Agriculture Minister P. Prasad said here on Tuesday that it was notable that Kerala was among the first States to promote carbon-neutral agriculture. Organic farming practices had been undertaken at the State Seed Farm in Aluva over the last 10 years, he said.
The Minister was speaking at a consultative meeting here at the Ernakulam Town Hall to launch the ‘Njangalum Krishiyilekku’ (We are also taking up agriculture) campaign across the State with a view to achieve self-sufficiency in vegetable production. Cultivation of vegetables and other crops will be taken up under the campaign. Officials from the departments of Agriculture and Soil Conservation from Ernakulam, Thrissur, and Alappuzha participated in the meeting.
