Farmers adopting organic methods and achieving good yields have always been a good model for other ryots.

But for an entire village to adopt organic practices and succeed in getting a bumper yield is by no means a small achievement. The name of the village is Kothavasal, in Nannilam taluka of Tiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

Buyers paradise

About 300 acres come under this village limits and farmers grow mainly paddy apart from several vegetables. Unlike in other villages where the farmer has to go to the market to seek marketing channels, during harvesting time buyers throng the village to buy the produce which is organically grown.

How was it possible for an entire village to become organic?

Inspite of several subsidies and financial loans extended by governments under various schemes, the lifestyle of the average farmer seemed to be going down, according to Mr. M. Manimaran, Chairman, Panchayat Union who spoke on behalf of the other farmers in the village............................Click for more

Source: The Hindu

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