Profile

National Agro Foundation (NAF)

• Set up as a Public Charitable Trust in March 2000.
  
  
• Adopted 60 villages in two clusters in northern Tamil Nadu with approximately 18,500 predominantly poor families
  
  
• Aims to improve the quality of life of farmers through agriculture, cattle and social development
  
  
• NAF projects in rural development are:
  
  
  • Technology transfer to upgrade agriculture
    
    
  • Technology support through soil testing and tendering associated advice on nutrient and crop choice
    
    
• Water and farm management
  
  
• Setting up demonstration farms
  
  
• Running a full fledged Farmers' Training Centre
  
  
• Upgrade cattle stock and providing veterinary support services
  
  
• Social development through training in functional literacy, self help income generating activities and rural health campaigns

• Village clusters
  
  
  • Chunampet cluster - Chunampet, Pudupattu, Pudukudi, Chinna Kalakkadi, Pudupettai, Illedu, Puduthottam, Kappivakkam, Thangal, Karumbakkam, Thenpakkam, Kavanur,Thottacherry, Kalpattu, T K Kulam, Kolathur, V K Agaram, Kottaikadu, Velur, Manappakkam, Vembanur, Othivilakam, Venangupet, Pallambakkam, Villippakkam, Kumuli, Pilankuppam, Chittoor, Mambakkam, Agaram, Andarkuppam, Arasur, Mampattu, Putthirankottai and Panayadivakkam
    
    
  • Gummidipoondi cluster - Agraharam, Manallur, Amarambedu, M N Kandigai, Bommajikulam, Panchalai, Bhoodur, Periapuliyur, Pathirivedu, Poovalambedu, Chinna Bommajikulam, Siruvada, Kannan Kottai, Thanipoondi, Keemalur, Thathayankandigai, Kollanoor, Thervoy, Madharpakkam, Vaniamalli, Pondhavakkam, Nemalur and Kondamanallur