On December 18, 2024, CIKS team members, Mr A.V. Balasubramanian & K. Vijayalakshmi, delivered a guest lecture at MOP Vaishnav College, discussing the nutritional and therapeutic properties of traditional rice varieties. This engaging session was attended by approximately 40 attendees, including postgraduate students and faculty members. Excitingly, it was decided that some students will undertake…
DetailsOn October 22, 2024, CIKS participated as a resource person in a one-day training program on Improved Rice Production for SC farmers in Uruvaiyaru village, organized by the Department of Agriculture, Pondicherry, in collaboration with PAJANCOA & RI. Mrs Subhashini Sridhar shared valuable insights on the significance of traditional paddy varieties, cultivation techniques, and seed…
DetailsWe launched the second edition of our Tamil book, “TRADITIONAL RICE VARIETIES OF TAMILNADU – A COMPENDIUM”, during our Foundation Day event held on 23rd January 2024, in Chennai. Authors- A.V.Balasubramanian, K.Vijayalakshmi, K.Parimala, Subashini Sridhar, K.Subramanian, S.Vetriselvan, M.J.Rubilah Editors- K.Vijayalakshmi, K.Parimala. This new publication is an updated, expanded, and reprinted version, providing details on 150…
DetailsIn recognition of his work over two decades long contribution to the revitalization of India’s medical heritage and specially for pioneering works in the field of Vrkshayurveda, the University of Trans- Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology (TDU) conferred Honorary D.Litt on Dr. AV Balasubramanian, our founder.
DetailsCentre for Indian Knowledge Systems is pleased to announce that the Woka Foundation in the United States has granted a one-year project entitled – “Support for sustainable agriculture program” (https://www.wokafoundation.org/copy-of-grants-2020).
We, at Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems (CIKS), are delighted to announce that we have been selected as one of #GROW’s100 – a collection of stellar grassroots organisations from across India! The GROW Fund is a first-of-its-kind initiative by EdelGive Foundation aiming towards building a resilient civil society and strengthening 100 grassroots organisations from across…
DetailsStarting 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…
DetailsNational Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), Chennai, presented us with the “Best Performance award to (Producer Organization Promoting Institutions) POPIs” – First Prize. This was in recognition of our work promoting in 10 Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs) through the NABARD – PRODUCE fund between 2015-2018.
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