Chemical pesticides have impacted very badly not only on soil health and ecosystem but also on the socio-economic status of the farmers due to declining productivity and increased cost of cultivation. Further, the indiscriminate application of chemical fertilizers and Pesticides made the Pests develop resistance against Pesticide Molecules resulting in alarming proportion of Pesticide Residues in Food Chain and thus making Agriculture as a non-viable proportion leading to Migration from Rural Areas by the Farmers.
To mitigate the above problems, Adani Foundation has initiated Organic Farming Project wherein the Farmers of our Intervened Villages have been sensitized on the ill-effects of blanket application of Chemical Inputs to the Crops which not only affecting their Soil Health and Yield but also increased the Cost of Cultivation drastically and educated them on the Preparation of various Bio-formulations to meet out the Nutritional Requirement of the Crops and also for Plant Protection aspects to control the Pests and Diseases besides facilitating them to prepare the required Bio-inputs in Groups and monitoring their Application to the Mandate Crops under the supervision of Agri Volunteers.
Keeping the successful involvement of 330 Beneficiary Farmers to adopt Organic Farming during 2021-22 and 2022-23 and also to meet out the growing demand for Certified Organic Produces by Consumers, we have facilitated 100 Farmers during 2023-24 and 102 Farmers during 2024-25 to adopt Organic Farming Protocols as prescribed by Organic Certification Department and obtained Organic Green1 Certificate under PGS Organic Certification Program of Government of India for their Produces. Further, we have also assisted 99 Farmers to get Organic Green 2 Certificate for their second year Organic Cultivation of Paddy during 2024-25.
Key process of Organic Farming – PGS Certification:
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Awareness creation and selection of cultivation area
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Registration of farmers.
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Formation of farmers into groups.
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Soil Test
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Enrollment of farmers to PGS Portal.
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Demo on preparation of natural protocols.
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PGS certification government officials: Orientation of PGS certification.
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Training on various department schemes under agricultural from Government departments.
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Providing the inputs.
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Sowing and transplanting paddy Seedlings.
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Application of natural protocols.
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Periodic regular follow up meeting and field visits.
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Uploading the meeting data in PGS portal.
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PGS certification team visit to the field.
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Harvest plan with the farmers.
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Harvest data input to PGS portal and Appraisal by external team
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Uploading the final data for Certification
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Verification of Data by PGS Regional Certification officials from Government Organic
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Certification Department.
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Approval of PGS Regional Certification Team.
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Downloading the Group Certification and handover to farmers.
Adani Kattupalli Port through its Corporate Social Responsibility Department is systematically facilitating 201 Farmers belonging to Kattur, Kadapakkam, AR Palayam and KR Palayam Villages into Organic Farmers with Certification (PGS Scope Organic Certification) under Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India for the past four years. Further, Adani Foundation has also formed Minjur Organic Farmer Producer Company Limited (FPO) at Kattur Village during the year of 2024 with the mandate to motivate the Farmers to take up Organic Farming to produce Pesticide Residue Free Agricultural Produces besides reviving the denuding Eco-system and Biodiversity of the Villages.
In view of the adoption of Organic Protocols, the Soil Fertility has been increased, and the Beneficiary Farmers could be able to see Earthworms, Snails etc in their Fields after a long time. These happenings have enthused not only other Farmers of the Villages but also neighbouring Villages like Ooranambedu and Sengazhineermedu of to Voyalur Panchayat to switch over to Organic Cultivation
In view of the development, Adani Foundation has programmed to assist 501 Farmers including 300 New Farmers to take up Organic Cultivation under PGS Organic Certification Programme during the current year 2025.
Registration of Organic FPO: Minjur Organic Farmers Producers Company Limited
Our Organic Farmers face challenges both in Production and Postproduction stages like availability of Quality Inputs at reasonable Prices, Credit, Custom Hiring and most importantly Market Access. Now there are 200 farmers and by 30th April 2025 there will be 500 farmers who will be part of the FPO having their paid shares.
With a view to solve the above issues being faced by them and to facilitate Organized Market Linkages for realizing Premium Prices for their Produces, we have formed Kattur Organic Farmer Producer Company Limited at Kattur and registered under Companies Act 1956 of Government of India during 2024-25.
Become a Change Maker and Ambassador on Organic Farming
Name: Mr. Chellappan | Gender: Male | Age: 53 Yrs | Village Name – AR Palayam, Minjur, Tamil Nadu.
Mr. Chellappan is a farmer from AR Palayam Village, who has been doing Agriculture Practices in Paddy cultivation for the last 30 years in his village. He feels very happy about Agriculture Practices and Yield also when he started. After some years felt sad about yield of Rice because the yield of paddy reduces gradually and know the soil fertility also getting spoil also.
At the Same time, he participated in the awareness campaign on Organic Farming, and he enrolled himself to participate in the organic farming PGS (Participatory Guarantee System) Scope Certification program. He learnt all process and preparation of natural bio formulations. He started practicing organic farming in his field. He was very satisfied with the changes in his field and its impact. He believed the impact when eating the rice which was grown in his field based on which he started selling the rice with his PGS Certificate Number.
Now he has been doing Organic Farming for the past 3 years. And additionally doing Traditional Varieties also. He feels very happy about Soil Health, Soil Fertility, gradually increase of yield of Paddy. Today he is taking organic farming to his friends, other districts and trains many farmers and started sharing in various platforms about the importance and need of following natural protocols in our cultivation.
He said, “I learnt the organic farming process and toady I am training many farmers and happy to be the change maker in contributing towards bring sustainable changes”.
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