Bringing Local Farmers Right to your Table
Thanal, as a part of the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation of U.N) project, gave training to Agriculture officers and Master farmers and farmers identified by the Agricultural Department.
ABOUT AGROECOLOGY CENTRE
Thanal Agroecology Centre (TAEC) at Wayanad, Kerala is the centre for training and research on agroecology and agrobiodiversity. Thanal is one of the pioneering organisations in Kerala which undertakes various agrobiodiversity conservation programmes.
PROGRAMMES
Agro Biodiversity Conservation
Thanal is conserving 300+ indigenous rice seeds in its diversity block in Wayanad. Varieties suitable to different geographical conditions such as upland varieties, flood tolerant varieties, saline tolerant varieties
Rice Diversity Block
We started a Rice Diversity Block at AEC in 2010 which began with 4 indigenous paddy varieties and now conserve around 300+ traditional varieties out of which 180 are from Kerala.
Seed Bank
Thanal has a collection of paddy seeds which we keep after harvest and every year we replenish it. We launched seed festival at Panavally in 2015 for exhibiting the seeds and facilitating seed exchange.
Details about AEC and its services
Thanal Agroecology Centre is the centre for training and research on agroecology and agro bio diversity. The centre is owned and maintained by Thanal at Panavally in Thirunelly Panchayath of Wayanad District in Kerala.
WHY AEC
RESEARCH & LEARNING
Thus AEC is a research and learning centre for the public which conserves and promotes indigenous crops, facilitates seed exchange, research on agrobiodiversity and agroecology
FACILITATING YOUTH
We and GVHSS Mananthavady are jointly conducting a six months certificate course on organic farming and paddy seed conservation for their vocational higher secondary students. Students are given practical training in farming
TRAINING
Thanal, as a part of the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation of U.N) project, gave training to Agriculture officers and Master farmers and farmers identified by the Agricultural Department.
MOBILE ORGANIC AGRI CLINIC
We launched a Mobile Organic Agri Clinic in Wayanad last year after the floods in 2018 to reach out to the flood-affected farmers. The mobile organic agri-clinic identified the farmers who needed help, visited and interacted with them
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
Our team at AEC has 9 members out of which 7 are women. They have done a commendable job during the floods. They do most of the regular farming works and day-to-day work.
AEC TEAM- PHOTOS
OUR WORK AND SDGS
HOW AEC SURVIVED FLOODS
FLOODS-2019
This year, heavy rains caused havoc in Kerala. Wayanad district, being in the eco sensitive zone, had heavy rainfall daily for 3-4 days. Around 200 relief camps were opened and several thousands of people were put up at these camps. More than 100 people lost their lives in landslides and floods across the state.
FLOODS-2018
The rainfall in Kerala is mainly from the South-west and North-east monsoons. About 90% of the rainfall occurs during the monsoon months. In 2018 Kerala had abnormally high rainfall from 1 st June 2018 to 19 August 2018. This resulted in severe flooding in 13 out of the 14 districts in the State. Heavy rains and floods severely affected the lives and properties across Kerala.
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