About

The Chorao-Madel Farmers Club is a growing  group of farmers from the island of Chorao. Established officially in February 2008, the Chorao Island Farmer’s Club is created under the Farmers’ Club program of NABARD.

In 2009 — TERI received funding from the Toyota Foundation, Japan for its activities with the Club

In 2010 — The Club has been selected as the best amongst 43 Farmers Clubs in Goa

At the time we started, there were a total of 22 members in the Club, which has now gone up to 100 members after 27 months of our existence. The Club constitutes a mix of landowners, tenants, men and women and is linked to the Central Bank, Chorao Branch which provides access to credit for our projects and experiments.

The main goals of this Club are to:

• revive agriculture in Chorao and Madel villages,
• use the Farmers Club as a platform to address various issues faced by the members
• liaison with the government departments to gain benefits from the various schemes released from time to time
• develop an entrepreneurial spirit among the farmers

PARTNERS

The Chorao-Madel Farmers Club has been supported by various agencies:

• The Energy and Resources Institute’s Western Regional Center (TERI-WRC)
• The Toyota Foundation
• India Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR).