer/ Source
Company or can be taken over by State Govt.
PROJECT BENEFITS TO FARMER

• One location to get information related to Rice farming

• Supports farming to use latest technologies in farming
• Helps farmer to decrease the investment cost, increase output of crop
production hence enabling them to have good farming economics

• Farmers will get support by experts from agricultural institutes and universities
at their place

• It will accelerate mechanization in farming in state.

• Farmers will get connected to good practices done by other farmers in other
states

CENTER LOCATION

• Ideally located in all key rice growing districts.

 • Initial phase (proposed): Berhampur, Sambalour, Balasore and Bhubaneswar.
• One of these districts can be chosen in year 2017 to open the first Rice Centre.
• Later new centers may be opened as per advice of the State Govt.

FORCE MAJEURE

Neither Party shall be held responsible for non-fulfillment of their respective

obligations under the MoU due to the exigency of one or more of the force
majeure events such as but not limited to acts of God, War, Flood, Earthquake,
Strikes, lockouts, Epidemics, Riots, Civil Commotions, etc., provided on the
occurrence and cessation of any such event, the affected party thereby shall give
a notice in writing to the other party within one month of such occurrence or
cessation. If the force majeure conditions continue beyond six (6) months, the
parties shall jointly decide about the future course of action.

BANK GUARANTEE

The successful bidder will have to deposit a Bank guarantee for an amount as
decided by Govt.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Manufactures of farm equipment as mentioned in page, No. 6. At least 3 of the

items should be manufactured by the participant. For the remaining items, the participant
must produce annual service contract with a reputed manufacture.

Consortium of manufacturer and other organizations involved in agro processing,

agro marketing and agriculture production will be allowed.

• Experience of 10 years in manufacture and agro service is essential.

• Minimum annual turnover of Rs.500 crore is essential.
• None of the institution, participating in the consortium should be black listed by
any State Govt. / Central Govt.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The

State Govt.
 Identify and select suitable sites out of existing Govt. setup in the state (a joint exercise with
Manufacturer/ Source Company team)
  Allocate the land and building to Manufacturer/ Source Company for 5 years
 Provide the IT infrastructure required

Manufacturer/ Source Company

 Furnishing of the building

 Recruitment and training of personnel (manager, engineer, technician)
 Procurement of office supplies, equipment and Machinery
 Day to day operations
 Branding and promotional activities
 Compile and circulate Quarterly progress reports

FINANCE
Expenditure Manufacturer/ Govt. Rs Remarks
Source in lakh

Company
Rs in lakh
Fixed
Recurring Each year
per year Govt and
Manufacturer
have to bear
equal share.
Total

INVESTMENT AND RESOURCES

 For building and operating 1 Rice Centre with Capacity : 12,000 farmers/ year at 50 farmers /
day.

To be provided by State Govt.

No. Item Cost (INR)

1. Land on Lease Existing

2. Fully Constructed Building Existing

3. IT and AV equipment

To be provided by Manufacturer/ Source Company

No. Item Cost (INR)

1. Office Facilities
2 Training Infrastructure
3 Outdoor Infrastructure
4 Farm Infrastructure
5 Service centre equipped with
tools
Total

CAPEX DETAILS

1. 0ffice building : 1500 sq. ft covered area

Office Facilities In INR

Office and meeting room Furniture Total

2. Indoor training centre with : 1500 sq ft

Training Infrastructure In INR
Projection system
Training room infrastructure
Training material (Development cost)

3. 0utdoor area for display : 3,000 sqft

Outdoor Infrastructure In INR

Information panels & Signage
Model Displays
AV equipment
Seating equipment
Total
4. Farms area for Result & Demonstration activity. 10 Acre Land to be provided by state
Govt. on lease.

Farm Infrastructure In INR

Tractor & Implements Tools
Tools
Total

5. Workshop for holding & serving Tractors and Implements : 2000 sq ft

Service centre equipped with tools

 DETAILS OF TRACTOR AND IMPLEMENTS (SI No-4 above

SI. No. Item Qty. Per Unit Total

1. Tractor (GPA) 1
2. Tractors (Rice Special) 1
3. Attachments
4. Implements
5. Plough 2
6. Cultivator 2
7. Rotavator 2
8. Light weight Rotary tiller 1
9. Trolley 2 Wheel 5 ton 1
10. Trolley 2 Wheel 1 ton 1
11. Transplanters Walk Behind 2
12. Transplanters Ride On 2
13. Harvesters Crawler 1
14. Precision Farming Sensors
Total

OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURE

 Rice Centre Operational Expense per year for 1 Rice Centre:

Operational Expense: Manufacturer/ Source Company and State Govt. to share at 50:50 Ratio.

No. Item Cost (INR)

1. Manpower cost
2. Other Operational
Expenditure
Total
Manpower resources required

Mechanics to handle implements : 3 person

Technicians & demonstrator : 3 Person
Training staff : 3 Person
Office staff: 4 Person
Farm staff : 3 Person
DETAILS OF OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURE

Manpower cost Per person Total

Mechanics to handle implements

Technicians 3

Trainer 3

Office staff

Farm Staff 3

Total 16

OTHER OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURE

Yearly regular maintenance

Electricity Expenses

Communication expense (LAN +

Telephone)
Travel expense of external trainer

External Trainer expenses Rs. /-

day
(@ avg. 22 training days/ month) for 12
months (20 trainees/day)

Promotional Expenses

Fuel Expense during demonstration

Pantry

Land Lease expense

Water expense for office and

irrigation in farms

Appreciation ceremony
Incidental

Total

Grand Total Running expenses per year