Starting from the year 2013, we have worked on the promotion of Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs) in various parts of Tamil Nadu. This note provides an overview of various aspects of our work with FPCs. CIKS as a promoter of FPOs CIKS as a support agency for other organisations promoting FPOs A numerical snapshot of…
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), Chennai, presented us with the âBest Performance award to (Producer Organization Promoting Institutions) POPIsâ â First Prize. This was in recognition of our work promoting in 10 Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs) through the NABARD â PRODUCE fund between 2015-2018.
Our office at Chennai has been shut down completely after 25th March. The Chennai team members are now working from home and actively in touch with each other and with the field teams. Our TRC (Technology Resources Centre) which is in the village of Sukkankollai (about 90 kms from Chennai) is active with operations relating…
We have been been implementing work relating to the conservation of traditional seed varieties since 1995. Recently GIZ had supported our programmes through seed conservation which involved conservation, training, research and publications. As part of this effort a film crew belonging to the group âMoving World Viewsâ visited the our field areas between 21st and…
We have published a new book titled âTraditional Rice Varieties of Tamil Nadu â A Source Bookâ. This publication provides an overview of our activities relating to various aspects of Traditional Rice Varieties for the last 25 years. This publication is brought out as part of the project co-financed by GIZ, commissioned by the Government…