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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Develop earth-regenerating farming systems: Minister

THRISSUR: Agriculture Minister Mullakkara Ratnakaran has said that earth-regenerating farming systems should be developed in the State.

He was addressing a meeting at Pazhuvil, near here, on Monday to launch a 10-year project drawn up by the Kerala Agricultural University and State Forest Department for the protection of biodiversity of kole lands. “Farming systems should be in tune with Nature,” he said. He stated that the project was expected to be submitted to the Centre by January 31.

V.S. Sunil Kumar, MLA, presided over the function.

Among those present on the occasion were Kerala Agricultural Univerity Vice-Chancellor K.R. Viswambharan; P.O. Nameer, head of KAU's Wildlife Department; Anthicaud block panchayat president T.B. Shaji; Cherpu block panchayat president M.K. Unnikrishnan; district panchayat member Sheela Vijayakumar; Chazhur grama panchayat president Naseema Syedu; Kole Karshaka Sangham secretary N. K. Subramanian; and District Kole Karshaka Sanghom president K.K. Kochu Mohammed.

Source: The Hindu, 11-1-2011







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