United Farmers Association
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United Farmers Association | |
(Iykia Vivasigal Sangam) | |
Founded | July 20, 1977 |
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Members | 100 |
Country | India |
Affiliation | Federation of Tamil Nadu Farmers’ Association |
Key people | Aragalur C Vaiyapuri, Founder and President |
Office location | Talaivasal, India |
United Farmers Association is a lobbying (Legislative & Executive) / Union in TamilNadu, India. It specializes in organizing the efforts to protect and enhance the farming ecosystem. Since the year 2000, this Association has been promoting responsible farming techniques and to include organic farming techniques. The Association has helped in negotiating better price for farm produce. The association is not associated with any political parties.
[edit] Issues worked on in the past
- Tapiaco, Sugar Cane, Paddy, Cotton price
- Kaveri River Water Sharing
- Agritourism
- Rain water harvesting
- Check Dam, Manmade irrigation Lakes
- Farmers Market (Uzhavar Santhai)
- Organic Farming
- Fertilizer cost
- Standardized Farm worker minimum wages
- Transportation needs for the Rural areas close to Farmers
- Grass root level farming related education (especially for the under educated farmers)
- Renewable energy (Gober gas / Biogas)