Sanmargam Kathiravan of Kulim, Kedah, has been instrumental in CAP’s efforts to promote natural farming. After attending natural farming training in Tamil Nadu, he applied the methods he had learned at his small garden and found it to be very effective and safe.
Over the years, Sanmargam mastered the art of making growth promoters and pest repellents and has imparted his knowledge successfully to thousands of farmers, agriculture officers, housewives and students whom he met at CAP’s workshops and seminars.
It is not easy venturing into chemical free farming, as Sanmargam found out.In spite of his burning desire to do so, he had great difficulty in getting a piece of land. However, after a long struggle, Sanmargam managed to get one acre of land and has now started planting a variety of gooseberry (amla).
This amla variety, said to have its originin India, was brought by Sanmargam from a remote area of Baling, Kedah. “Amla is extremely rich in vitamin C and abundant in medicinal values. Cultivating and popularising such fruits locally will lead to healthy fruit consumption, and at a much lower price,” says Sanmargam.
Thank you,
Consumers Association of Penang (CAP)
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