Watershed Development Programme
As per the guidance and support of NABARD and TAWDEVA, SEEDS continues the Alagianallur Village Watershed Development Programme. At Present, SEEDS Completed the Full Implementation Phase (FIP –II) works covering 1123.30.5 Hectares with the cost of 1.16 crores for 5 villages of Kariyapatti Block, Virudhunagar District.
Under the second phase various activities like Formation of Field bund, Formation of Form Pond, Disc Ploughing, Bush Clearance, Agro Forestry and Agro horticulture were completed successfully with the participation of Farmers. And also a Women Federation of Alagianallur Village involving women farmers was formed. An amount of Rs.3,00,000/- for the Livelihood promotion activities was planned through this federation and more than 70 women were benefitted. Trainings on Sustainable Agriculture, Bio Farming Practices, Social Awareness, Livestock Management, Crop Insurance, Summer plowing, Soil test and Goat Rearing trainings to farmers of Alagianallur village watershed. Under the Productivity enhancement programme more than 15 farmers are benefitted for improving their irrigation and agriculture techniques from the grant of Rs.1.00 lakh released by NABARD.