Introduction of Field Station
The SouthAsia Field Station is estabilished at the main campus of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in 2008. It is located in Coimbatore District, where is famous for its manufacturing industries. The collaborative researches between TNAU and Kyoto Univ. were initiated from when Prof.Palanisami, former directer of Center of Agricultural Rural Development (currently engaged as a directer of IWMI-Tata Program, Hyderabad) came to CSEAS in 2005.
We are currently conducting collaborative researches especially focusing on water resource management and the related issues, toward the alternative institutional design considering the sustainable interactions between natural resources and livelihood of the rural communities.
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Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) came into being on June 1, 1971. TNAU assumed full responsibilities of Agricultural Education and Research and supported the State Agricultural Department by delivering research products. Agriculture in Tamil Nadu has to compete not only with other states of India but also with world agriculture. The agricultural products from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat,Maharastra and Himachala Pradesh and also the processed and imported agricultural goods from Malaysia, Indonesia, Srilanka, USA and China are ..Detail>>
Research Topics
*Rural Economic Changes and Tank Management in Tamil Nadu*Impact of tank modernization programme on tank performance in Tamil Nadu state
*Poverty alleviation through Goat rearing
*Impact of Integrated Waste Land Development Programme on Farmer Beneficiaries
*Impact on the Knowledge and Adoption of Soil and water Conservation Practices
*Impact on the Knowledge and Adoption on Field Preparation, Seeds and Sowing
*Impact in terms of the Sensitivity Developed on Environmental protection