Enhancing Livelihoods of farmers through small scale floriculture models in Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu Adopting Social Capital Credits System (SoCCS)

Enhancing Livelihoods of farmers through small scale floriculture models in Villupuram  district, Tamil Nadu Adopting Social Capital Credits System (SoCCS)

Duration: May 2019-April 2020

Study sites : Mailam Region of Villupuram district in Tamil Nadu

Project Contact: Mr.Nandeesh

Donor: Asia Initiatives, Japan

Project Objectives:

• To create awareness among the selected village communities on the concept of SoCCS  and
• To improve soil health  and farm income by adapting Sustainable  farming practices

Expected outcomes:

• Demonstrating the concept of Social Capital Credit among farmers to adopt environmentally viable and socially accepted agriculture practices through increased social capital
• Farmer’s income raises to 30 – 40 percent which is a significant contribution to the overall family income