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…
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.
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.
A set of centres named āAgricultural Machineries Facilitation Centres (AMFCs)ā has been set up in Thiruvannamalai, Kancheepuram and Nagapattinam districts.
Set up enterprises which carry out allied activities like biopesticides production, dairy production, millet production, value-added product production
Set up and supported 650 farmers institutions (50% of which are women groups), including Self-help groups, farmer clubs,Ā joint liability groups and common livelihood groups
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
