FARMERS CLUB
A
farmers club has been formed under the aegis of the Vengeri ‘Niravu’
residential forum here on the New Year day of the Malayalam Calendar on 17th
August,2013,Saturday. District collector C.A. Latha inaugurated the club by
releasing the logo of the club during a function at the urban agricultural wholesale
market at Vengeri .The club will implement different agricultural projects with
financial assistance from the National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development
(NABARD) through the Thamarasseri branch of the Federal Bank, said the forum
members in a release here.The club will be an informal group of farmers formed
to propagate the principle of ‘Development through credit,’ emphasizing the
need for usage of credit effectively in a scientific manner to increase
agriculture production and productivity.
According
to the project coordinator of the club Babu Parambath, the club has already
decided to take up different projects encompassing organic farming, biodiversity
conservation, energy conservation, value added products from agricultural
products, protection of indigenous cattle breeds, fish, goat and poultry farms
as well as farm visits.Federal Bank Zonal Head K.R. Vijayakumar, regional head
K. Radhakrishnan, chief manager M. Ajith Kumar, agriculture joint director P.K.
Ranjini novelist P. Valsala and Niravu president P.P. Mohanan among others were
present on the occasion.
Prof. John Kurakar
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