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Success Stories Fisheries 1. Freshwater prawn and mud crab hatchery cum farming Name and Address : Th.V.G.Eraniappan
2. Shrimp Farming Name and Address : Th.Kadumpadi Socio economic : Provided education to his children,
Carp farming
Name and address of the farmer : Th.R.Ravi
Socio economic development : Bought 50 cents of land and 4. Ornamental fish farming Name and address of the farmer : Th.S.Boopathi
ANIMAL SCIENCE 1. Goat farming Name of the Entrepreneur : Thiru. Sarangapani
Thiru. Sarangapani who is presently a goat farmer was primarily an agriculturist residing at 4/18, 2nd Street, Raju Nagar, Mettukuppam, Chennai. He worked in gulf countries and returned to India and tried to start his own business in India. He had 4 acres of land at his native place. Having come to know about KVK, Kattupakkam and its services through AIR Chennai he approached KVK during December 2001 with a request to help him in establishing a subsidiary occupation to supplement his income. Considering the land availability and the potentiality of goat farming in his area, he was advised to establish a goat unit. He was also supplied with inputs like seeds, seedlings and Co-3 cuttings for fodder cultivation, which would minimize the feeding cost under stall fed condition. He initially started the unit with 50 goats and with the higher profits earned, he is at present having 260 goats in his farm and is earning around Rs. 1,10,000 per year. Because of better income through goat unit, he is able to lead a better life and give good education to his children. 2. Poultry farming Name of the Entrepreneur : Thiru. S. Jaishankar
Thiru. S. Jaishankar was a farmer involved in vegetable cultivation. He approached KVK in the year 2006 and underwent training on Poultry farming. He obtained a loan of Rs.50,000/- from bank under PMRY Scheme. He is selling 800 to 900 quails every week. He also maintains few Nandanam- B12 birds. He earns Rs.10,000/- per month.
3.Green fodder cultivation Name of the entrepreneur : Thiru. C.Prabhu Income : Rs.7,500/- per month
Mr.C.Prabhu, a dairy farmer of Veppankaranai Village in Madhuranthagam Taluk of Kancheepuram District, maintained 5 Jersey cross bred dairy cows from 1999 to 2001. Even though he worked hard he could not earn more due to decline in milk production and infertility problems in his dairy animals. As he could not find a solution to the problem, he approached KVK during October 2001. On verification, it was found that he was not feeding green fodder to the cows and the farmer stated that non-availability of green fodder as the prime reason for the same. Hence, he was advised to establish a green fodder unit in half acre of land to overcome the problem by providing necessary inputs and information. He established a green fodder unit as advised and owing to this he could provide balanced feed to the cows and thereby increased his profit. At present he is possessing 10 dairy cows and one acre fodder unit. He is earning Rs.750 more from each animal with reduced infertility problems in his animals. 4. Japanese quail farmingName of the entrepreneur : Thiru. Nagaraj Income : Rs.7,500/- per month
Mr. Nagaraj, Venpakkam Village, Panduti Post, Kancheepuram District was an unemployed youth who was actively seeking for self employment venture to look after his aged parents during 2003. Having come to know about the services of KVK, Kattupakkam through a relative, he approached KVK during March 2003. His economic condition required a business venture that involves less investment and quick returns. He was suggested to undertake Japanese quail farming and initially he started with 300 birds. The inputs like Japanese quail Chicks, feed etc were arranged by KVK. With the help of KVK experts, he could run his business profitably and at present he is having 4000 Japanese quails per batch. He is earning an income of Rs.4500 per batch. Home SCIENCETITLE : Value added fruit products Tmt.Umashankari residing at 160/3, Sri Raghavendra nagar, Chengalpattu, came to know about KVK through their neighbors and visited KVK for technical guidance. As she was interested in food products preparation, she was interested to attend training programme on value added fruit products. She underwent training on value added fruit products on 4.12.2006 & 5.12.2006 such as jam making, squash making etc., After obtaining training immediately she tried all the products at Home and brought to KVK for technical guidance. Guidance were given to her to improve the quality of the products and instructed to use clean and sterilized bottles with proper lid and labels. She sold her products in the name of Annai fruit products. She is preparing mixed fruit jam, pineapple squash, grapes crush and orange squash. She invested Rs.1000/- initially and prepared the products. As she was actually doing tailoring activity, it does not make her very difficult to do the enterprise. She sold the squashes in 500ml and mixed fruit jam in 200g. on an average she prepared 100 bottles of fruit squashes and 50 bottles of fruit jam. She sold her products to nearby houses, shops, schools and some departmental stores at Chengalpattu. As her product was tasty and quality, she earns Rs.3500 to 4000/- month. Through this income she support her husband in family maintenance. She is happy and proud as an entrepreneur. She is able to make her enterprise a successful one. 1.Name and address of the beneficiary : Thiru.R.Suresh 1. Handicrafts Name and Address : Mrs. Anita Hari
Mrs. Anita Hari, aged 25 years residing in Thirukatchur, Kancheepuram district has completed +2, ITI and her husband is working as Mechanic in a company and earns Rs.2000/-month. She wanted to go for a job since her husband’s income was not enough to manage the family needs. She came to know about K.V.K through Lions club member and she visited KVK for guidance and training. She underwent training on artificial flowers making in KVK during Nov.2002. Different type of flowers using stocking cloth, organdi cloth, solar wood, wollen, Ice cream stick etc., were taught. As she is interested in handicrafts and has creative thinking she started a small business on flower making. Initially she had problems in selling her products. She joined in SHG (Thalampoo SHG) and got Rs.1000/- from bank as loan. With the help of her husband she approached all the Fancy stores in Chengulpet and Tambaram and gave her products for sale. She enrolled her name in Mahair Thittam under Dist. Collector of Kancheepuram for sale of her products. She is also selling her products through corporation office Maraimalai Nagar, and in Government schools. She got recognition from Women development department and won the “Best Entrepreneur Award for 2003”. She also participated in all the exhibitions conducted by KVK and through other line Departments and sold her products. She also encouraged her group members to start the enterprises. 2. Home care products Name and Address : Mrs.B.Chithra
Mrs.B.Chitra, Rail Nagar, Kattangulathur underwent training on Phenoyl, Soap oil, Soap powder, Liquid blue making in the year 2003 at KVK, Kattupakkam. She started the enterprise on a small scale selling phenoyl & soap powder in her neighbourhood. She participated in exhibitions conducted by KVK and sold her products. She obtained bank loan and expanded the enterprise. Now she sells her products in shops, canteens and offices in Kancheepuram, Chengalpat and Maraimalai Nagar. Now she gets a monthly income of Rs.2500 to 3000/-. 3. Toys making Name and Address : Mrs.V.Kanchana
4. Pickle making Name and Address : Mrs.A.Gajalakshmi
HORTICULTURE Mushroom Cultivation
1. Name of the Entrepreneur : Thiru.T.Sekaran
2. Name of the Entrepreneur : Tmt.M.Sujatha
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
2. Wet land Paddy drum seeder Name and Address : Th.Subramaniyan
Agricultural Engineering
Drudgery reducing, work efficient and safe improved technologies were transferred to the rural women/SHG members through off campus trainings. Intervention programmes were also under taken on fuel conservation, drudgery reduction and income generation. Various demonstrations were given to the rural women regarding the use of different drudgery reducing devices, fuel conservation methods, post harvest technology and income generating activities. Ground nut stripper The different methods used for intervention were video shows of various technology, demonstrations, and distribution of improved implements, posters and with charts. Off /On campus training on drudgery reduction time, energy and water saving technologies were given to the women and SHG members. The different tools/technologies disseminated were Bhopal sickle, Long handle weeder, Cono weeder, Paddy drum seeder, Groundnut stripper, Smokeless chulahs, Maize sheller, Wonder rat trap and Groundnut decordicator etc. By the use of improved tools there was a reduction in muscular stress eg.drudgery time and improved field efficiencies. The improved techniques of mat type nursery are being demonstrated in various villages of our district. It helped to reduce the drudgery as compared to traditional methods of nursery. Smokeless Chulah
I am Sarada Sreenivasan (42). I had been using conventional chulah before 2003. KVK –IVLP team has introduced smokeless chulah to our village. Initially I was not convinced with this smokeless chulah. After using this, I was totally convinced with its advanced qualities especially less smoke. It also reduced my workload by way of reduced cooking time. It consumes less fuel and there by it was economical to use. It reduced my stress by smokeless cooking and utensils were clean. Bhopal Serrated sickle
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Mrs.V.Kanchana, (Deepam SHG) residing in 1/126 E.W.S. NH3, Maraimalai Nagar Kattankolather post Kancheepuram District. Her husband is jobless. She decided to start an enterprise on her own to generate income. She wanted to help her family by doing some small business. At that time along with her group members she came to KVK for technical advice and underwent training on soft toys making. She started an enterprise on soft toy making by investing Rs.500/- and sold for it Rs.800/- and gained Rs. 300/-. She got loan from Bank and is doing her business in a larger scale and earns Rs.3000/- month. Her husband also supports her enterprise by getting raw materials for toy making and also helps in cutting and grafting the design. Mrs.V.Kanchana attributes her success to her hard work, determination and continued perseverance. 
Mrs.A.Gajalakshmi residing at Maraimalai Nagar, Kancheepuram District, born in a poor family visited KVK for technical advice to start an enterprise. She got technical knowledge on preparing pickle, handling pickle in better manner, using preservatives, sterile bottles and packing methods. She is preparing Garlic pickle, Ginger pickle, Tomato pickle and Onion pickle and she is selling the products in the nearby shops and houses. Now she has extended her business by doing 70Kgs of pickle/month and she invested Rs.2000/- approximately and she gets Rs.2000 to 2500/- per month. She runs her family only through this money and she is also repaying the debts.
Women population is nearly half of the population and the empowerment to this population is equally important in the nation’s development. Rural women are taking the responsibilities both at farm and 