Message from Mr. K.C.Shashidhar, CGM Nabard

K.C.Shashidhar

Chief General Manager

NABARD, Kerala Regional Office

Trivandrum

The Farmers Club Programme initiated by NABARD has transformed itself into an effective platform for sharing of information on new technologies, capacity building and forging closer relationship between the farming community and the rural financial institutions. The Farmers Clubs in Kerala have taken many bold initiatives covering a wide spectrum of activities benefitting the farming community at large.

I am extremely happy to note that Kakkengad Farmers Club promoted by North Malabar Gramin Bank has taken up many pioneering initiatives under the guidance of  NABARD in Muzhakunnu Grama Panchayat which has made visible impact in the economic and social status of the resource poor villagers.


The unique Debt Swapping Scheme pioneered by NMGB in partnership with Kakkengad Farmers Club and under the guidance of NABARD was a unique intervention to free the debt ridden farmers of the panchayat from the clutches of the usurious money lenders which caught the attention of the policy makers at the national level. The efforts taken by the Club for social mobilisation through formation of Self Help Groups and enterprise creation through formation of Joint Liability Groups and other initiatives for technology transfer and capacity building with the help of accredited institutions like RUDSETI , KVK etc are worth of emulating.


Kakkengad Farmers Club through its journey spanning more than one and a half decades has carved a niche for itself and I am sure it will add more feathers to its cap in the years to come.


I wish Kakkengad Farmers Club all success in all its future endevour.


(K.C.Shashidhar)