Project Period: December 2006 to November 2009.
Project Area: 30 Village Panchayats of Andimadam Union.
Aim: Facilitate in organic farming and to increase adequate production through use of sustainable means of nutrients and natural farm practices, monitoring skills, irrigation and crop recycling.
Objectives:
- To organize and involve 600 dry land farmers in organic farming practices.
- To develop model farm and train the farmers.
- To establish village level farmers club and encourage them towards organic farming.
- To adopt sustainable dry land cultivation and improve profit.
New Groups formed:
No. | Group Name | No. of Village | New Groups | Members |
1. | Bees | 6 | 7 | 29 |
2. | Cauvery | 2 | 2 | 12 |
3. | Banian Tree | 10 | 11 | 49 |
4. | Sun | 3 | 3 | 14 |
5. | Paddy | 3 | 3 | 19 |
6. | Kurinji | 4 | 4 | 19 |
Total | 28 | 30 | 142 |
Trainings conducted:
No | Date | Village | Topic | No. of participants | Resource Person |
1. | 08.04.2009 | Arulanandapuram | Fertility of soil, natural manure | 36 | Coordinator |
2. | 20.05.2009 | Keezhaneduvai | Water management, Gardening | 33 | ” |
3. | 19.06.2009 | Thennur | Panchakaviya, Pesticides | 37 | ” |
4. | 26.06.2009 | Varadarajanpet | Rain water harvesting, Gardening | 42 | ” |
5. | 10.07.2009 | ” | Organic farming, soil fertility, Nutrients | 40 | ” |
6. | 12.08.2009 | ” | Panchakaviya, Kitchen-gardening | 45 | ” |
7. | 21.08.2009 | Keezhaneduvai | Nutrients, Soil fertility | 27 | ” |
8. | 10.09.2009 | Thennur | Kitchen- garden, soil fertility, inter crop. | 30 | ” |
9. | 22.09.2009 | Keezhaneduvai | Nutrients, Panchakaviya, Soil fertility | 32 | ” |
10. | 25.09.2009 | Varadarajanpet | Pesticides, Nutrients | 43 | ” |
11. | 22.11.2009 | Arulanandapuram | ” | 37 | ” |
Changes due to Training:
No | Group Name |   Changes | ||||||
Use compost | Herbal Pesticide | Plant Nutrients | Grow Trees | Garden Development | Animal rearing | Land taken on lease | ||
1. | Bees | 47 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 40 | 9 |
2. | Cauveri | 52 | 26 | 20 | 47 | 12 | 41 | 7 |
3. | Banian | 55 | 35 | 22 | 67 | 40 | 25 | 16 |
4. | Sun | 34 | 20 | 18 | 49 | 20 | 17 | 8 |
5. | Paddy | 39 | 26 | 22 | 45 | 22 | 35 | 12 |
6. | Kurinji | 40 | 24 | 21 | 44 | 26 | 20 | 7 |
Total | 267 | 153 | 115 | 312 | 135 | 178 | 59 | |
Agriculture loan distribution:
A sum of Rs.8,20,000 has been distributed to 164 Farmers @ Rs.5000/- per head on 15.07.2009 and Rs.5,00,000/- has been distributed to 100 farmers on 28.10.2009. Through the above loan, 32 farmers have taken land on lease for cultivation, 6 persons purchased bullock cart tyre vehicles. 6 Purchased Oil Engines and 56 bought bullocks, and 32 engaged in cashew growing.
Model Farm:
Developed Melaneduvai Model Farm and using the compost, vermi fertilizer. 40 Mango, 20 goa, 15 Nelli, 20 Suppotta, 20 Lemon and 10 Jackfruit trees are being grown. From the Vermi compost of Model Farm, 984 farmers of 6 groups were benefited.
External Evaluation:
Trichy “Voice Trust” (NGO) Director Mr. Gregory, as external evaluator, planned and conducted evaluation of 3 years project activities on 22.02.2010. The KMSSS Secretary and Asst. Secretary facilitated the process of evaluation. From the 6 groups area of the project, 256 persons (beneficiaries) participated in the evaluation, interview, discussion and field assessment.