Precision Development: Climate Resilience for Coffee Farmers
This project aims to enhance climate resilience for smallholder coffee farmers in Karnataka, India, through hyper-local medium-range weather forecasts and actionable advisories. By providing accurate rainfall forecasts, the project seeks to mitigate risks and improve farmers' access to essential weather information. The implementation approach involves strategic partnerships with organizations like Climate Forecast Applications Network (CFAN) and the Coffee Board of India, leveraging technology to deliver vital services to rural farmers.
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Hyper-local medium-range weather forecasts to improve the climate resilience of smallholder coffee farmers in India. Precision Development (PxD) Rainfall forecasts and actionable advisories December 04, 2023 1
Project Overview Geographic Scope Project Overall Goal Karnataka accounts for over 50% of the total coffee planted area in India. To actionable advisory to mitigate the risks of unpredictable rainfall and to improve climate resilience of the smallholder coffee farmers in the state of Karnataka. deliver rainfall forecasts paired with 97% of the farmers here are smallholders and have limited access to accurate weather information. Grant Amount Total grant: $98,442 Personnel cost: $35,849 Weather forecast information: $30,000 Administrative costs: $32,593 In-kind support from the Coffee Board, and potential funding from Walmart Foundation Thematic Area Effective investments in climate adaptation. 2
Project Duration The project starts from December 2023 and ends in February 2025 Milestones Q4, 2023 Q1, 2024 Q2, 2024 Q3, 2024 Q4, 2024 Q1, 2025 Finalize coffee crop calendar and viable message templates for broadcasting Creation of voice-message repository and deploy audio-stitching feature Build dashboard for real-time monitoring of forecast data Initiate pilot with a sample of 1000 farmers Analyze quantitative and qualitative data from pilot survey, incorporate farmer feedback for service improvement Scale the service to 50,000 farmers Regular data monitoring and generation of bi-weekly engagement reports Pre and post intervention analysis Final project report 3
Project Implementation Approach PxD s Partners Climate Forecast Applications Network (CFAN) Coffee Board of India (CB) CB is a statutory administrative control Commerce and Industry, Govt. of India. PxD in collaboration with CB launched Coffee Krishi Taranga (CKT), an IVR-based, two-way, interactive hotline service in the 4 states of Andhra Kerala, and Tamil Nadu, which together account for almost 99% of the total coffee planted area in India. body of under Ministry the of CFAN is a weather forecast provider CFAN applies calibration methods weather models, which improves on existing forecasts in Karnataka in terms of resolution, lead-times, and informational richness. PxD broadcasted rainfall forecasts provided by CFAN as part of pilot exercise between June and August 2023 sophisticated to statistical global leading Pradesh, Karnataka, 4
Project Implementation Approach Project implementation strategy Finalize message templates and create audio repository PxD s software services including call scheduler, audio stitching technology, database management tools Reports to understand farmer engagement. Design survey questionnaires and product tests Incorporate findings PxD s role Service delivery process Farmer feedback collection, and product tests Rainfall forecast data & coffee crop calendar Generation of customized audio messages Service improvement based on feedback and test results Broadcasting of audio messages Data storage and monitoring CB s inputs on crop calendar CFAN s rainfall forecast data CB s physical infrastructure - server, internet, phone lines CB s call center to assist in conducting in depth surveys to collect farmer feedback Partner support 5
Project Implementation Approach Knowledge sharing CB: Regular consultations, including bi- weekly reports, and final project report Citizens: Blog-posts, presentations at research conferences Wider PxD ecosystem: Serves as a blueprint for information-sharing to improve climate resilience in future projects Inclusive initiatives Gender: 12% of CKT farmers are women. The profiling strategy has been modified to identify women s involvement in decision making. Equity: The project promotes inclusivity by serving all smallholder farmers, ensuring no discrimination against marginalized communities. 6
Project Sustainability Continuity with existing services Seamless integration: The new forecast service effortlessly integrates with CB s existing IVR-services. Enhanced outreach: Complements the current IVR and amplifying CB s farmer- outreach efforts Scaling up services/Potential opportunities Potential opportunity to expand to other CKT locations - Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu Aligns with PxD's strategic shift towards climate-focused projects for smallholder farmers. 7
Project Sustainability Challenges Mitigation Risk of false alerts Ground-based feedback from farmers on rainfall accuracy Relevance of message to farmers microclimate and activity calendar Regular consultations with farmers to understand forecast usability CB s approval dependent on costs, farmer demand, and forecast accuracy Received CB s approval for upgrading talktime and internet plans. Close monitoring of data on farmer demand and forecast accuracy 8
