Special paddy zones for State
The Government will declare traditional rice producing areas in Alappuzha, Thrissur and Palakkad as special paddy zones, Agricultural Minister Mullakkara Ratnakaran said. The special zones were proposed to restrain the use of paddy fields for cultivating cash crops and building construction. The area under paddy cultivation had declined over the years. As per the figures of 2005-06, the area under paddy cultivation was 2.76 lakh hectares. Rising cost of cultivation, inadequate availability of labour and lack of value –addition facilities were the reasons for the decline in paddy cultivation .
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