Cost Effective Solution to save Coconut trees during forth coming water scarcity months due to El Niño : Olla Irrigation - Ancient Wisdom for Modern Droughts. 🏺 Echoes of Ancient Clay pot Irrigation Long before the term olla entered agricultural vocabulary, ancient Tamil farmers practiced remarkably similar methods. In Sangam‑era Tamilakam, clay vessels called “ māṇ paṇai ” or “kulam paṇai” were used to store and seep water near tree roots - especially for coconut, banana, and areca palms. These pots were often placed in earthen basins (thottam) lined with coir, husk, and leaf mulch, creating a natural moisture‑retention system. Inscriptions and temple garden records from regions like Pollachi, Thanjavur, and Madurai mention such paṇai neer vaḻi (pot‑water channels) as part of sustainable irrigation networks. This continuity of wisdom - from ancient Tamil pot irrigation to modern olla systems - shows how indigenous knowledge can guide regenerative farming in the...
EnviroApps Inc with the motto - We build Teams - Proud to be stepping stones for Individuals & Businesses teamed up with Computer Science students of ANJAC to develop an application for linking - Donors, Servicers and Farmers . A small good deed always lead to multiple great deeds. On the lines of eradicating poverty and hunger - selfless servicers at ground level prepare food and provide for several orphaned poor people . These servicers are monetarily helped by donors from all over the World and food is supplied on their special occasions such as birthdays, wedding anniversaries and other days. Organically grown produce used as ingredients are procured from farmers . To tie all these an app was created by Computer Science students of ANJAC College (Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India) with the guidance from our EnviroApps Inc team (Orlando, FL, USA) . Students learned from our experiences an...