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…
DetailsWe 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…
DetailsWe 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…
DetailsOn 20th October 2019, we organised a lunch at the Crowne Plaza hotel, Chennai which was in the nature of a celebration of Traditional Rice Varieties. The Chief Chef of Crowne Plaza, Mr. Deva had curated a lunch with a spread of various items made with 11 selected traditional rice varieties. During the introductory part…
DetailsCentre for Indian Knowledge Systems (CIKS) in partnership with Sempulam Sustainable Solutions exhibited their collection of traditional rice varieties at the International day for Biological Diversity 2019 celebrations hosted by the National Biodiversity Authority, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change at the Kalaivanar Arangam, Chennai on 22nd May 2019. Honourable Vice President of India…
DetailsThe products launched have the following special features. The Rice varieties are vaccum packed and have a shelf life of a year. The Gift box has six rice varieties. The box includes a listing of the varieties and suggestions about cooking (water required, cooking time and its suitability for various specific dishes). The box includes…
DetailsIt is increasingly being seen that agriculture is not attractive or meaningful especially to the youth. CIKS has taken up a pilot project wherein 60 young farmers (potential farmers) were selected and provided training and handholding for a period of one year in order to equip them with the technologies and skills required to take…
DetailsWe participated in the International Conference on âInvigorating Transformation of farm extension towards sustainable development: Futuristic challenges and prospectsâ held on 9th and 10th March, 2018, at Tamilnadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore. In this conference, the paper titled âRetaining Village Youth in Agriculture”, presented by Ms Archana Prasad of CIKS, won the Best Paper Award.
DetailsAs part of Namma Nellu initiative of CIKS, Ms. Divya visited Vedharanyam, Sirkazhi and Mayiladuthurai in Nagapattinam district to interact with farmers cultivating traditional rice varieties under guidance from CIKS.
We participated in the Organic World Congress organized at New Delhi on 8th and 9th November 2017. Mr. K. Subramanian, Ms. Subhashini Sridhar and Ms. Divya Kasturi Rangan from CIKS and Mr. Jayapal from Valanadu Sustainable Agriculture Producer Company attended the congress.
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