Plastic ki nahin ko shaan, mitado uska naamo nishaan

" Say no to Plastics- Save the Earth"

2. " Say no to Plastics- Save animals"
3. Save Environments-Say no to Plastics
4. Save Water from Plastic Say no to Plastics.
5. Sea and River lives for us- Save them! Save them!-Say no to Plastics.
6. Plastic-carry bags poisonous-Say no to Plastic
7. Plastic Toys are Toxins-Say no to Plastic
8. Save our Children -Say no to Plastics.
9. Eatables you carry in Plastic bags will kill you slowly-Say no to Plastic
10. Nature is beauty do not litter with Plastic so- Say no to Plastic
11.Be richer ! Discard Plastic as Plastic is cheaper-Say no to Plastic
Agricultural History of Kerala

Kerala is famous for spices from olden days . Kerala is a tropical region situated between Arabian sea and
western ghats .Before stonage kerala was a dense forest . Starting from Lohayuga agricultural activities
started in Kerala .To some years back Kerala's economy was basically dependant on agricultural products
like cocunut ,spices,tea and rubber. it shows importance of agriculture and kerala economy.

Agricultural products of Kerala

Main cereal of Kerala is rice.Main fruits produced in kerala are mango and jack fruit .Kerala is rich in
herbal plants that is why Ayurvedic system of medicine has taken deep roots in Kerala .

In the present day kerala agricultural production is mainly focused on cashcrops like coconut,spices and
rubber.

Main spices of Kerala are Pepper,Cardamom ,Cinnamon,Ginger,nutmeg and Turmeric .

Other type of agriculture related activities in Kerala include aqua culture ,Honey bee culture ,Seri culture,
Mushroom culture , poultry and catle farming .
Name kerala derives from the word kera (Coconut) .Each and every part of coconut tree find use in one
way or the other .Main products of coconut tree are coconut oil and coir .Coir products made out of
coconut husk are now in great demand in other parts of India and foreign countries .

There are state level and national level government organisations like Rubber, Spices,Coir board
,Agricultural universities .

Irrigation system in Kerala

Agricultural activities in kerala started on the banks of rivers and later spread to hills and mountains.
Kerala is blessed with abundant supply of water from its rivers,lakes and ponds. There are about 44 rivers
and 17 lakes in kerala , among them three flow from western ghats to Arabeansea .Kerala soil is highly
fertile and there is thick growth of vegetation across the length and breadth of Kerala. Major riverse of
kerala are Periyar ,Bharatha puzha(nila) ,Pamba,Kallada,Challiyar and Achankovil.Major lakes of Kerala
are Vembanadu ,Ashtamudi ,Kayamkulam and Kodungallur. Apart from rivers and lakes ,canals and
dams are there to provide irrigation facilities in Kerala.

Fisheries sector and live stock

Fisheries sector in Kerala include inland and marine .In Kerala there are about 11.114 lakh people living
out of fishing related works.To increase production of fish from aquaculture ,Kerala government has setup
an autonomous body ADAK .The agency give technical and financial assistance for aquaculture
farmers.The inland fisheries include cultivation in rivers,coal lands and canals.Major water species of
Kerala include shrimps,prawns,scampi.

Major live stock population of Kerala are Cattle, buffalo, goat, pig, poultry and duck .

Information tehnology to aid Farmers

kerala government adopted information technology for delivering information and services to all farmers
of kerala.Advantages of adopting IT is that it helps to deliver right information to right person in right
time and right context.Three main websites from different kerala government agencies are e-
krishi.org,vuatkerala.org and kissankerala.net.

In coordination with Kerala agricultural university,Department of agriculture and IIITM-K,kerala

government started a project called KISSAN KERALA Project.services offered by KISSAN kerala project
include agriculture data aggrigation and dissemination,crop information,market information
system,virtual market,query handling system and weather information.

Pension,Insurance and loans for Farmers

Kerala government is taking many farmer friendly policies like Pension,Insurance coverage,Interest free
loans,greencard,Timely compensation for crop loss,better price for paddy etc.Kerala government is giving
pension to Paddy Farmers under Kissan Abhiman pension scheme.A monthly pension of Rs. 300 is being
distributed in the first phase to farmers who cultivate paddy.About 15000 paddy famers are getting
pension under Kissan Abhiman pension scheme.Now Government is going to extend KISSAN Abhiman
Pension Scheme for coconut farmers also.In first phase about 10000 coconut farmers will benifit from
this pension scheme.Kissansree is Insurance coverage scheme for about 5 lakh farmers and their families.

Awards for Farmers

Kerala government is giving ample awards for promoting agriculture in Kerala.They include
Karshakothama award to the best farmer in the Kerala state,Yuvakarshaka vanitha award for the best
young woman farmer,Harithakeerthi award for the best farm in the State,Harita Mudra award for the best
farm Based Video Programme on Television channel,Kera Kesari Award for best coconut farmer
,Ksheeradhara award for the best cattle-farmer,Nelkathir Award for best group farming
samithy,Harithamithra for the best Vegitable farmer,uyanashreshta for the best flower garden,Karshaka
thilakom Award for the best women farmer,Sramasakthi for the best agricultural labourer,Krishi vigyan
Award for the best agricultural scientist,Karshaka Bharathi Award for the best farm journalist.

Government agencies related to Agriculture

Premier Government agencies supporting agricultural activities in kerala include Department of

Agriculture,Kerala Agricultural University ,Coconut Development Board,Krishi bhavans,district
agricultural farm,regional agricultural training centers,seed farm,soil testing laboratory,Kerala state
horticultural products development corporation,State farming corporation of kerala,Kerala kerakarshaka
sahakarana federation(KERAFED),The plantation corporation of India,Regional research
laboratory,Centre for water resource development and management (CWRDM),Rajeev gandhi centre for
biotechnology,Kerala state poultry development corporation.