Eco-friendly programmes

Foct Programme ( Friends of Coconut Tree)

As for, Coconut cultivation, the Dindigul district is third-ranked in Tamil Nadu. But, due to an acute shortage of hands for Coconut harvesting, small and marginal farmers are facing untold misery.

To Overcome this issue, TAPWA conducts FoCT ( Friends of Coconut Tree) training with the support of the Coconut Development Board, Government of India.

Through which farmers including farming women were trained on

• Tree climbing using climbing machine
• Coconut harvesting
• Crown cleaning
• Pest control
• Soil requirements
• Nutrient Management
• Palm waste recycling
• Intercropping and Mixed cropping
• Plant protection measures
• Tender, mature, and seed Coconut identification

Vermin Compost Making

Most of the women in our target area rear milch cows. TAPWA aims to manage solid waste and increase their income level. So,TAPWA organizes vermin compost-making training through which, milch cow rearers’ income level is increased.