Daily Archives: August 24, 2017

Marutham FPC’s fourth anniversary celebration

On 21st August 2017, Marutham Sustainable Agriculture Producer Company Limited (MSAPCL) celebrated its fourth anniversary. The members of the Board of Directors had a meeting at CIKS Training Centre at Sukkankollai. A.V. Balasubramanian, K. Vijayalakshmi and K.R. Divya from CIKS participated in the meeting. A.V. Balasubramanian made a presentation to the Board, in which he…

Our work on conservation of traditional rice varieties is recognized

Our work on conservation of traditional rice varieties was covered by Thomas Reuter’s foundation, in its article titled Battling century’s worst drought, India’s farmers revive traditional grains. The excerpt mentioning CIKS: The Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems (CIKS), for example, has revived dozens of traditional rice varieties that are resistant to pests and disease, capable…