dear friends, i am Thumbal Baskaran ,coordinator of THIRUVALLUVAR vuzavar mandram ( THIRUVALLUVAR farmars club -NABARD) ,it is situated in SALEM district of TAMILNADU. we start this club in 2008,but formerly inaugurated on 2010, i belive that unity among the farmers can be uplift the farmers social and economical status . so we want more inauguratio of NABARD farmers clubs as early as possible. agricultural modernization, is only through farmers clubs may reduce our future food problem of our nation.

1. THIRUVALLUVAR VULAVAR MANDRAM THUMBAL (NABARD-INDIANBANK ) THUMBAL – post, Attur – (T.k) Salem – (D.t) Pin-636114 Contact-9787221275

2. ‘ Thanks for you’ ONE WHO - THINKS ONE WHO - INTRODUCE ONE WHO - PROMOTE ONE WHO - ADOPT SRI

3. THIRUVALLUVAR VULAVAR MANDRAM-THUMBAL

4. THIRUVALLUVAR VULAVAR MANDRAM-THUMBAL

5. How we succeed !? In Thumbal

6. 1.Knowledge gain from experts

7. Monthly meeting

8. 3.Mass training for all women labors on SRI

9. 4.Knowledge gain through training Training on SRI Training on SRI Training on precision farming Training on control of Black Head caterpillar

10. 5.Knowledge gain from exposure visits Exposure visit to pollachi – organic farming Poonachi exposure visit

11. As a resource person

12. As a resource person

13. IAMWARM project take a major role for uplift modern technology, to reach the farmers hands First IAMWARM meeting in thumbal

15. Mechanization in our fields

16. we arranged for paddy harvest in near by villages through subsidized rate, more then 100 farmers benefited. (saved:Rs.500 per hour)

18. Given knowledge to farmers (seed to market)

19. Status on SRI farmers inThumbal good Nil Interaction and coordination between farmers Much Improved - because of technology updation. So, reduced expencences, Addition of production normal Economic status of Farmers Better- easy way of approach to the officials and agencies, it leads to got subsidies schemes, and projects are reached to the farmers. Most of the farmers are benefited. One or two benefited Support from Government,NGO’s, and other agencies Best – because of regular monthly meetings,and through SMS,mobile phones,etc. Poor Sharing of information Much Better- because of frequent trainings, exposure visits .etc. Poor Awareness on new technology After – farmer’s club starts Before -farmer’s club Starts Contents

20. Farmer’s voice Name: M.VINOTH KUMAR Village: kumasthampatty ‘ I have only two hour’s of water in my well, At summer it came’s to be half of time, but i Planting in SRI, because of SRI I got more yield with happy’ ‘ only hardness in my SRI experiences Was weeder operation, I need any one of the Alternative tools for that’. Name : K.MADESHWARAN Village : THUMBAL ‘ We have seen today, declining of water in the open wells are quiet nature, reason Behind that is climatic factors, SRI was most suitable for solving water scarcity problems’. ‘ weeder operation was the only main problem’.

22. Vice chancellor of TNAU and TCRS scientist with farmers of Thumbal

23. Shri. VIBU NAIR IAS . (IAMWARM Project Director) visit on Thumbal

24. Hon. Agricuture Minister field visit in Thumbal

27. SSI-sustainable sugarcane initiative in THUMBAL Bud chipping Bud Germination Protrays with seedlings Single plant

28. SSI-sustainable sugarcane initiative in THUMBAL 10 to 25 canes per hill Healthy sugarcane

29. STI- sustainable turmeric initiative

30. ‘ Future of the world is in our hand’ - farmer’s

32. Presntation by: Baskaran.p m.sc,m.ed, Co-ordinator Thiruvalluvar vulavar mandram Thumbal-636114 Attur t.k Salem d.t Contact:9787221275

33. Thank you