Global Philanthropic Report 2019 - SECT, VKF & Go2C

Soil Conditions in Krishnagiri District
Our Involvement
ESTAH, with its own experience and trained team of experts, has been guiding their farming
communities all this time, but with limited resources. To be able to work on their
farmer/producer-based activities better, ESTAH requested SECT to bridge the need for a tractor
to use in Santhanapalli in Tamil Nadu. The tractor would help solve the labour issues which are
quite high in the intervention area. The tractor would not only save time but also ensure
efficiency of de-weeding and bed-laying work.
On SECT's advice, ESTAH went about laying the groundwork to set up an FPO which would ensure
that the tractor is not only optimally utilised but also not over-exploited. The tractor would be
stationed at ESTAH’s model farm and given to farmers, who have an MoU with ESTAH, on a needto
basis. A pay-and-use approach will be used for the service where ESTAH prepares a timesheet
for tractor services. A log book is maintained to record farmers’ basic information, purpose of
use, number of hours operated, fuel consumed, and any other information related to the use of
the tractor. All operations and maintenance of the tractor is done with the help of the caretaker
at the model farm. SECT facilitated ESTAH to purchase a Euro PowerTrac Tractor by paying Rs 7
lakhs towards its purchase.
Upon securing the tractor, it was stationed between 2 FPOs namely Multi Crop Natural Farming
Company, Thalli and Multi Crop Natural Farming Company, Kemangala. These are located at the
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