Coimbatore: The Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Coimbatore Chapter on Tuesday announced the commencement of the Third Edition of 'Uzhave Thalai' to be held on June 15 at COINDIA auditorium, Avarampalayam here.
Coimbatore: The Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Coimbatore Chapter on Tuesday announced the commencement of the third edition of 'Uzhave Thalai' to be held on June 15 at COINDIA auditorium, Avarampalayam here.
At the press interaction held at the Chamber Towers here, the organisers revealed the itinerary for 'Uzhave Thalai' 3.0 for which Dr G Sivaraman, Siddha practitioner will be the chief guest.
Uzhave Thalai's third edition will comprise of three sessions. Dr. Sultan Ismail, Eco Science Research Foundation will talk on soil health and soil organisms. Revathi, an organic farmer hailing from Nagapattinam will elucidate on the need for organic farming and fertilisers. And, the last session is to be led by N Selvam, Assistant Director of Agriculture Department who will talk on integrated pest management.
Briefing about the event, Lakshmi Narayanasamy, President , ICCI, Coimbatore Chapter said , "Uzhave Thalai will be a platform to motivate farmers to practice organic farming and also enable them to market their organic produce. As part of the program, field trips are organised to understand the success stories of farmers."
N Mani Sundar an organic farmer and coordinator of the event threw light on the ill effects of chemical fertilizers and the everlasting benefits of organic farming in the long run.
"Though chemical fertilizers and insecticides tend to give immediate results, in the long run, they will destroy the fertility of the soil. Yes, organic products are expensive but it is not because of the production cost. Due to a unorganised and long supply chain, the cost of the products tend to surge. Finally, the logistics cost makes the product more expensive," he opined. "It is sad that organic products do not get any government subsidies whereas products harvested through chemical fertilizers and pesticides are subjected to government subsidies. And, that is the real state of organic farming and products," added N Mani Sundar.
Executive committee members of ICCI were also present during the press interaction.