Sustainable Agriculture Project (SAP)- Environmental Renewal

Location

The Sustainable Agriculture Project is situated in the drought prone area of Silvarpatti Panchayat, Dindigul district. The project had adopted 10 villages with the target group of 60 farming families; of these 50% of them are women.

Goal

Enhance the range and extent of life-systems and linkages in rural areas; ensure livelihood and food security for the benefit of farming communities.

Activities

• Select the Project target of 60 farming families in 10 villages for the implementation of the Project.
• Create experimental sustainable agriculture farm and training center on 1 acre of land at Silvarpatty.
• Conducted farmers training and field practices.

Achievements:

• Sustainable Agriculture farmers group were formed in 10 villages, in that 210 men, women, small and marginal farmers were members.
• 13,000 earthworms were supplied to the farmers. These worms are African worms.
• 3000kg vermicasting prepared from 33 vermin compost heap. The remaining earthworms were soled to farmers. It yielded good income to the farmers.
• Through Sustainable Agriculture farmer’s group, 60 farming communities (30 men, 30 women) were selected for adopting organic farming practices.
• Farmers adopted methods of fertilizer management, integrated pest and disease control through organic farming system.
• Few farmers cultivated cereals, pulses and vegetables through organic farming method in their selected field.
• 60-village meeting were conducted and 1050 farmers and landless labours took part and benefited from these meeting.
• The farmers used organic farming methods like water and soil conservation and vermicomposting.

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