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Kudumbasree unit scripts a success story -Mini Muringatheri

-The Hindu

Thrissur (Kerala): Hard and dedicated work has won laurels for Samrudhi, a Kudumasree unit from Madakkathara. It has been chosen for the award best agriculture operations among Kudumbasree units in Thrissur district.

Samrudhi’s success story began three years ago when an MoU was signed between the district authorities of Kudumbasree and the Kerala Agricultural University t(KAU) o permit the 10-member unit to cultivate vegetables on a five-acre land of the university left unused on account of labour scarcity.

The agreement was reached after prolonged discussions between KAU Director of Extension P.V.Balachandran and Kudumbasree Executive Director K.B.Valsalkumari. With the support of KAU Vice Chancellor P.Rajendran, the MoU was transformed into an action plan.

 The plan was executed well by the 10 women under the supervision of T.E George, Head, Department of Olericulture. Sarah T. George and Indira extended technical support..

The Samrudhi group planted vegetables — traditional varieties such as chilli, okra, amaranthus, brinjal, bittergourd as well as cool season varieties such as cabbage and cauliflower. They cultivated the vegetables even on road medians, backyards of office buildings and hostels. The result was amazing, as the annual income exceeded Rs.2 lakh in all the three years.

“We used not only the seeds form KAU, but every bit of advice given to us,” said Sheela Mohan , leader of the group. “We were guided to use organic practices and scientific packages and even modern techniques such as precision farming,” she said.