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Sustainable Agriculture Technologies for Farmer Producer Collectives and Establishing Market Linkages (Phase – III)

Ongoing Project

This project supported by Supraja Foundation, Hong Kong has now entered the third year during the period August 2021 to July 2022. The project will be implemented in nine districts of Tamil Nadu – Kancheepuram, Chengalpet, Tiruvannamalai, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Pudukkottai, Thiruvarur, Tanjavur and Ramanathapuram. The project aims to achieve a target of marketing 5000 metric…

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Support for Sustainable Agriculture Program from Woka Foundation, USA

Ongoing Project

A project entitled – “Support for sustainable agriculture program” is a one year project which has commenced in November 2021 supported by Woka Foundation, United States. Woka Foundation is a private foundation aimed at reversing climate change and building a durable biosphere through innovation, regenerative agriculture, gender equity, and education. CIKS has been working on…

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Promotion of Farmer Producer Organizations in Tamil Nadu – SFAC

Ongoing Project

The Small Farmers Agri Business Consortium (SFAC) has identified CIKS as a Resource Institution for the Formation and Strengthening of Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) in December 2014. Work of this project is in progress in seven districts of Tamil Nadu – Cuddalore,Thiruvarur, Thanjavur, Kancheepuram Nagapattinam, Thiruvannamalai and Perambalur. In all the seven districts we are…

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Promotion of Farmer Producer Companies in Tamil Nadu – NABARD POPI Programme

Ongoing Project

This project is being implemented under the NABARD’s Producer Organization Development Fund (PODF) scheme in Kancheepuram, Dindigul, Thiruvannamalai and Ramanathapuram districts. Ten Farmer Producer Companies are being supported by CIKS through this project. The ten Farmer Producer Companies work with a total of 7278 farmers from more than 120 villages across four districts.

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Retaining Village Youth in Agriculture through Training Programmes

Ongoing Project

Youth participating in a training programme This pilot project on “Retaining Village Youth in Agriculture through Training Programmes” has been sanctioned to CIKS by Rabo Bank Foundation under its Employee Fund, the Netherlands and also co-financed by NABARD in Chennai. This project is being implemented in Nagapattinam district from February 2017. The objective of this…

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Improving the livelihood and food security of small-holder tribal communities

Ongoing Project

This project on Improving Livelihood and Food Security of Tribal Communities through WADI Model and Sustainable Agriculture Practices is being implemented in Jawadhu hills of Thiruvannamalai district with the financial support of NABARD. Activities of this project are in progress in nine villages covering 305 beneficiary households and 150 acres in Kovilur panchayat. The two…