Currently, the researchers in close co-operation with the stakeholders and farmers have developed management scenarios and adaptation measures in the Cauvery River Basin. This is being initiated through several methodological approaches including focus group meetings; stakeholder panel meetings and farmers field trials. In the ClimaRice phase II, eight villages have been adopted in the river basin to disseminate various adaptation and mitigation technologies among the delta farmers.
In this regard, Mr. L. Vijayanathan, Senior Scientific Advisor, The Royal Norwegian Embassy New Delhi and Dr. Nagothu Udaya Sekhar, Bioforsk, Norway along with ClimaRice Scientists Dr. V. Geethalakshmi and Dr. A. Lakshmanan visited Ammanpetai village of Tanjore district on 27-06-2010 and participated in the capacity building programme to the farmers. The community nursery programme, seed nurseries of Bio Fertilizers such as blue green algae and Azolla were initiated in this village. Around 60 farmers participated in the capacity building programme and were trained on SRI cultivation, composting process, mass multiplication of Bio Fertilizers like Blue Green algae and Azolla and interpretation of weather parameters for farm decision making.