1.
SUCCESS MODELS AND CASE
STUDIES OF FARMER TO FARMER
EXTENSION
Dr. J. Diraviam
Senior Scientist and Head,
ICAR Krishi Vigyan Kendra
Pulutheri Village, R.T. Malai(PO),Kulithalai(TK),
Karur(DT) - 621 313.Tamil Nadu
Mobile: 9488967675 Email: skvkk@yahoo.co.in;
j_diraviam@rediffmail.com; FB: Icar KVK Karur

2.
SHRI G.KARIKALAN, KEELAPATTI, KARUR DT

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SPREAD OF SSI TECHNOLOGY
 Participated in the On Farm testing programme of the
KVK, in which, I took up SSI sugarcane seedling planting
in one acre of my field.
 I followed the 5 ft row spacing and the space between
plant to plant was 2 ft. The growth was excellent after 4
months. I wanted my field to be a model field and due to
this I took more care in bringing up the crop to my
satisfaction.
 In the last 18 months more than 2000 farmers from
across Tamilnadu have visited my field and I was very
happy to explain to them about this new technology so
that the farmers can save money, time and water by
adopting this SSI technology.

4.
SPREAD OF SSI TECHNOLOGY
•I established the shadenet nursery unit in an area of
1500 sft investing own money of Rs 40000 to
produce 30000 seedlings per batch in the month of
Oct 2010.
•I have been authorized by EID Parry Sugar Factory
for supply of sugarcane seedlings. Subsequently, I
expanded the area of the shadenet nursery by 3000
sft with the financial support from Sugar factory
during Sep 2012.
•So far, 7 lakh sugarcane chip bud seedlings have
been produced covering 7 varieties of sugarcane.

5.
SSI NURSERY RAISING

6.
SPREAD OF SSI TECHNOLOGY
•These sugarcane seedlings were supplied to over 150
farmers from different districts of Tamil Nadu, of which the
major districts include Villupuram, Karur, Trichy and
Perambalur.
•Most of those farmers have taken up SSI planting. Apart from
supply of the seedlings, post sales support is also extended to
farmers on SSI planting.
•The media for the seedlings production is composted
cocopeat and it is produced in the farm by composting the
coir waste to reduce the cost of production.
•I have been giving employment to 6 farm women for the
seedlings production.

7.
SPREAD OF SRI TECHNOLOGY
 I have also adopted System of Rice
Intensification (SRI) technology in my fields for the
last two years following a training by KVK and
subsequent exposure visits.
 After my adoption, now around 10 villages have
moved from conventional planting to SRI Method,
with 80% adoption in my own village.
 The farmers are convinced about the SRI Method
of cultivating Paddy.
 I have also trained 25 women groups to take up SRI
planting since 2011, they have so far planted over
1000 hectares of SRI planting in Karur district in the
past 3 years period.

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SRI NURSERY RAISING TRAINING

9.
PARTICIPATION IN STAKEHOLDERS CONFERENCE

10.
NACHALUR FARMERS PRODUCER COMPANY

11.
MALAYSIAN VISIT

12.
SHARING OF FPO SUCCESS

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AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
Nominated as Progressive farmer to
visit Malaysia by ICAR from TN State
Velanmai Chemmal Award – TNAU
Best NABARD Farmers Club Award

14.
SHRI K.V. SENTHIL KUMAR

15.
SPREAD OF HIGH DENSITY PLANTING OF
BANANA
 I came to know about High density planting system
in Banana through a demonstration organized in
one of the farmer’s field near Kulithalai in
Pappackapatti village.
 Then, I visited KVK to discuss with SMS
Horticulture about this technology. He clearly
explained the advantages in HDP Banana.
 This technology impressed me very much and I
planted a small area on an experimental basis. The
same year KVK took organized a demonstration
under their FLD programme in my field during
2010-2011.

16.
SPREAD OF HIGH DENSITY PLANTING OF BANANA
 The result in the small area helped to extend the area to
1.5 Ha in the year 2011-2012. In this method plant 2
suckers / pit at a spacing of 2.25 x 3.m (1050 plants/acre).
 I was amazed with the result of adoption in large area, as
the net income I received at the end of the crop due to
increased number of plants per ha by 40% resulted in
increased net income of 35%. At present I have extended
this system to 2ha area.
 In the past 2 years, my field was visited by over 200
farmers and I also discussed about this technology to my
fellow farmers in and around Kulithalai. After discussing
with me, most of them visited my field and now they had
converted their planting to this new system.

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HDP PLANTING SYSTEM OF BANANA

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AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
Dinamalar Sathanaiyalar Virudhu
Best Farmer Award – NRCB, Trichy
Best Farmer Award – KVK, Karur

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THANK YOU