NE NEWS SERVICE
COIMBATORE, FEB 23
To raise awareness and visibility for the highly successful tree-based agriculture and multi-tier cultivation models of farming, Isha Agro Movement (IAM) on Monday announced that it has organized a two-day nature farming tour — February 19 and 20 — for the farmers of Tamil Nadu, a release said.
55 farmers from different districts of Tamil Nadu came together to visit plantations in Udumalaipettai, Kinathukadavu, Anaimalai, and Pollachi areas which have been established under the guidance of Isha Agro-Forestry. The plantation owners, who introduced the sustainable farming models on their lands, testified to the enormous economic, health, and ecological benefits.
The touring farmers and the plantation owners were involved in absorbing interactions on techniques, feasibility, climatic conditions, soil, crop resilience, irrigation, and other challenges and solutions. The creation of a five-tier cultivation system; converting existing farms into integrated farms; establishing rainwater harvesting systems, water management, and value-addition of produce were some of the popular topics of discussion among farmers during the two-day tour, the release said.
The IAM team which has worked closely with farmers all over Tamil Nadu for over a decade shared their knowledge, experience, and expertise with the farmers. The team has worked to successfully convert thousands of farms into natural farms. IAM works with individual farmers from conceptualizing through planning, preparing, and implementing sustainable farming models.
