THIRUVALLUVAR VULAVAR MANDRAMTHIRUVALLUVAR VULAVAR MANDRAMTHUMBALTHUMBAL

(NABARD-INDIANBANK )(NABARD-INDIANBANK )

THUMBAL – post,THUMBAL – post,Attur – (T.k) Salem – (D.t)Attur – (T.k) Salem – (D.t)

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‘‘Thanks for you’Thanks for you’

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ONE WHO ONE WHO - - PROMOTEPROMOTE

ONE WHO ONE WHO - - ADOPTADOPT

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THIRUVALLUVAR VULAVAR THIRUVALLUVAR VULAVAR MANDRAM-THUMBALMANDRAM-THUMBAL

THIRUVALLUVAR VULAVAR THIRUVALLUVAR VULAVAR MANDRAM-THUMBALMANDRAM-THUMBAL

How How we we succeed !?succeed !?InInThumbalThumbal

1.Knowledge gain from experts1.Knowledge gain from experts

Monthly meetingMonthly meeting

3.Mass training for all women labors 3.Mass training for all women labors on SRIon SRI

4.Knowledge gain through 4.Knowledge gain through training training

Training on SRI Training on SRI

Training on precision farmingTraining on control of Black Head caterpillar

5.Knowledge gain from exposure 5.Knowledge gain from exposure visitsvisits

Exposure visit to pollachi –organic farming

Poonachi exposure visit

As a resource personAs a resource person

As a resource personAs a resource person

IAMWARM project take a major roleIAMWARM project take a major rolefor uplift modern technology, to reach for uplift modern technology, to reach the farmers handsthe farmers hands

First IAMWARM meeting in thumbal

Key factor’s for our success Key factor’s for our success

• Nabard Nabard • IndianbankIndianbank• meetingsmeetings• awareness awareness • IAMWARMIAMWARM• Scientist TCRS,KVK,TNAU,ICRISATScientist TCRS,KVK,TNAU,ICRISAT• Trainings on all aspectsTrainings on all aspects• Dedicative and continuous hard work,Dedicative and continuous hard work,• Co-operation from all cornersCo-operation from all corners

Mechanization in our fieldsMechanization in our fields

we arranged for paddy harvest in near by villages we arranged for paddy harvest in near by villages through subsidized rate, more then 100 farmers through subsidized rate, more then 100 farmers benefited.benefited. (saved:Rs.500 per hour) (saved:Rs.500 per hour)

What we need’s!What we need’s!

• More training and awareness More training and awareness programmesprogrammes

• Demo fields on all corners Demo fields on all corners

• continuous support from govt officialscontinuous support from govt officials

• Regular monitaring by officialsRegular monitaring by officials

• Implementation of modern technologyImplementation of modern technology

• Mechanization on all aspectsMechanization on all aspects

• Crop insurance and Resonable pricesCrop insurance and Resonable prices

Given knowledge to farmers Given knowledge to farmers (seed to market)(seed to market)

Status on SRI farmers Status on SRI farmers inThumbal inThumbal ContentsContents Before -farmer’s clubBefore -farmer’s club

StartsStartsAfter – farmer’s clubAfter – farmer’s club

startsstarts

Awareness on new Awareness on new technologytechnology PoorPoor

Much Better- because of Much Better- because of frequent trainings, frequent trainings,

exposure visits .etc.exposure visits .etc.

Sharing of informationSharing of information

PoorPoorBest – because of regular Best – because of regular

monthly meetings,and monthly meetings,and through SMS,mobile through SMS,mobile

phones,etc.phones,etc.

Support from Support from Government,NGO’s,Government,NGO’s,

and other agenciesand other agenciesOne or two benefitedOne or two benefited

Better- easy way of Better- easy way of approach to the officials approach to the officials and agencies, it leads to and agencies, it leads to got subsidies schemes, got subsidies schemes,

and projects are reached and projects are reached to the farmers. Most of to the farmers. Most of

the farmers are benefited.the farmers are benefited.

Interaction and Interaction and coordination between coordination between

farmersfarmersNilNil goodgood

Economic status of Economic status of

FarmersFarmers normalnormalMuch Improved - because Much Improved - because of technology updation. of technology updation.

So, reduced expencences,So, reduced expencences,

Addition of productionAddition of production

Farmer’s voiceFarmer’s voiceName: M.VINOTH KUMARVillage: kumasthampatty

‘ I have only two hour’s of water in my well,At summer it came’s to be half of time, but iPlanting in SRI, because of SRI I got more yield with happy’

‘only hardness in my SRI experiences Was weeder operation, I need any one of the Alternative tools for that’.

Name : K.MADESHWARANVillage : THUMBAL

‘ We have seen today, declining of water inthe open wells are quiet nature, reason Behind that is climatic factors, SRI was most suitable for solving water scarcity problems’. ‘ weeder operation was the only main problem’.

More then 2000 farmers More then 2000 farmers visited and got training from us visited and got training from us

• Ariyalur Dist Ariyalur Dist farmersfarmers

• Perambalur Dist Perambalur Dist farmers farmers

Vice chancellor of TNAU and TCRS Vice chancellor of TNAU and TCRS scientistscientistwith farmers of Thumbalwith farmers of Thumbal

Shri. Shri. VIBU NAIR IASVIBU NAIR IAS..(IAMWARM Project Director) (IAMWARM Project Director) visitvisiton Thumbalon Thumbal

Hon. Agricuture Minister Hon. Agricuture Minister field visit in Thumbalfield visit in Thumbal

Other activitiesOther activities

• We involve in water saving project like drip We involve in water saving project like drip irrigation, subsidized open well recharge schemes irrigation, subsidized open well recharge schemes (Nabard) (Nabard)

• Awareness on control of ‘blackhead caterpillar’ in Awareness on control of ‘blackhead caterpillar’ in coconut.coconut.

• Now we move on to ‘sustainable sugarcane Now we move on to ‘sustainable sugarcane initiative’, (SSI),(STI) it contains initiative’, (SSI),(STI) it contains same same components as like SRI.components as like SRI.

• Make our farmers fully potential in the field of Make our farmers fully potential in the field of agricultural activities like soil, ecology, fertilizer, agricultural activities like soil, ecology, fertilizer, pest managements, usage of optimum inputs , pest managements, usage of optimum inputs , more yield, marketing etc.more yield, marketing etc.

SSI-sustainable sugarcane initiative in THUMBAL

Bud chipping Bud Germination

Protrays with seedlings Single plant

SSI-sustainable sugarcane initiative in THUMBAL

10 to 25 canes per hill

Healthy sugarcane

STI- sustainable turmeric STI- sustainable turmeric initiativeinitiative

‘‘Future of the world is in our Future of the world is in our hand’hand’ - - farmer’sfarmer’s

Thanks toThanks to• NabardNabard• Indianbank thumbalIndianbank thumbal• IAMWARM PROJECTIAMWARM PROJECT• TCRS – YETHAPURTCRS – YETHAPUR• TNAU – COIMBATURETNAU – COIMBATURE• ICRISAT – Hyderabad ICRISAT – Hyderabad • GOVERNMENT OF TAMILNADUGOVERNMENT OF TAMILNADU• FARMERS - THUMBALFARMERS - THUMBAL

Presntation by:

Baskaran.p m.sc,m.ed,Co-ordinator Thiruvalluvar vulavar mandramThumbal-636114Attur t.kSalem d.t

Contact:9787221275

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