Skip to main content

SRFSI Final Review Meeting 2021

The SRFSI Project finishes in September 2021 after nearly a decade of activity. The final review meeting was held virtually from 16th August to 18th August 2021. You can find details of this meeting below:

Day 1: Full Session

Part 1

Part 2

Day 2: Full Session

Part 1

Part 2

Day 3: Full Session

Part 1

Part 2

Day 1: MONDAY [16th August 2021]

Session 1: Opening Session

1.1 Opening Remarks     by: Dr. Brendan Brown (CIMMYT); Dr. Eric Huttner (ACIAR); Dr. Timothy Krupnik (CIMMYT); and Dr. Manohara Khadka (For Reviewers)     See here

1.2 Introduction of Participants     facilitated by: Dr. Brendan Brown (CIMMYT)     See here

1.3 The Why and How of SRFSI?     by: Dr. Brendan Brown (CIMMYT)     See here

1.4 The Initial Proof of Concept Phase     by: Dr. Mahesh Gathala (CIMMYT) and Alison Laing (CSIRO)     See here

1.5 The Capacity Development Phase     by: Dr. T.P Tiwari (CIMMYT)     See here

1.6 The Scaling Phase     by: Dr. Brendan Brown(CIMMYT)     See here

1.7 Open Discussion     moderated by: Dr. Brendan Brown (CIMMYT)     See here

Tea Break

Session 2: A Celebration of SRFSI Partnership

2.1 Session Overview     by: Dr. Brendan Brown (CIMMYT)     See here

2.2 Reflecting on how partnership enabled their success with SRFSI: Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya      by: Arunava Ghosh (UBKV)     See here

2.3 Reflecting on how partnership enabled their success with SRFSI: West Bengal Department of Agriculture     by: Dr. Rajat Chaterjee (WB DoA)     See here

2.4 Reflecting on how partnership enabled their success with SRFSI: Satmile Satish Club     by: Tapan Chowdhury (SSCOP)     See here

2.5 Reflecting on how partnership enabled their success with SRFSI: Rangpur Dinajpur Rural Services     by: Mamun Rashid (RDRS)     See here

2.6 Reflecting on how partnership enabled their success with SRFSI: Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute     by:Dr. Shakhawat Hussain (BARI)     See here

2.7 Reflecting on how partnership enabled their success with SRFSI: Bihar Agricultural University     by: Dr. Sanjay Kumar (BAU)     See here

2.8 Reflecting on how partnership enabled their success with SRFSI: Nepal Department of Agriculture     by:  Dr. Ram Krishna Shrestha (Nepal DoA)     See here

2.9 Reflecting on how partnership enabled their success with SRFSI: Nepal Agricultural Research Council     by: Shukra Raj Shrestha (NARC)      See here

2.10 Reflecting on how partnership enabled their success with SRFSI: Roadmaps for Sustainable Mechanisation Project     by: Anjana Chaudhary (CIMMYT)     See here

2.11 Reflecting on how partnership enabled their success with SRFSI: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation     by: Dr. Peter Brown (CSRIO)     See here 

2.12 Reflecting on how partnership enabled their success with SRFSI: The University of Western Australia / Curtin University     by: Dr. Fay Rola-Rubzen (UWA)     See here 

2.13 Reflecting on how partnership enabled their success with SRFSI: Other SRFSI Partners     by: Dr. Brendan Brown (CIMMYT)     See here

2.14 Open Discussion     moderated by: Dr. Kuhu Chaterjee (ACIAR SDIP)     See here 

Day 2: TUESDAY [17th August 2021]

Session 3: A Celebration of SRFSI Capacity Development

3.1 Session Overview     by: Dr. Brendan Brown (CIMMYT)     See here

3.2 The Early Years (including L1,L2, L3 achievements)     by: Dr. Mahesh Gathala (CIMMYT) and Alison Laing (CSIRO)     See here

3.3 International Capacity Development Initiatives     by: Dr. Peter Brown (CSIRO)     See here

3.4 International Capacity Development Initiatives     by: Dr. Fay Rola-Rubzen (UWA)     See here

3.5 Capacity Development: Nepal Agricultural Machinery Training and Testing Centre (NARC)     by: Anjana Chaudhary (CIMMYT)     See here

3.6 CASI Visual Syllabus     by: Emma Karki (CIMMYT)     See here

3.7 CASI Business Accelerator Program     by: Deepak Dhoj Khadka (iDE)     See here

3.8 CASI Massive Online Open Course (MOOC)     by: Dr. Ram Datt Mishra (BAU)     See here

3.9 ADOPT for South Asia     by: Dr. Rick Llewellyn (CSIRO)     See here

3.10 Regional Conservation Agriculture Centre of Excellence     by: Prof. Apurba Kumar Chowdhury (UBKV)     See here

3.11 SRFSI Web repository     by: Manisha Shrestha (CIMMYT)     See here

3.12 Open Discussion     moderated by: Dr. Tamara Jackson (ACIAR SDIP)     See here

Tea Break

Session 4: A celebration of SRFSI Publications

4.1 Session Overview     by: Dr. Brendan Brown (CIMMYT)     See here 

4.2 Introducing SRFSI’s Proof of Concept Publications     by: Dr. Brendan Brown (CIMMYT)     See here

4.3 Video Abstract: Conservation agriculture-based sustainable intensification: Increasing yields and water productivity for smallholders of the Eastern Gangetic Plains [Islam et al., 2021 – Field Crops Research]     by: Dr. Mahesh Gathala (CIMMYT)     See here

4.4 Video Abstract: Enabling smallholder farmers to sustainably improve their food, energy, and water nexus while achieving environmental and economic benefits [Gathala et al., 2020 – Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews]     by: Alison Laing (CSIRO)     See here

4.5 Video Abstract: Improved water management practices improve cropping system profitability and smallholder farmers’ incomes [Dutta et al., 2020 – Agricultural Water Management]     by: Swaraj Kumar Dutta (BAU)     See here

4.6 Video Abstract: Energy-efficient, sustainable crop production practices benefit smallholder farmers and the environment across three countries in the Eastern Gangetic Plains, South Asia [Gathala et al., 2020 – Journal of Cleaner Production]     by: Mahesh Gathala (CIMMYT)     See here

4.7 Layering smart management practices to sustainably maintain rice yields and improve water use efficiency in eastern India [Chaurasiya et al., In Review – Field Crops Research]     by: Swaraj Kumar Dutta (BAU)     See here

4.8 Improving smallholder farmers’ gross margins and labour-use efficiency across a range of cropping systems in the Eastern Gangetic Plains [Gathala et al., 2021 – World Development]     by: Alison Laing (CSIRO)     See here

4.9 SRFSI Scientific Exploration: West Bengal [Several Publications including PhD / MSc thesis]     by: Dr. Biplab Mitra (UBKV)     See here

4.10 When cereal intensification isn’t just about cereals: Secondary implications of agricultural transition in South Asia [Brown et al., Under Review – Journal of Development Studies]     by: Dr. Brendan Brown (CIMMYT)     See here

4.13 Visualising adoption processes through a stepwise framework: A case study of mechanisation on the Nepal Terai [Brown et al 2021, Agricultural Systems]     by: Dr. Brendan Brown (CIMMYT)     See here

4.14 Application of Innovation Platforms to catalyse adoption of conservation agriculture practices in South Asia [Brown et al 2021, International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability]     by: Dr. Peter Brown (CSIRO)     See here

4.15 How have smallholder farmers used digital extension tools? Practitioner and user voices from Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia [Coggins et al., In review – Global Food Security]     by: Sam Coggins (ACIAR/ ANU)     See here

4.16 Farm Mechanization in Nepal: Policy Context, Drivers and Options [Karki et al., Under Review – Journal of International Development]     by: Emma Karki (CIMMYT)     See here

4.17 Expanding Zero Tillage Service Provision: perspectives from machinery owners in the Eastern Gangetic Plains [Sharma et al., 2021 – Pre submission]     by: Akriti Sharma (CIMMYT)     See here

4.18 Understanding decision processes in becoming a fee-for-hire service provider: a case study on direct seeded rice in Bihar, India [Brown et al., Under Review in Rural Studies]     by: Dr. Brendan Brown (CIMMYT)     See here

4.19 Understanding typology outcomes: From (non-) interest to implementation and disadoption [Various Pre-submission Publications]     by: Emma Karki (CIMMYT) and Anjana Chaudhary (CIMMYT)     See here

4.20 Farmers’ Experience of Weed Management under Conservation Agriculture: Insights from the Eastern Gangetic Plains of South Asia [Suri et al., Presubmission]     by: Bhavya Suri (CIMMYT)     See here

4.23 Herbicides and Zero Tillage in South Asia: Are we creating a gendered problem? [Brown et al., 2021 – Outlook on Agriculture]     by: Dr. Brendan Brown (CIMMYT)     See here

4.24 How does gender influence the evaluation of Conservation Agriculture in South Asia? [Karki et al., Presubmission]     by: Emma Karki (CIMMYT)     See here

4.25 Necessity as a driver of bending agricultural gender norms in the Eastern Gangetic Plains of South Asia [Timsina et al., Presubmission]     by: Pragya Timsina (CIMMYT)     See here

4.26 Open Forum on SRFSI Science and Publications     moderated by: Dr. Pratihba Singh (ACIAR)     See here

Day 3: WEDNESDAY [18th August 2021]

Session 5: A celebration of SRFSI Convergence and Impact

5.1 Session Overview     by: Dr. Brendan Brown (CIMMYT)     See here

5.2 Initial Results of the SRFSI Impact Assessment     by: Dr. Brendan Brown (CIMMYT)     See here

5.3 Convergence and Sustainability: West Bengal     by: Dr. Prateek Bhattacharya (UBKV)     See here

5.4 Convergence and Sustainability: Bangladesh ( Rangpur)     by: Mamun Rashid (RDRS)     See here

5.5 Convergence and Sustainability: Bangladesh (Rajshahi)     by: Dr. Shakhawat Hussain (BARI)      See here

5.6 Convergence and Sustainability: Bihar     by: Dr. Ram Datt Mishra (BAU)     See here

5.7 Convergence and Sustainability: Nepal     by: Dr. Ram Khrishna Shrestha      See here

5.8 Top 10 SRFSI Achievements     by: Dr. Brendan Brown (CIMMYT)     See here

5.9 Open Forum on CASI Convergence and Impacts     moderated by: Dr. Robyn Johnston (ACIAR)     See here

Session 6: SRFSI Reviewer Q and A and Open Discussion

6.1 SRFSI Closure: Conclusions and Next Steps     by: Dr. Brendan Brown (CIMMYT)     See here

6.2 Reviewer Q and A: Dr. Manohara Khadka (IWMI)     See here

6.3 Reviewer Q and A: Dr. Abdul Hamid Mianh     See here

6.4 Reviewer Q and A: Dr. Ranjitha Puskur (IRRI)     See here

6.5 Open Forum on All Topics     moderated by: Dr. Eric Huttner (ACIAR)     See here

6.6 Closing Remarks: Dr. Ranjitha Puskur (IRRI)     See here

6.7 Closing Remarks: Dr. Eric Huttner (ACIAR)     See here

6.8 Closing Remarks: Dr. Brendan Brown (CIMMYT)     See here

… for more productive, profitable and resilient farming systems

The SRFSI project is a regional research for development collaboration of more than 30 partners, focused on the Eastern Gangetic Plains.