TIST India - Chezhumai | October 2008
Chezhumai TIST India
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The International Small Group & Tree Planting Program
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List of good trees to Plant
Mango, Sapota, Custard Apple, Lime, Sweet Lime, Guava, Teak, Neem (the farmers pharmacy), Tamarind, Silk Cotton, Jackfruit, Nelli.
Any Small Group who plants fruit Fi bearing trees will be happy as long as the tree is live, because they would get good yield from the fruits every year and continuous revenue (voucher payment) from the sale of greenhouse gas credits (GhG).
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This Small Group is from Chetpet Center
Very soon after getting registered in TSIT as Small Group, the members of this group planted 1485 teak trees in an area
The members of this group are implementing new and special way to plant trees and they are maintaining their trees well. They have planted trees in a Clima. good orderly manner, so that, the trees are spread in whole of their land. Their Hoon 75% sewer, 25% aie land is 75% clay and 25% black soil. Since their land is very close to a lake, LOSE HIT SUMRIS: water would seep during rainy season in their land and so, the members planted trees during January, after the rainy season, so that, the young trees does not play die due to over water during rainy oye season. All their trees are planted with feet spacing. To save the young trees from disease, while planting the trees, Joba Geuliuby the members filled the holes with natural (5) neem manure.
In the beginning, the members used their well in their land to water the trees. They used to water theirtrees once in 10 days. Now a days, the trees are watered only once in a month. They also practiced intercrops in between their trees. All the work in their land like, watering, weeding, protecting the trees from cattle are all done by the group
members only. Now, their trees have crossed 12 feet in height. Since the trees have gown good height, side branches are cropping out. The members say that, they trim the side branches carefully, so that, the tree grows tall and the stem grows bigger, this growth will get good yield while harvesting after 25-30 years. They also say that, they have learnt how to grow trees in wet clay soil and how to maintain them by carrying out intercrops, so that, they would good yield. Trees can be planted in any type of soil if we choose the right season.
Ramesh Small Group of Vellore Center
The members of Ramesh Small Group are following the best practices of TIST at Athikuppam Village in Vellore Center. We can also see that, the members of this group are doing something more than just tree planting to have good earning. They have planted trees in two groves. In Ramesh grove, they have planted teak, tamarind and sapota. The members learnt that sufficient spacing between each tree would allow the trees to grow well and they have given 8-10 feet spacing between each tree. From the 20th day of planting the trees, they have started to remove the unwanted weeds in between the trees and they are using natural compost to keep their trees healthy. In the other grove, they have planted mango trees. The specialty in this grove is that, they have started sugarcane and so, they need not put any separate effort for the trees.
Ramesh Small Group teak grove
Sugarcane would be practiced for next 4 years in this grove where they have planted mango trees. Whatever water and natural manure is put for the sugarcane is shared by the trees too. In this special way, the members would
be getting good yield from their sugarcane for next 4 years, then their mango trees starts to give them yield. After 20 to 25 years, their teak trees would give them a huge yield. Above all these incomes, they would be getting the
carbon revenue as an additional income for all their live trees. Their land soil is a mixture of black and
red soil, which is helping in planting trees and doing agriculture too. were
Chengam Center
Chengam Taluk is situated about 25 km from Tiruvannamalai. Several groups are engaged in TIST from Chengam and several more new groups are coming up. Most of the areas in Chengam Center are very dry. Members in this center have planned to have farm pond in their fields to save their trees during dry season.
Gopal Small Group of Chengam Center
The members of this group have joined in TIST as groups and following the best practices of TIST in Melvanakkampadi Village. Theyhave planted 200 teak and 94 silkcotton trees in their Balamuguran grove.Silkcotton trees give goodyield from fourth year. One tree gets about Rs.400 to Rs.600 revenue in one year, which too, during acute summer season when there is no revenue in any other tree or agriculture.
The members of this group have decided to plant few more trees in this rainy season. They have applied to get free seedlings from TCPL project.
Free seedlings to TIST members from Innerwheel Club, Adyar, Chennai
The members of Innerwheel Club, Adyar, Chennai are involved in various activities to help the poor people. Since 2006, they are supplying free seedlings to TIST members. This year too, they decided to supply free seedlings. As
per TIST Program Director's opinion and request, the members of Innerwheel Club distributed 10,000 teak seedlings to the members of Narmapallam Center. These seedlings would help 15 TIST Small Groups to get voucher from TIST.
The free seedlings distribution program was held on 19th October 2008. Rajavel, Coordinator welcomed all the members of the cluband TIST groups.
Mrs.Lalitha Dandapani, Secretary, Innerwheel (Secretary),
Mrs. Shanthi Go
Glasirenar Garson
Lory Sat Sisdiders
Mrs.Lalitha Dandapani, Secretary and Mrs.Shanthi Gopal, Ex District Head, talked about the activities of Innerwheel and they gave clear explanation on the importance of trees. They said that, they were very happy to see the people and environs of the area. Then they conveyed best wishes for the group people to plant and grow trees to protect the environment.
The Club members visited the nursery, they were happy to see more than 10,000 teak seedlings, all arranged in an orderly manner and maintained well near the house of one of the TIST member. They also visited the groves of the TIST members where they saw several pits kept ready to plant the free seedlings. The Club members happily planted few seedlings
Node meeting at Ongabadi Village, Vellore District
On 9th October 2008, TIST Small Groups in and around Ongabadi Village gathered at Ongabadi for their monthly Node meeting. Mr. Dimitri Caudrelier of Shakeyourplant participated in the meeting. The Program Director explained all about global warming and the benefit for the groups for being in TIST Program. He also explained that under TCPL Project, the Tamilnadu Forest Department is supplying quality free seedlings to the farmers and all the members of TIST can make use of this wonderful opportunity.
Few members had a doubt that Forest Department would claim the rights of the trees while harvesting after 30 years, because the seedlings are being distributed by the Forest Department. Mr.M.Kalidoss, Ranger of Vellore Range cleared the doubts; he said that Forest Department is distributing the free seedlings to increase the forest cover in Tamilnadu and to help the poor farmers. He also said that the Forest Department will never claim for any rights on the trees while harvesting after 30 years, it is all for the farmers. The Program Director of TIST also assured that every thing is for the farmers (members). The TIST Program is for the farmers and is run by the farmers.
Node meeting at Ongapadi Village
Mr. Dimitri interacted with the members to know about TIST Program. He was happy to see several members gathered together well organized at a temple premises for the Node meeting. In the end of the meeting he said that "he visited several groves in Vellore and found that they are all planted well and maintained well".
Mr.M.Kalidoss, Ranger of Vellore
|| Range demonstrating to the members on, "how to trim leaves and unwanted side branches in teak tree”,
Signing the GHG agreement and open a bank account to receive the voucher payment.