Karan, Jeeva, Srinath, Duraiyarasu, Gowtham, Raakesh – six enthusiastic students in the final fourth year of their undergraduate Agricultural Studies came to Kameswaram hearing of FIN to complete their assignment of NGO outreach with knowledge exchange.
What do they learn? Interestingly each of them liked different things in our activities
Karan was impressed by how enthusiastically Amutha madam was recycling plastic waste to make tarpaulin. He feels that such activities are so useful to society.
Jeeva loved the ecosan toilet that was explained to them by Paranjothi sir. He said, “this is a powerful and needed technology for our generation, converting human waste into organic manure that is in turn used for organic farming.
Srinath’s favourite project was Nagalaxmi madam’s mats from tailoring waste cloth. Instead of going to the landfill they are being converted into mats. Nagalaxmi explained to them that she is trying to teach others also this process.
Rakesh liked the fact that we are engaged in chemical free agricultural activities – like our organic vegetable and flower garden. He suggested that we also adopt ponds and clean them.
Gowtham especially adopted the organic production of Papaya seedlings and plantings (young plants) that Meena madam had grown.
What did we learn from the students? Well, the students went through the FIN organic flowers and vegetables garden and Meena madam, who is in charge of our garden project, pointed out the different pests in the different plants.
She bemoaned: “being an organic garden we are not using any chemical pesticides, but because of that we are really troubled by pests.”
So, the students discussed and came up with two types of ecological solutions. Then Mayilvahanam sir our resource person lent them his sprayer. The FIN staff, Meena madam and Nagalaxmi madam learnt to make the biopesticide solutions. Thereafter, they implemented it and have been observing the garden to check its impact.
One of the solutions, which is also low cost is working brilliantly. The other one is not. So, Meena madam, is trying to contact them, so that an alternative solution can be arrived.
Thank you so much Karan, Jeeva, Srinath, Duraiyarasu, Gowtham and Raakesh.
We are delighted that students from Nagapattinam are reaching out to us. It brings us great joy to share our knowledge with them—and to learn from their ideas as well—as we work together to make Kameswaram a greener, chemical-free village.
Nagapattinam Collector ADM College for Women – Autonomous, Nagapattinam Nagapattinam MLA
