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Mr.Nagaraj, Navappatty, Salem.
- Responsible and contributed to Th. Nagaraj farmer navapatty at Machinery mela 2017
- “2017 - Agricultural Machinery Achiever” - Award
Effecticely use of Machineries
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Tmt.Shanthi, Panamarathupatty, Salem.
- “2016 - Best Stall" - Award winner
- Responsible and contributed to get best stall award to Tmt. Shanthi farmer Panamarathupatty at PGP, college 2016-Organized by SICCI
- KVK introduced hi-tech horticulture technologies including Micro Irrigation system, Plasticulture (Mulching), Hi-density Guava and banana throughout the year cultivation.
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Earned 4 Lakh during 2016 from two crops
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Mr.Sugavana Perumal, Kamalapatty, Salem.
- “2016 - Agricultural Machinery Achiever” - Award
- KVK introduced hi-tech horticulture technologies including Micro Irrigation system, Plasticulture (Mulching), Hi-density Guava and Water Melon throughout the year cultivation.
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Earned 7 Lakh during 2015 from two crops (1.5 acres) water melon and muskmelon
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Spokesperson for rest of the farmers.
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Direct Marketing
Introduced peper in the Arecanut farm
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Mr.R.Raja, Puthur, Salem.
- “Young Farmer Achiever 2015
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- Co-Onion-5 Seed production
- Earned 1.5 lakhs from 40 cents
- Cultivation of greens through out the year
- Influenced other farmers also go for Onion cultivation with seeds
- Sold 375 Kgs of Co-Onion 5 to farmers since 2013 to till date
- Continuously cultivating the Co-Onion 5 by using only seeds
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Ms. Jayalakshmi Shanmugam, Ammampalayam, Salem.
- “Velan Chemmal Award 2015 ”- Award
- Maintaining breed stock for Goats (Tellicherry breeds)
- Dairy units maintained for Milk purposes
- Fodder and Banana are also continuously grown
- Desi Poultry birds is also maintained
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Following IFS concept
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Earning 70,000 to 80,000 per month
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Mr.Matheswaran. FPO - Salem Kanjamalai Millets and Pulses Producers Company Limited.
- “Best FPO Stall - Farmers Day 2015”- Award
- KVK Salem is providing Technical backstopping to all FPOs in Salem
- Value added products from Minor Millets and Pulses - Salem Kanjamalai Millets and Pulses Producers Company Limited
- Farmers groups started during 2013 and incorporated as FPO during 2015
- Group cultivation of Pulses and marketing of millets
- Started Value addition of pulses and minor millets after getting training from KVK
- Became successful pulses and millets value added products producers
- Need based production and earning significant income and received best Stall award during Farmers day 2016 at TNAU, Coimbatore
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Mrs. Meenambal,
FPO - Pulses and millets farmers producers group,
Thumbadhulipatty,
Salem.
- Women involved in household activities and
Required regular income to increase their livelihood
- Creation of farmers producers group on pulses and millets
- Training s were given on value addition of millets and pulses
- Create an women entrepreneurs
- Preparing Value added products from millets and pulses
- Monthly income – Rs. 7000/-
- Awarded "Best Entrepreneur stall at Farmer’s Day", TNAU, Coimbatore
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Mr. Dasaradhan,
FPO - Sirudhaniya urpathiyalar kuzhu,
Senthittu, Yercaud, Salem.
- Awareness creation on millet processing through equipments.
- Training on value addition of millets
- Equipments distributed to Senthittu vilage for millet processing.
- Villagers using the equipments for millet processing
- Self Help Group was started.
- Going to start a bakery (Cookies) products preparing unit.
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“Th.D.Kannan, Sukkampatty, Ayothiapattinam block - SSI sugarcane nursery entrepreneur
- Area: 1 acre nursery
- Sugarcane is one of the major commercial crops in Salem district and is being cultivated under 12218 ha
Problem :
- Less availability of quality planting material
Seedling germination percentage is low
Seedling establishment percentage is also low
Higher mortality in transplanted seedlings
KVK Intervention :
- Demonstration on Arka microbial consortium
- Training on importance of Arka microbial consortium and the
method of application
- Nursery raising of seedlings through protrays
- Measuring shoot and root growth, germination and
establishment %
Economic gains:
- For 10,000 seedlings the farmers earned on an average net income of Rs. 13,407 with a germination percentage of 96 with total income of Rs. 19000/ 10,000 seedlings and BC ratio of 3.35.
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Mr Dharmalingam, Nalikalpatti village, Salem.
- Mr Dharmalingam, Progressive farmer from Nalikalpatti village trained at KVK has been awarded as “BEST FARMER AWARD AT STATE LEVEL” for his outstanding contribution in hybrid rice seed production in 2009-10 in Farmers day held at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University.
- Seed producer in Paddy, Pulses, Maize
- Cultevating Traditional Paddy varities and gain more profit.
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Mr. Shanmugasundaram (innovative farmer), Salem.
- Mr Shanmugasundaram, another progressive contact farmer of KVK has developed a modified “Cagewheel conoweeder” for System Rice Intensification.
- His innovation has been selected for award in the “National Innovators Conference” held at Mysore in 2009-10.
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