S/o Kaliyaperumal

30/2, West Street

Karuppanchavadi Village 607301

Kurinjipadi Taluk, Cuddalore Dist

Mob : 9942187135, 9443081666

• Non adoption of ICM technology reduced the yield in major crop
• Non availability of labour during peak season
• The continuous use of local variety in pulses and oilseeds reduced the yield
• Lack of awareness on farm machinery for post harvest operations

• KVK has intervened and adopt the village for conducting Cluster FLD on groundnut (GJG20) during 2017-18
• 30 farmers were selected in Karuppanchavadi  village of Kurinjipadi  block
• Critical inputs such as groundnut pods (GJG20), Trichoderma Viride, TNAU Groundnut rich and pheromone traps were distributed to the farmers
• He has attended training on groundnut production technology was conducted to the farmers
•  He has  participated demonstration of seed drill sowing, post emergence herbicide application, groundnut rich application and pheromone trap application were demonstrated to the farmers
• Frequent field visit were made by the KVK Scientist and advised the farmers on pest and disease management

Adopted Technology by the farmer

Groundnut

• Use of newly released groundnut varieties like, G7, G9, G20 and VRI 8
• Drip and sprinkler irrigation for groundnut crop whenever water is demand
• Post emergence herbicide application  on 15^th to 16^th day – Imazethapyr @ 300 ml/acre
• Top dressing of fertilizer on 20^th, 60th and 80^th day – 10:26:26  combination  –  20 kg /acre
• Foliar spray of water soluble fertilizer on 30^th, 45^th, 60^th & 80^th days of sowing

1. All 19:19:19  – 30^th  day – 1kg/acre
2. DAP Combination  – 45^th day 1 kg/acre
3. Urea + Potash WSF  – 60^th day – 1 kg/acre
4. 0:0:50 WSF     – 80^th day – 1 kg/acre

Biological method of pest control

1. 30^th day – Neem oil (30 ml) + Pungam oil (30 ml)+ 10 g camphor + 20 ml  alcohol per tank
2. 45^th day – Neem oil (50 ml) + Pungam oil (50 ml)+ 10 g camphor + 20 ml  alcohol per tank
3. 60^th day – Neem oil (60 ml) + Pungam oil (60 ml)+ 15 g camphor + 20 ml  alcohol per tank
4. 80^th day – Neem oil (60 ml) + Pungam oil (60ml)+ 15 g camphor + 20 ml  alcohol per tank
5. Sowing and harvesting will be done in right time by use of machineries because groundnut crop need more labourers than other crop from sowing to harvest.
6. Because of using right technologies and farm mechanization he has got higher yield in groundnut .i.e. 75 q/ha

Paddy

• Production of different classes of seeds in paddy to meet the seed requirement of the farming community in Cuddalore district
• Adoption of the SRI method of cultivation in paddy and procedures in it for seed production
• Adoption of proper cropping sequence to maintain soil fertility status
• Raising of green manures and insitu incorporation before paddy cultivation
• Adoption of the right package of technologies
• Following the seed production and certification procedures without deviation

Sesame

• Seed production in newly released gingelly cultivar VRI 3 in the alfi soil tract  and adoption of right production practices
• Seed treatment with Pseudomonas fluourescens, Trichoderma viride, Phosphobacteria and Azospirillum
• Soil application of MnSo4 @ 4 kg/acre
• Use of Pre emergence herbicide (Pendimethalin) application to reduce weed menace
• Practising line sowing of gingelly seeds
• Maintaining optimum plant population  and earthing up
• Foliar spray of DAP 2 % (4 kg/acre) and Balanced use of fertilizer

Sugarcane

1. Raising nursery using single budded chips
2. Transplanting young seedlings (25-35 days old)
3. Maintaining wide spacing (5 x 2 feet) in the main field
4. Providing sufficient moisture through water saving efficient irrigation technologies viz., subsurface drip fertigation
5. Encouraging organic method of nutrient and plant protection measures.
6. Practicing intercropping with effective utilization of land

Field crops ( Per acre)

Horticulture crops (Per acre)

Hiring charges

New package of practices/ management strategies

Groundnut

1. Because of labour shortage and drought  there is need for practicing new technology
2. The  use of machinaries for groundnut harvesting and stripping is needed nowadays because of labour shortage
3. Use of pungam oil, neem oil and camphor will control the pest and disease by low cost as well as organic method and without use of  pesticides since groundnut  is consumable product
4. The use of water soluble fertilizer will reduce the leaf dropping from leaf formation to harvest stage and makes the plant green upto maturity and makes uniform maturity of the pod.
5. The water soluble fertilizer directly goes to the individual plant and the nutrient are perfectly utilized by the individual plant.

Sesame

• Formation of ridges and furrows will make uniform maturity and avoid lodging and thereby maintain the population and thereby increase the yield
• While irrigation during broadcasting method there will be water stagnation and there by affect the plant. But in ridges and furrows the water absorption of plants will take slowly and uniformly and thereby growth of the plant in a continuous manner and thereby increase the yield of the plant .
• Foliar spray of DAP and Planofix during flowering and pod formation stage will increase the seed set and thereby increases  the yield
• Basal application of manganese sulphate  before sowing will help in the formation of bold  pods and increases the oil content

• Farmer   is being well recognized in the society and acting as resource farmer for the neighbouring villages.
• He has spread the seed production techniques in groundnut to more than 1000 farmers of  Karuppanchavadi and nearby villages

Saving of resources

Groundnut

• Use of seed drill reduce the labour cost to a tune of Rs. 2000  than use of  manual method.
• Use of post emergence herbicide will reduce the manual labour cost and makes the difference in cost of cultivation
• Usually groundnut stripping is done by manual method .But the use of groundnut stripper makes the profit of Rs. 15,000 than manual method

Sesame

• The cost of cultivation by new practice will increase of Rs. 2000 compare to broadcast method, but the yield is more in line sowing method compare to broadcast method
• Formation of ridges and furrows and line sowing will make extra Rs. 2000 compare to broadcast method. Extra labour is needed for line sowing and thinning operation that will make the difference for cost of cultivation
• With the help of NABARD Fund, Major Crop Development Scheme was adopted and implemented in the following villages viz., Karuppanchavadi, T. Palayam, Kullanchavadi and Kattinkuppam.  With the help of scheme, critical inputs, funds, newer technologies, trainings and marketing were provided to the farmers with his guidance.
• Practicing seed production in groundnut and other millets and formed the commodity group comprised of 100 farmers and marketed the produce to different district of Tamil Nadu
• As a group leader for NABARD Farmers Club and got agricultural inputs through subsidy for more than 200 farmers of karuppanchavadi and nearby villages
• NABARD club functioning very well by getting different agricultural implements with 100% subsidy. Agricultural engineering department also gave power tiller and tractor  to the club with 100 % subsidy
• Facilitate the mass tree planting and fish pond for the farmers through line departments
• New technologies will be disseminated regularly to the village by the KVK and RRS Scientists through his motivation
• Regularly attended  the technology empowerment programmes of KVK,he has   adopted  it and integrated  it
• Due to the well functioning and impact created by the farmers, Minister of Agriculture, Agriculture Production Commissioner, Commissioner of Agriculture, district Collector, line department officials were visited the village frequently

Media coverages like success stories

• His success is documented and telecasted by Makkal TV on  April 2017 and pothigai TV
• His  achievements are published in popular dailies like Daily Thanthi, Dinamalar, Dinamani and Dinakaran
• The farmer has been appreciated for his contribution in groundnut and he was recognized by State sponsored programme entitled ‘Increasing the productivity in groundnut ’ on 2009 -10
• The farmer has been appreciated for his contribution in cumbu  and he was recognized by State  Level sponsored programme entitled ‘Increasing the productivity in cumbu ’ on 2011-2012
• Adoption of technologies of TNAU, Mr. V.K. Kumaraguru received 16.5 t/ha (wet pod) of Asha groundnut during 2015 and has been appreciated at National level for higher productivity.
• During 2015, he was awarded for usage of machinaries for groundnut by the higher number of farmers by Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
• The farmer has been appreciated for his contribution to agriculture in different platforms and he was recognized by State & District Level sponsored programme entitled ‘Increasing the productivity in groundnut’ on 2015  and 2016

S. Chittarasu

S/o.Selvamani

Manakudianiruppu Village , Agramangalam PostMelatheru

Chidambaram  Taluk

Cuddalore district

Mob  No: 9443538098

• Lack of awareness on new varieties of paddy.
• Continuous use of local paddy variety and poor yield
• Non adoption of ICM technology reduced the yield

• KVK has intervened and adopted the village for conducting FLD on paddy (CO 52 & TKM 13) during 2018-19.
• 10 farmers were selected in Manakudianiruppu  village of Keerapalayam  block
• Critical inputs such as paddy seeds ( CO 52 & TKM 13), Pseudomonas and  Biofertilizer were distributed to the farmers.
• Training on paddy seed production technology was given to the farmers.
• Demonstration of SRI, Machine transplanting, post emergence herbicide application, DAP Spray and seed production methods were demonstrated to the farmers.
• Frequent field visit were made by the KVK Scientist and advised the farmers on pest and disease management.

• The farmer has got highest yield of 80.63 q/ha of processed paddy seeds  in his demonstration plot (TKM 13)
• Because of using right technologies and farm mechanization he has got higher yield in Paddy (80.63 q/ha)
• Other farmers also got an average yield of 77.19 q/ha with a BC ratio of 2.30 than other variety
• Farmer informed that except basal and top dressing of fertilizers he has not applied pesticides as the crop is not affected by pests and diseases. The variety is suited to the climatic condition and soil of that region.  TKM 13 variety had the potential to replace the pests and diseases susceptible BPT 5204 variety

• Farmer   is being well recognized in the society and acting as resource farmer for the neighbouring villages.
• He has spread the seed production techniques in paddy  and gingelly to more than 500 farmers of Manakudianiruppu and nearby villages
• With the help of NABARD Fund, Major Crop Development Scheme was adopted and implemented in the following villages viz., Manakudianiruppu, T. Neduncheri and nearby villages.  With the help of scheme, critical inputs, funds, newer technologies, trainings and marketing were provided to the farmers with his guidance.
• Farmers club will conduct the meeting at every month and give necessary suggestions based on the requirement and also transfer the new technologies
• New technologies will be disseminated regularly to the village by the KVK and RRS Scientists through his motivation
• Regularly attend the technology empowerment programmes of KVK, adopt it and integrate it

Media coverages like success stories

• His success is documented and telecasted by Pothigai TV on  March 2019
• In Grievences day meeting the District Collector appreciated the farmer for highest yield in paddy and the District Collector advised the other farmer to follow the technologies adopted by him
• Due to the impact, the JDA of Cuddalore has gave acceptance to procure the paddy seed  (15000 kg) for upscaling the paddy variety TKM 13  in convergence mode
• Due to the well functioning and impact created by the farmers, Minister of Agriculture, Agrl Production Commissioner, Commissioner of Agriculture, District Collector, line department officials were visited the village frequently.
• He encouraged the farmers to participate in the trainings, exhibitions, seminars organized by line departments of agriculture at District and State level

S. Selvam

S/o Sundaramaurthy

Reddy street

Ayyankurinjipadi Village 607301

Kurinjipadi Taluk, Cuddalore Dist

Mob : 7708876142

•  Non adoption of ICM technology reduced the yield in major crop
•  Non availability of labour during peak season
•  The continuous use of local variety in pulses and oilseeds reduced the yield
•  Lack of awareness on farm machinery for post harvest operations

• KVK has intervened and adopted the village for conducting FLD on groundnut (VRI8) during 2018-19
• 10 farmers were selected in Ayyankurinjipadi village of Kurinjipadi  block
• Critical inputs such as groundnut pods (VRI 8), Trichoderma Viride, TNAU Groundnut rich and pheromone traps were distributed to the farmers
• Training on groundnut production technology was given to the farmers
• Technology of seed drill sowing, post emergence herbicide application, groundnut rich application and pheromone trap application were demonstrated to the farmers
• Frequent field visit were made by the KVK Scientist and advised the farmers on pest and disease management

 Adopted Technology by the farmer

Groundnut

• Use of newly released groundnut varieties like , G7, G9, G20 and VRI 8
• Drip and sprinkler irrigation for groundnut crop whenever water is scarce.
• Post emergence herbicide application  on 15^th to 16^th day – Vezir @ 300 ml/acre
• Top dressing of fertilizer on 20^th, 60th and 80^th day – 10:26:26  combination  –  20 kg /acr
•  Biological method of pest control
•  30^th day – Neem oil (30 ml) + Pungam oil (30 ml)+ 10 g camphor + 20 ml  alcohol  per tank
•  45^th day – Neem oil (50 ml) + Pungam oil (50 ml)+ 10 g camphor + 20 ml  alcohol per tank
• 60^th day – Neem oil (60 ml) + Pungam oil (60 ml)+ 15 g camphor + 20 ml  alcohol per tank
•  80^th day – Neem oil (60 ml) + Pungam oil (60ml)+ 15 g camphor + 20 ml  alcohol per tank
• Sowing and harvesting will be done in right time with the use of machineries because groundnut cultivation is laborious than other crops.
• Because of using right technologies and farm mechanization he has got higher yield (75 q/ha) in groundnut.

Sesame

• Seed production in newly released Gingelly cultivar VRI 3 in the alfi soil tract  and adoption of right production practices
• Seed treatment with Pseudomonas fluourescens, Trichoderma viride, Phosphobacteria and Azospirillum
• Soil application of MnSO4 @ 4 kg/acre
• Use of Pre emergence herbicide (Pendimethalin) application to reduce weed menace
• Practising line sowing of gingelly seeds
• Maintaining optimum plant population  and earthing up
• Foliar spray of DAP 2 % (4 kg/acre) and Balanced use of fertilizer

New package of practices/ management strategies

Groundnut

• Because of labour shortage and drought  there is a need for practicing new technology
• The  use of machinaries for groundnut harvesting and stripping is needed nowadays because of labour shortage
• Use of pungam oil, neem oil and camphor is a low cost and organic way of pest and disease management option since groundnut is a consumable product.
• The use of water soluble fertilizer will reduce the leaf dropping from leaf formation to harvest stage and keeps the plant green upto maturity and helps in uniform maturity of the pod.

Sesame

• Formation of ridges and furrows will make uniform maturity and prevent lodging and thereby maintaining the population and increase the yield
• Irrigation in broadcasting method promotes water stagnation which may affect the plants. But in ridges and furrows water absorption by plants will take place slowly and uniformly and thereby facilitates growth of the plant in a continuous manner and increase the yield of the plant.
• Foliar spray of DAP and Planofix during flowering and pod formation stage will increase the seed set and thereby the yield.
• Basal application of manganese sulphate before sowing will help in the formation of stout pods and thereby increase the oil content.

• Farmer   is being well recognized in the society and acting as resource farmer for the neighbouring villages.
• He spread the Groundnut seed production techniques to more than 1000 farmers of Ayyan kurinjipadi and nearby villages.
• Practicing seed production in groundnut and other millets. He formed a commodity group comprising of 100 farmers and marketed the produce to different districts of Tamil Nadu.
• Facilitate mass tree planting and establishment of fish pond for the farmers with help of line departments.
• New technologies are disseminated regularly to the village by the KVK and RRS Scientists through his motivation
• Regularly attend the technology empowerment programmes of KVK, adopt it and integrate it in his farm.
• Due to the well functioning and impact created by the farmers, Minister of Agriculture, Agrl. Production Commissioner, Commissioner of Agriculture, District Collector, line department officials are visiting the village frequently.

Media coverage’s like success stories

• His success story is documented and telecasted by Pothigai TV on March 2019
• His achievements were published in popular dailies like Daily thanthai, Dinamalar, Dinamani and Dinakaran.

R. Krishnamurthy

S/o.Ramaamy

Maruthathur

Nallur block

Cuddalore district

• Lack of awareness on etiology of parawilt in cotton
• Lack of knowledge on parawilt management methods

• KVK has intervened and analyzed the situation.
• Following the field visit, OFT on the “Assessment of methods for management of parawilt in cotton” was conducted in the Maruthathur village of Nallur block during 2018-19.
• Ten farmers (1.0 acre each) were selected in the same village for conducting the OFT.
• Critical inputs such as cobalt chloride, copper oxychloride, urea and DAP were distributed to the farmers.
• Demonstration was given under the field condition.
• Regular field visits were made by the KVK Scientist and advised the farmers on parawilt management.

• The farmer has got the highest yield of 27.0 quintals/ha of cotton kapas in his demonstration plot.
• The farmer recorded 95% recovery of parawilt affected plants following the imposition of treatment (Spraying of cobalt chloride @10 mg/l (10 ppm) on affected plants within 2 days of onset of symptoms and drenching with mixture of Copper oxychloride (25 g) and 200 g Urea in 10 L of water) whereas in the conventional practice (drenching with 0.3% carbendazim) only 40% of the plants have recovered.

• Farmers have gained the knowledge on the etiology of parawilt in cotton and the measures to be taken to contain the problem.
• The farmers are frequently contacting the KVK to solve their field problems.

• The cotton farmers in the village have got good yields and more profit during 2018-19 than the previous years.

Th. A. Ramesh

S/o Adivaragan pillai

Main road, Gunamangalam &Post

Srimushnam 608703

9942515469

• Improved seed production technologies viz., such as land selection, sources of seed, isolation distance, rouging, foliar nutrition, harvesting and post harvest handling of seeds in three stages under seed village training programme.

• Now he is running seed production unit successfully with the capacity of  55t of ADT 43, 90t of CR1009, 15t of ADT38 35 t of BPT5204, 7t of ADT 39 and 3t of IW Ponni as his contribution to the farmers of Cuddalore District
• Before 2007 he was an ordinary farmer cultivating paddy in his own land and surviving with average minimum income which was sufficient to meet out his family daily needs.
• He is earning approximately Rs. 3 lakhs /annum and generating employment of 192 man days per year

• The seed production is a successful venture for farmers as it gives remuneration income to the farmer.
• The need for good quality seed material is growing day by day and hence there is a great scope for a profitable agribusiness in seed venture.

• The farmers of Gunamangalam village are being trained by the Th. A. Ramesh.

Th. T. Subramaniyam

S/o Thirugnanasambantham

North street, Rajendrapattinam-608703

9566787092

• Krishi Vigyan Kendra intervened and trained the farmers of Rajendrapattinum about the production of quality seeds under seed village training programme

• He is producing 12 ha of paddy seeds and 12 ha of blackgram seeds and supplying the same to the farmers and to the department of agriculture.

• Before the Training programme the farmer purchased the seeds from private seed companies, government outlets and also used their own farm saved seeds.
• After the training undergone by the farmer he himself produced the quality seeds and supplying it to the farmers in and around Cuddalore district and now he become an entrepreneur.
• The profit achieved of this entrepreneur showed that the seed production is a profitable agribusiness venture and the scope is enlarging day by day as there is growing demand for quality seed material in the agricultural industry.

• The farmers of the Rajendra pattinum trained from Th. T. Subramaniyam and they are also producing certified seeds.

S.VIJAYALAKSHMI

M/s.Amman nursery ,

Cuddalore Main Road,

V.Sathamangalam,

Vridhachalam t.k.

98652 45007

• Cashew seedlings were raised under soft wood grafting method under shade net.
• Jack seedlings were also raised by grafting technology by the Amman nursery.

• A total no.of 2,10,000 Cashew seedlings were sold in the year of 2012 with a high viability rate (more than 95 %).
• Earned  a profit of 30,000/- per month.

• Seedlings recovery rate is higher in this grafting technology when compared to conventional method.
• Seedling production is also a very good commercial venture for the farmers,rural youth and farm women to get a remunerative monthly income.

• This nursery is approved by the directorate of cashew and cocoa Development board, Cochin. So more numbers of farmers visited this nursery and learnt the technology.

Thiru. R.Muthukumaran

Sarathambal nursery,

361, Kullanchavadi salai,

Vegakollai and Post, Panrutti taluk,

Cuddalore district.

97904 15127

• Total area is 12 acres with assured irrigation source.
• One acre is being used for nursery.
• Among the total area, 5 acres have been planted with cashew, 2 acres with jack and remaining 3 acres has been utilized for crossandra cultivation and one acre for jasmine in which the mother plant stock materials are collected for making cuttings

• Nursery production technologies-Grafting technique.
• Mist chamber construction,
• Use of growth regulators and
• Nursery mixture preparation.

• At present in and around Vegakollai village there are 20 nurseries and the production capacity is 3-5 lakhs per unit with initial cost of Rs.50,000.
• On an average 15-20 lakh plants has been produced every year from crossandra nurseries in Vegakollai village.

• The nursery unit is providing employment to the rural youth for 750-800 man days per unit per year.
• Seedling production is also a very good commercial venture for the farmers,rural youth and farm women to get a remunerative monthly income

• He generated rural employment to about 50 people in vegakollai.
• Nursery garden is profitable agribusiness and it provides employment oppurtunities to rural youth and farm women.

A.Dhanavel

Sri Murugan Nursery

Cuddalore road, Pudukuraipettai

Kuppanathum, Vridhachalam t.k.

98651 97550

• 1 acre

• Raising of seedlings viz., Cashew,Jack,Mango,Guava,
• Sapota,Lemon,Amla, and other Ornamental plants
• soft wood grafting method
• Shade net method

• 3000 no.of seedling are being sold/month
• Approximately Rs.15,000/month as profit.

• Viability of seedlings is more than the conventional planting.
• Quality and true types of seedlings were produced under soft wood grafting.
• Even growth is achieved.

• Rasi Nursey, Amman nursery and velkkani nursery were started after getting training from Murgan nursey.

R.Suganthi

and

K.Seetha lakshmi

M/s. Jeyam home made products,

101 ,Thangam Nagar,

Gandhi nagar post,

Vadakuthu, Kurinjipadi T.K.

Cell: 94860 89781

• 1200 sq.ft

• Value added products in fruits, vegetables, pulses, cereals and millets.
• Pickle preparation ready mix powder
• Health food
• Improved packaging and marketing.

• Sale of pickles/month:3000 bottles
• Instant powder/month:200 kgs
• Approximate profit/month

• Value added products gain more market value than raw products.

• More no. of self help groups visited and learnt the technology from them.

Mr.Manimozhi

M/s.Aero Foods,

144/1 Annasalai, Periyar Nagar

Vridhachalam, Cuddalore Tk.

94435 11316

• 800-900 sq.ft

• Prepared milletsbased value added products (Varagu,Samai,Theni, Ragi).
• Prepared millet based Health mix

• 5 tonnes of processed millets are being sold every month
• 400-500 kgs of millet based health mix powder are being sold every month
• Earning an approximate profit of Rs.20,000/month

• Processed millets fetch more price than raw products.
• Diabetic patient prefers millet based product rather than cereal based product and hence more market value.

• More no. of farmers were attracted towards this company and become member of this society.