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The Karikalan Farmers' Club at Pagasalai village of Nagapattinam district promoted by CIKS Sirkazhi is the best club to secure third prize for the year 2008-2009 from NABARD.
The nation wide network on “Restoration of Rainfed Agriculture (RRA)” has constituted working groups on a set of themes. 
A brainstorming meeting on problems in organic groundnut cultivation was organized at the CIKS Technology Resource Centre in Sukkankollai on 28 th June. 
On 1st June, a workshop was organized on the topic ‘Farmer as Consumer' for CIKS staff members and the resource persons were Ms. Akila Ramalingam and
Ms. B. Poongkhulali, Advocates, Madras High Court.
CIKS had organized a one day training programme on “Leadership qualities” for the office bearers of the farmers groups in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu on 16 th July.
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Wonder Women. Over 50% of the beneficiaries in our various programmes are women farmers. They play a crucial role in the success of the initiatives, taking on key leadership roles in the community, contributing to decision-making, and contribbuting considerable skill and energy towards the sustainability of the programmes. |
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Do you know this man? Velmurugan is an organic farmer with a small 3 acre farm in Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. How is he a part of your life? Along with his fellow farmers in the region, he works to ensure that the food on your table is safe, healthy and free from chemicals. CIKS works intensely with these farmers, mobilizing their communities, organising them into groups, and providing them with the training and input they need to go completely organic. |
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Here are some articles of general interest that we hope you will find interesting and useful. (Click on a title to read the full article)
- ORGANIC FARMING AND INDIGENOUS SEED CONSERVATION EXPERIENCES FROM TAMIL NADU, INDIA (NEW)
- SCIENTIFIC BASIS OF INDIAN SYSTEMS OF MEDICINE
- SOCIAL ORGANISATION OF KNOWLEDGE IN INDIA: FOLK AND CLASSICAL TRADITIONS
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DESILTED IRRIGATION CHANNEL - HAPPY FARMERS
Our Centre is involved in the promotion of organic farming in Alangadu village of Nagapattinam district from January 2009 onwards. Under this programme, the Alangadu irrigation channel (7 kms) has been cleaned and desilted. This is the first time it has been desilted after a period of 35 years. Now irrigation has become easier and efficient. To facilitate the periodic maintenance of the irrigation channel, a farmers group – Alangadu Vaikaal Pasanatharar Sabai consist of 35 members has been formed with the help of the Department of Agricultural Engineering in Mayiladuthurai. An account has been opened with the contribution from farmers and the Department of Agricultural Engineering for the maintenance of the irrigation channel. By utilizing this amount the irrigation channel is being maintained. Hence a permanent solution has been provided for the maintenance of Alangadu irrigation channel.
DEMONSTRATION OF ORGANIC FARMING TECHNOLOGIES
To disseminate the organic farming technologies to a wide range of farmers an organic demonstration farm has been setup in a farmers' field in Ilayamadhukoodam village of Nagapattinam district. In this demo farm, different crops like paddy varieties, vegetable varieties, flower crops, banana, coconut etc., are being cultivated following organic farming methods. Various organic farming technologies have been implemented for soil fertility, plant growth and yield, pest and disease management, livestock maintenance etc. Technologies like using pheromone and mechanical traps, preparation and application of biopesticides, organic manures and plant growth promoters, following SRI (System of Rice Intensification) method of cultivation etc., are being implemented. Traditional paddy varieties are conserved in this farm. Azolla cultivated in the field is also used to supplement the cattle feed. A farm pond in 25 cents area is utilized for rain water harvesting and irrigation. Cow's urine from the cattle shed is collected in a pit and then released along with irrigation water. The vermicompost is being produced in a unit of 35' x 15'size and utilized for the crops.
WHY BT BRINJAL IS NOT REQUIRED: Representation made by CIKS to the Ministry of Environment and Forests.
Currently, a series of consultations at the national level are being organised by the Ministry of Environment and Forests in connection with the recommendation made by the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) about the release of Bt Brinjal. Our Centre has made a submission to the Ministry arguing that indigenous knowledge and resources are available for a satisfactory solution to the problem of fruit and shoot borer in Brinjal. More importantly, these solutions have been tested and field tested repeatedly by the research institutes of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), our Agricultural Universities and Krishi Vigyan Kendras as part of a mission mode project on Indigenous Technical Knowledge (ITK) that was taken up by the ICAR itself!
PESTICIDES – Basic facts This publication in Tamil entitled “PESTICIDES – Basic facts” provides basic information on chemical pesticides. It also provides information on status of pesticide usage in India , harmful effects and health hazards caused to human beings and animals, environmental pollution etc. It also discusses about the alternative practices to avoid the use of chemical pesticides.
ORGANIC VEGETABLE GARDENING (REVISED AND ENLARGED EDITION) This revised and enlarged edition of publication in Tamil focuses on how to grow vegetables in your garden without any chemical inputs. It gives information about importance and preparation techniques of compost and vermicompost in detail. It also deals about the preparation of different botanicals and their use in pest and disease control. A section on laying out a vegetable garden is also provided. Cultivation details of some important vegetables are given. Description of pests and diseases attacking vegetables and their control measures are provided.
ENHANCING SOIL FERTILITY IN ORGANIC FARMING (Revised version) This publication gives details on methods to enhance the fertility of the soil by making use of easily available material like Farmyard manure, Green manure Green leaf manure etc. This book also describes the methods of the preparation of compost and vermicompost in detail.
BOTANICALS FOR PEST MANAGEMENT IN ORGANIC AGRICULTURE (Revised version) In this publication methods to prepare plant extracts from commonly available plants which have pest control properties and the method of use has been described in detail. A TOUR OF OUR EXPERIMENTAL FARM
CIKS maintains a 11.14 acre organic farm in a village called Sukkankollai which is in the Maduranthakam taluk of Kanchipuram district in Tamil Nadu. It is 4 kms from the famous Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary. The farm is an important hub for all our activities. |
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It is good to swim in the waters of tradition, but to sink in them is suicide.