Agriculture Development
Activities Field Extension Services Promotion of Crop Other Support Services Results Adaptive Research
Farm Planing
NAF advises its member farmers on how to plan the farming operations with respect to market conditions, whether, available resources, finance and other socio cultural factors. The women Self Help Groups are advised on how to utilize their savings effectively for farming operations
Farm Mechinay Services
Farm machineries are intended to improve precision of farm operations which aid in productivity improvement. The farm machinery services are offered at cost to the farmers. Prominent machineries include preparatory tillage implements like Rotary Tiller, Cultivator, Disc plough, harrow, Chisel, seeding implements like tropiculture, Seed cum Fertilizer drill, Rice Transplanter, intercultural implements like Power Weeder, Cono weeder, earthing up tools etc.
Bank Credit Fecilitation
Farmers often find it difficult to invest for technology and good quality inputs. NAF facilitates bank credit for the farmers from the service banks in its area of operation.
Farmers Club
To promote technology adoption, the farmers are organized to form Farmers Clubs in each village. The Farmers Clubs are supported by NABARD. The farmers clubs helps disseminating knowledge and technology to more farmers in short period of time as they are organized.
Expert Advice
NAF apart from its own in house experts also arranges for outside experts to visit the farmers and offer advice to the farmers to improve productivity. A panel of experts has been constituted for this purpose. Scientists from TNAU, ICAR, private R & D institutions are part of the expert panel.
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