This program commenced with Trainers' Training. The course covered subjects like DTP, MS Office, Excel, printing and internet operation. Complete expenditure was sponsored by Rotary Club of Temple City under aegis of "Project Selvi" .
Training to Staff of Other NGO

Based on the request from Chinmaya Organisation for Rural Development (CORD), a training program on 'Integrated Rural Development initiatives' was conducted for two days and 10 officials from CORD NGO participated.

Primary Agriculture Co-op Bank (PACB) Employees Training

Preallocate in the villages is the first link between the farmers and the Government and works for agriculture development. Keeping importance of the requirement in view, Registrar of Cooperatives, Government of Tamil Nadu had sanctioned this training program for their employees to be conducted by National Agro Foundation during this year.

An Interactive residential training module was specially designed for the participants. Training sessions, both in classroom and in field, included: An Overview of Indian Agriculture, Joint Liability Group and Agri Clinic, Soil Fertility and Importance of Soil Testing, Farmers Club and Kissan Credit Card, Orchard Establishment and its Management, various bankable ventures related to Agriculture etc.

There was overwhelming response from the participants who were drawn from nine districts of Tamil Nadu. 93 participants attended this training program conducted in three batches. They unanimously gave the feedback that this program was very useful for them.

Awareness Program - Cultivation of Green Manure

Two awareness program on cultivation of green manures were organized in Patwari Nagar and Murukancherry villages of Maduranthagam block. 30 farmers participated in the program.

Field exposure visits:

10 lead farmers of NAF - HiH project area visited the Demonstration farms set up in our adopted cluster under Direct seeding and SRI cultivation on paddy as exposure visit. They were convinced about the technology and are likely to adopt the same during ensuing season.

Course on Ornamental Fish Culture

NABARD sponsored Training Program for 5 days on Ornamental Fish Culture was conducted at NAF and 20 partici pants attended the program. This program was addressed by various experts and guest speakers which was well received by the participants.

Tailoring Training

NABARD sponsored Tailoring Training was conducted for 20 participants for two weeks duration. Maximum participants are being employed by Mis. Divya Garments at Chunampet and few are opting for self employment.

NABARD CAT Training Program

3 Courses on Capacity Building for Adoption of Technolog (CAT) Training for Lead Farmers of Tamil Nadu sponsored by NABARDwere held atCFRD, JIledu. Each program was scheduled for three days duration and 60 Lead Farmers from 12 Districts attended the program. Feedback from the farmers are quite encouraging.

Para-Medical Training Three ladies from chunampet cluster villages attended a three months Para-medical Training at Voluntary Health Services (VHS) at Chennai and completed successfully. These ladies will look after the Primary Health Needs of their villages. This training program was facilitated by NAF and sponsored by the Rotary Club of Madras Temple City.

WDF- Arasur Water Shed 40 people were taken on a Training Program on Water Shed Project Planning and Management II (PPMI)Training at BhumiTrust Vellore District.

ArasurWDF Two day Training Program was done at NABARD Watershed implanted by TVS Trust at Hosur. Totally 40 people from all the Water Shed villages participated and gained experience in livelihood support activities.

WDF- SirukaIathurWater Shed

48 people were taken for one day WaterShed exposure visit to Bhumi Trust, Vellore District.