Drum seeder filled with Paddy seeds

Direct seeding using drum seeder

20 Days – Direct seeded paddy

45 days old direct seeded paddy field

Direct seeded paddy at tillering stage

Direct seeded paddy – Grain filling

Seed Bed Preparation

Grown up seedlings

Seedling taken out from the tray

Transplanting

Transplanting

Crop at maturity stage

Nursery Raising for SRI

Field with single seedling under SRI

20 days after planting under SRI

High Tillering ability

SRI field at Growing Stage

SRI field at Grain filling stage

Rice Cultivation
NAF, a Public Charitable A progressive farmer Palani in his farm
Ponni Fine variety yield : previous 20 bags
Improved yield : 33 bags yield

Raised Bed Groundnut Cultivation
NAF, a Public A lead farmer Bhaskaran’s farm - Yield improvement upto 115%
Water Conservation to the tune of 60%

Cotton
NAF, a Public Charitable Trust, was founded A progressive farmer Elumalai’s cotton farm
Yield improvement – 5.6 to 7.5 quintals (33%)
Profit – From $ 300 to $400 (33%)

Muskmelon Cultivation
A progressive farmer Raghu’s muskmelon field
Profit of $ 650 in 60 days from a plot of approx. one acre

Watermelon
A farmer Jagannathan in his field
Previous Yield : 6 tons/acre
Improved yield: 13 tons/acre

Rose Cultivation
A farmer Thirupathi in his rose field
Profit of $ 2400 from 0.85 acre