Village Development Program
SEEDS promoted the Village Development Program with the support of its Funding Partner Samunnati – a Agri Value Chain Solution. Samunnati is a national organization that enables the growth in the value chain of agricultural eco system. SEEDS along with Samunnati were providing credit support and other linkeages to many small and marginal farmers through FPO’s for last 5 years. At this juncture Samunnati were decided to work on the Village development. Hence they started Gramunnati – Village Development Program along with SEEDS. Villages which are covered by our FPO’s were decided to taken as a target area for Gramunnati. Following Five FPO’s were selected to work in the Gramunnati.
1. SEEDS Farmer Producer Company
2. Ramanar Farmer Producer Company
3. Ramanathapuram Farmer Producer Company
4. Viluthugal Farmer Producer Company
5. Vinobave Farmer Producer Company
Through the support and guidance of these FPO’s 5
Blocks from three district were chosen as the target area
Which are in the underdeveloped status
After the identification of the targeted village our resource team, Project Coordinator has visited every village and counducted PALM ( Participatory Learning Meet).
PALM (Participatory Learning Meet) is a tool developed by SEEDS with the support of Samunnati to develop the future plan of a company or community through identifying the needs of their shareholders or benificiaries. Through this tool our team has identified the needs of each villages and the planned the activites to be undertaken in the following years.
During the time of Pandemic, Covid Intervention was done in these villages by our Gramunnati team. Among these panchayats Thonukal village is declared as red zone by the district admin. We served them with Homepathy immunity booster to the villagers through our Hearfulness volunteers under Gramunnati banner. Also there was a request to provide scavengers of above panchayats with safety suits.
1. Served 5064 families with immunity booster and kabasura kudineers siddha medicine (approved by Govt.)
To Promote Health & Wellness To Every Household
2. Provided safety suits to the scavengers of above 5 panchayats (around 35 persons, 2 sets per head)
DEVELOPING ORGANIC COTTON CLUSTER AND EXPORT
Organic cotton Production 1500 acres Plan 2024:
Social Education Economical development Society ( SEEDS) NGO had signed an MoU with Syncom Agritech, Japan to promote organic cotton in 1500 acres in the first year – 2024 in the aspirational district, Virudhunagar through 3 FPOs in the district and transform the region in to an organic cluster. Syncom Agritech technical team will guide the farmers with Japanese technology and will also support with organic inputs to farmers. The team will also support with plant protection nano-fibre material as well as soil improvement technology. Syncom Agritech has planned to introduce mechanized harvesting in cotton. Trials were organized in production, ginning, spinning & export of yarn to Japan for making fabrics & got approval for the project from TSI HOLDINGS.
Technological support for Organic Cotton:
Syncom Agritech, Japan is a company that is transforming organic agriculture, an area that has lacked significant innovation, by leveraging major scientific and technological advances. Global agriculture has been affected by erratic weather conditions, the continued use of chemical fertilizers, the emergence of pesticide-resistant diseases, weeds and insects. In the light of these circumstances, many large corporations as purchasers of agricultural products have recognized the need for sustainable development in sourcing locations. By applying scientific and technological innovations, Syncom Agritech is bringing organic farming into a new era, enabling them to support the sustainable sourcing of raw materials for many companies.
Export tie up for Organic Cotton:
A momentous partnership has been developed between Syncom Agritech and TSI HOLDINGS, a global leader in fashion entertainment. This collaboration marks a significant step towards fostering sustainable practices in the organic cotton industry with a saying, Field to Fashion.
Syncom is an Agritech company which focuses on organic cultivation and trade of cotton. It employs next gen tech to minimize the environmental hazards of farming and promote traceability.
With fluctuation in prices, cotton farmers are reportedly holding back cotton and daily market arrivals remain lower than the last cotton season. To recompense the situation Syncom Agritech had agreed to target to a failsafe price of Rs. 100 / Kg of cotton.
Stakeholders:
An MOU has been signed with The American College in Madurai for the provision of an internship programme. Students from the Faculty of Horticulture and other faculties will participate in the development of a sustainable supply chain for organic cotton in the region, where we will work together on all aspects of organic farming, environmental measurement, post-harvest, costing and marketing.
SEEDS and Syncom Agritech will provide better livelihood for the farmers by employing them in our large-scale cultivation.
Social Education Economical development Society ( SEEDS) NGO had signed an MoU with Syncom Agritech, Japan to promote organic cotton in 1500 acres in the first year – 2024 in the aspirational district, Virudhunagar through 3 FPOs in the district and transform the region in to an organic cluster. Syncom Agritech technical team will guide the farmers with Japanese technology and will also support with organic inputs to farmers. The team will also support with plant protection nano-fibre material as well as soil improvement technology. Syncom Agritech has planned to introduce mechanized harvesting in cotton. Trials were organized in production, ginning, spinning & export of yarn to Japan for making fabrics & got approval for the project from TSI HOLDINGS.
