Weather-Based Agro-Advisory Services in the National Rural Livelihoods Mission
Weather-Based Agro-Advisory Services in the National Rural Livelihoods Mission
Authors : Karuna Krishnaswamy and S C Rajshekar
This brief presents the design and early experiences with the Weather-Based Agro-Advisory
Services (WBAAS) offered to small and marginal farmers as part of the World Bankfinanced Sustainable Livelihoods and Adaptation to Climate Change (SLACC) project.
SLACC was launched in 2015 in Madhya Pradesh and Bihar as part of the National Rural
Livelihoods Mission (NRLM). The WBAAS services were delivered in partnership with
Skymet and CropIn two private sector firms.
This report discusses the relevance and design of the WBAAS service, its on-ground
operationalization, early experiences of effectiveness, project learning and way forward.
The report team conducted a literature review, held qualitative interviews with all the
project stakeholders, and analysed the MIS data and the results of the mid-term evaluation
which included a representative survey of 1350 farmers. This review was conducted
between May and August 2018.
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