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Attappady Thuvara is a traditional crop of the Attappady tribal area in Palakkad district, Kerala. [7] This crop is cultivated in 700 ha area in Attappady and is characterized by large seeds with high seed size and weight, and high nutritive value.
Grains of Pokkali Rice on the stalk Vechoor Pokkali padam,(rice fields)Vaikkom, Kerala, India. Pokkali is a unique saline tolerant rice variety that is cultivated using extensive aquaculture in an organic way in the water-logged coastal regions, spread in about 5000 hectares area in Alappuzha, Kottayam, Thrissur and Ernakulam districts of Kerala in Southern India. [1]
Matta rice gives Kerala farmers a premium of Indian Rs. 300 for 500 kg of paddy. A three-year ban on the export of matta rice was partially lifted in February 2011, allowing 25,000 tonnes to be exported in 2011. [4] Palakkadan matta rice is cultivated in the dense black cotton soil of Palakkad district in Kerala. The rice has a distinct earthly ...
Kerala or Keralam (as it is known in the region's Malayalam language) are called ‘alam’ meaning ‘the land of’, and ‘kera’ meaning ‘coconut’. Jammed between the sea and coastal mountains, Kerala is subject to the monsoon rains that flood the land and the rice paddies on the subcontinent’s southern tip. Long growing seasons ...
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The Edayur chilli is a local cultivar primarily grown in specific regions of Kerala's Malappuram district. [3] Specifically, it is cultivated in the panchayaths of Edayur , Athavanad , Marakkara , Irimbiliyam , Kalpakanchery , and Valanchery within the Valanchery block, as well as Moorkanad and Kuruva panchayaths within the Angadippuram block.
He was also the first full-time editor of Kerala Karshakan, a monthly farm magazine published by the Government of Kerala since 1954. [6] [3] He also authored a reference book on agriculture in Malayalam titled Krishipadam. His efforts helped in promoting the latest advancements in the field of agriculture among Kerala's farmers.
Kerala Karshakan is a monthly farm magazine published by Government of Kerala undertaking Farm Information Bureau (FIB). [1] Launched in 1954, [2] it is the second oldest farm magazine in India after Indian Farming, published by ICAR. R. Heli was its first full-time editor. [3] In June 2013, FIB launched an e-journal version of Kerala Karshakan ...