Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems

Sustainable Agriculture

TOWARDS SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY

Sustainable Agriculture

Biodiversity

Farmers' Collectives

Vrkshayurveda

ABOUT US

WHO WE ARE

We are Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems (CIKS), a registered independent trust working in the areas of organic agriculture, biodiversity conservation and Vrkshayurveda (the ancient Indian plant science)

Know more

WHAT WE DO

We work to enhance livelihood security of small and marginal farmers in Tamilnadu, through

Sustainable Agriculture
Research
Trainings

OUR VISION

Use of Indigenous knowledge and resources for sustainable growth in Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security.

UPDATES

Capacity Building in Indian Knowledge Systems
March 13, 2025

State-Level Training on Traditional Rice Varieties Cultivation and Value-Added Products Preparation with Pasumai Vikatan at CIKS – TRC
March 6, 2025

Visit to Avinashilingam Institute: National Science Day Talk and Research Discussions by Our Director Mr. A.V. Balasubramanian
March 4, 2025

National Convention Explores Knowledge in Development: CIKS Shares Insights on Strengthening Farmers’ Livelihoods
February 27, 2025

Workshop on Grow Bag Preparation Using Dried Banana Stems
February 25, 2025

HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR WORK

10000 Ha of land in sustainable agriculture

Spread over eight districts, about 110,000 farming families have benefited from our activities and 10,000 ha of land has been converted to sustainable agriculture

Community based institutions

Set up and supported 650 farmers institutions (50% of which are women groups), including Self-help groups, farmer clubs, joint liability groups and common livelihood groups

Small and medium enterprises

Set up enterprises which carry out allied activities like biopesticides production, dairy production, millet production, value-added product production

Agricultural Machineries Facilitation Centres (AMFCs)

A set of centres named “Agricultural Machineries Facilitation Centres (AMFCs)” has been set up in Thiruvannamalai, Kancheepuram and Nagapattinam districts.

Farmer Producer Organizations

Nurtured 23 farmer producer companies across 9 districts in Tamil Nadu. These FPCs work closely with more than 20,000 farmers to realize the vision of sustainable livelihoods and profitable agriculture.

200 publications in six languages

Our publications document our work in different aspects of sustainable agriculture. About 200,000 copies of these publications have been disseminated in India and 37 other countries.

NAMMA NELLU PROGRAMME

Namma Nellu is an initiative by the Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems (CIKS) focused on preserving, documenting, and promoting the cultivation of Traditional Rice Varieties (TRVs) in Tamil Nadu. Our vision is to conserve agro-biodiversity to ensure food and nutritional security for everyone. Our mission includes conserving and enhancing the cultivation and marketing of at…