In order to promote livestock in dry land areas, farmers created “Korangadu” pastureland many centuries ago in their own private lands in Tamil Nadu. This system encourages livestock keeping and earning more income in dry land/rainfed areas. Korangadu typically consists of a mixture of grass, legumes and tree species including annuals and perennials, being utilized for grazing their cattle, buffaloes and sheep. Korangadu provides pasture for the livestock kept by farmers or landless families' in turn livelihood for them. A farmer maintains or owns an average area of 2 ha Korangadu pastureland and this is sufficient to maintain two adult cows plus four calves or 20 sheep. Korangadu pastureland is existent in about 10 000 ha (within 25 km2) in 500 villages in Tirupur, Karur and Dindigul districts of Tamil Nadu in semi-arid region.

SEVA has documented Korangadu pastureland system and organized awareness programmes through workshops with local farmers. During these workshops we finalized strategies for conservation and regeneration of traditional pasture land system and communicated through our local newsletter "Nam Vali Velanmai" and printed booklet on Korangadu pastureland. During 2018 - 2020, SEVA provided fodder species (by distributing seeds, cuttings) to 800 beneficiaries and livestock keepers in Pudukkottai, Thanjavur, Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli districts of Tamil Nadu.