At the Dharapuram Tree Spices Seminar, over 5,000 farmers gathered to explore the potential of tree-spice crops like nutmeg and cinnamon. Tamil Nadu Minister M. P. Saminathan attended the event, lauding Cauvery Calling’s efforts and stating, “Isha is doing what the government should do.” Farmers left with valuable insights from scientists and expert farmers, practical advice through a comprehensive guidebook, and the opportunity to purchase tree crops at reduced costs, thereby empowering them to diversify their crops and increase income.

Sangeetha, once a daily wage laborer, found a fresh start when she joined a Cauvery Calling nursery in 2021.“Earlier we struggled to afford enough food,” she shares, but today she is part of a larger mission—cultivating millions of saplings that will change the future of the Cauvery basin while securing her own livelihood.

When a pest infestation threatened his manjal kadambu (burflower tree), Murali turned to a natural solution: neem oil. Following Cauvery Calling’s recommendation, he used this eco-friendly spray, and within weeks, his tree was thriving again. Murali’s story is one of many showing that nature’s solutions can be just as effective as chemical alternatives.