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Our Resource Institute

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Social Education Economical Development Society (SEEDS) is a non-profit organization voluntarily involved in rural development activities with the help of like-minded individuals since the year 1995 under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act 27 of 1975.

• The mandate of the organization is to enable marginalized and disadvantaged rural women and farmers to achieve their socio-economic development through a process of organization and participation. In pursuant to this end, SEEDS has been reached out to more than 60,000 families in hundreds of villages in Karur,Theni,Madurai,Virudhunagar,Ramanathapuram,Thoothukudi,Kanyakumari and Thirupur districts of Tamil Nadu. They are implementing many number of socio-economic programmes, with the Funding supports.

• Agencies of the state and central Governments and Foreign Funding Agencies including other Nationalized and commercial banks.

• Credit linkage and working capital support from bank and financial institutions.

• Supporting to receive subsidy scheme under Business expansion of existing FPO.

• Fund raising guidance and support.

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Sustainable Activities

• Sustainable Agriculture and Livelihood Promotion

• Watershed Development Program

• Promotion of Farmers Producer Organisation (FPO)

Working area

  • Tirupur
  • Karur
  • Theni
  • Madurai
  • Virudhunagar
  • Ramanathapuram
  • Thoothukudi
  • Kanyakumari
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Major role played in FPO development

• Mobilization – Extended supports to mobilize farmers for promoting them as a FPO. Based on their vast native community intrusion, members’ identification and selection for the FPO given best impact on mobilization.

• Capacity building – to establish best organization practices in the FPO capacity programs rewarding administration, management, basic accounting, financial handling, etc. has been addressed to BO (Board of Directors), CEO (Chief Executive Officer), LRP (Local Resource Person) and also for members of the FPO.

• Fund raising – addressed fund raising in terms of identification of funding agencies, collaboration with them, document preparation, proposal submission, security & guarantee signing, etc.

• Marketing linkages – established hands on support for marketing tie ups with local as well as export firms. Arranging exposure visits and trade fair participation etc.

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