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AN OVERVIEW! Establishing a paradigm of sustainable Agri-Business Growth via optimally bringing together People,

Processes & Technology ! Enabling Farmers to live a life of Prosperity, Dignity & Self-Reliance

www.dcfsmartvillage.com

Our Vision

“The Delivering Smart Villages Project will be implemented in select villages in Maharashtra, in association with two companies from Israel. This is a unique project, enabling farmers to live their lives with dignity and honour, leading them to the path of prosperity and connecting them to the modern world. We are confident that the project will be successful with support from all of you.”

- Mr. Abhijit Pawar, Founder & Chairman, DCF


Case for Change

! Agrarian Crisis! Alarming number of Farmer suicides each year

! Migration from rural areas to Cities – Rapid urbanisation

! Food security

! Extreme fluctuations in Agricultural commodities and food prices

! Degradation of Natural resources

! Erratic weather

! Dependency on rainfall for irrigation

! Production issues! Limitation of farm mechanisation due to small land

holding

! Indian yields of various crops less than World’s average

! Increasing cost of production

! 30-40 % wastage in food value chain

! Lack of insurance in agriculture

! Frequent market failures


Agrowon Smart Village (ASV)Project Rationale! To bring a positive change in current Agrarian crisis, DCF initiated Agrowon Smart Village (ASV) project! The ASV project will provide

! Tools! Know-how! Infrastructure needed to make the agricultural business vibrant and successful

! To complement that, the project will encompass social activities also

Project Characteristics! Enhanced farmer productivity driven by the Project support mechanisms based on provision of inputs, novel technology

and methodology in dissemination of knowledge! High quality – high value products! Competitive and profitable commercial processing and packaging plants! Direct and efficient market channels to avoid losses, wastage and farmer exploitation due to multiple middlemen! Excellent collaboration between the ASV farming communities and the ASV commercial sector comprising mutual

benefits and synergism! The project will be scalable and replicable


Concept


Benefits to Stakeholders

• Bulk product/ service order at regular intervals

• Regular payments

Input Suppliers & Service provider

• Ensuring growth in rural areas• Boosting Agricultural Economy• Employment generation and reduction in

migration

Government

• Sustainable farming• Control on land degradation• Efficient water usage• Reduced wastage

Agriculture Sector

• Increased yield/acre• Quality input supply at doorstep• Access to best technology and ICT• Arrangement of finance• Continuous production support• Access to government schemes & other

institutions• Value addition and processing• Market access – directly to consumers• Increased Household income

Producers / Farmers

• Quality produce with Maximum Residual Level

• Continuous supply of produce round the year

• Reasonable prices

Customers


Approach

! Steps involved ! Bottom up approach

! Created competition among villages across Maharashtra to submit the proposal

! All farmers in the village to participate in the program! Resolution by Gram Sabha to participate in the program

! All political parties & social activists have endorsed the program! GROWTH elevation program

! Focus on progressive villages to participate

! Align with Central and State rural development departments to create basic infrastructure! Selection of best in class experts from Israel to help drive the program! Program funded through Social Impact Fund with assured returns (Bankable)

! Project replication in other clusters with adaptations ! Hub-Spoke mechanism in selected Villages! Other top 40 villages identified and surveyed by the team


Partners

Vital Capital fund is a $350 million Social Impact FundInvests in opportunities, which simultaneously enhance the quality of life of communities in rapidly developing nations Vital Capital broadens its investment prospects by focusing on! Fully integrated agro-industrial solutions ! Socio agriculture project, education and healthcare! Vital Capital has made investments in Angola, Ghana, India,

Peru, etc.Eytan M Stibbe is the Founding-Partner of the Vital Capital. He has been involved in investment in Africa for the past 26 years

! Established by group of experts from various management fields with experience in developing and executing agriculture and allied projects

! Involved in conceptualising, planning and implementing Governmental and private projects in the Far East, Africa and Central America.

! Gabi Nahum is the CEO and founder of Jethro and has more than 20 years of international experience. He was instrumental in successfully implementing the adapted structure of Israeli Moshav (agriculture village) in Africa and Central America and has received international recognition for his efforts.


Press Coverage : 2nd September, 2015


500+ENQUIRIESOver Mobile,

Mail, Letters, Personal Communication

280+VILLAGE

PROPOSALSReceived through

Post, Courier & Emails

500+ENQUIRIES

Letters, Personal

Received through

40Villages

Selected using designed Criteria Matrix for Survey

280+Received through

Selected using designed Criteria Matrix for Survey

12Gramsabhas

conducted to generate

Awareness &Survey conducted

by Experts

Villages

conducted to Gramsabhas

5-10Smart Village

Project

Villages

The Shortlisting Process

Land : About 3,00,000 HaPopulation: About 1 million

Land : About 70,000 HaPopulation: About 1,60,000

Land : About 21,000 HaPopulation: About 60,000


Evaluation parametersLand resource

Source of irrigation

Cropping pattern

Social Components

Proximity to Markets

Existing Infrastructure

Stage 1: Scrutiny

! Scrutiny and list of Top 40 villages! Core Team evaluated and discussed every single

proposals

! Ranking of 280 villages based on evaluation parameters

! List of final 40 villages after discussion within Group


Stage 2: 40 Villages surveyed by SILC ABM Students

Survey! Baseline Gap survey questionnaire

based on DFID methodology

! Agri-Business Management students from the Sakal International Learning Centre (SILC) conducted surveys in selected villages


Stage 3: Final list of shortlisted villages

The Delivering Smart Villages coreteam visited 20 select villagesfor Due Diligence activities.

12 villages were shortlisted to besurveyed collaboratively by theDelivering Smart Villages Team andIsraeli partner


Stage 3: Final list of shortlisted Villages


Gramsabha held in Bori Budruk, Junnar Taluka.

Over 150 villagers participate in an interactive Q/A session in Kalewadi, Gramsabha.

Gramsabha held in Sangvi Bhusar. More than 300 inhabitants were present.

Stage 4: Awareness Generation in shortlisted Villages

Biggest Gramsabha at Pargaon. 300+Women and 500 Men attended the meet.

A Gramsabha held in Nimgaon, Jali Village in Sangamner. More than 200 villagers present.

A Gramsabha held in Asthagaon. More than 400 villagers present.


Moshe Priva Project Lead

Ori EinhornAquaculture

Horacio KurlendSocial, Cultural & Training

Jonathan SpencerFinancing, Pricing & Marketing

Roni ZeeviPost Harvesting

Ophir LeviPoultry & Integrated Construction Project

Zvi Matalon Milk & Goats

Doron Nevo Field Crops

Stage 5: Survey by Israeli TeamStage 5: Survey by IsraeliThe Israel Delegation of Agri-Business Experts


Survey by Israeli Team

ADD

Survey by Israeli TeamFarm and market visits, Meetings with Government officials and other stakeholders


Transition from Phase-I

! Cluster selection and ranking

! Sector experts assessment scores for each village after planned visit in Phase -I

! Other evaluation parameters

! Cluster Junnar will be the first cluster to be developed under Agrowon Smart Village

! Feasibility study

! Independent feasibility analysis for each sector with planned financial investments

! Detailed Project Report preparation for the cluster

! Financial & Structuring for Cluster 1

! Financial outlay for Agriculture, Dairy and Aquaculture project

! Fund raising for planned investments in Cluster 1

! Fund structuring to get investment from Sakal Group and Vital Capital

! Engagement of sector experts to commence Phase-II


Smart Village Phase II

! Cluster identification based on discussion and meetings

! Cluster 1: Pune

! Taluka Junnar: Kalwadi, Vadgaon Kandali, Bori Budruk and Pargaon

! Taluka Shirur: Takli Haji

Particulars of Cluster DetailsPopulation 25616

Households 4282

Total land 11480 hectare

Agriculture Land 10828 hectare

Milking Animals 10528

Daily Milk collection 32395 litres

Poultry farms 20

Water source Wells, Bore wells, Farm ponds, River and Canal


Phase II: Household survey


Phase II: Household survey application utilized


Phase II: Household surveys; 13 January to 18 February, 2017


Vadgaon 850 76513 Jan to 22 JanVadgaon Kalwadi 450 382

23 Jan to 25 JanKalwadi

Bori Bk 970 91528 Jan to 2 Feb

Bori Bk Takali H. 1500+ 1376

10 Feb to 18 FebTakali H.Pargaon 769 687

3 Feb to 9 FebPargaon

! Visited every HH! Some HHs are

migrated out of the village, but have agriland and property in the village


Phase II: Study of cropping pattern


Phase II: Potential for aquaculture


Phase II: Industrial Land identification


Phase II: Examine market linkages


Phase II: Visit by Shri Abhijit Pawar and Shri Pravin Pardeshi, Principal Secretary to CM GoM


Smart Village Project impact


Reverse migrationmigration

Establishment of entertainment centres

Engagement of next generation in agriculture

Impetus to agriculture industry

Sustainable farming

Setting up of educational institutes

Creation of modern healthcare facilities

Boosting village economy

Creation of Agriculture based Smart Modern Village Clusters

Long term Impact


Contact Us for More InformationAgrowon Smart Village601, Notan Classic

Off Turner Road

Bandra (W), Mumbai

Email : [email protected]

Mobile : +91-9867973336

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