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Nilgiris carrot farmers are facing severe losses as auction prices plunged from ₹80 to ₹12 per kilogram, forcing devastated producers to feed their harvest to cattle amid soaring cultivation costs.
Raheed Usman’s company, Drone Wave, uses advanced spreader drones to help Kerala farmers sow seeds and apply fertilisers efficiently.
Environmentalists in Wayanad demand the immediate scrapping of the revived Cheekkalloor airstrip project, warning that destroying vital paddy fields and wetlands will shatter local water security, displace families, and trigger severe regional flooding.
KCAET developed machines to simplify cocoa processing, aiming to reduce labour for entrepreneurs. The pod-breaking device has been launched commercially, with technology transfers approved for depulping and fermentation units.
Young farmer Mahendran Ravishankar transformed his Palakkad coconut grove through smart intercropping, successfully cultivating heat-resilient avocados, nutmeg, and black pepper beneath mature palms to generate significant additional income amidst market volatility.
Interior architect Muhsin Kazhungil has donated over eleven cents of land in Kottakkal to the municipality to build a modern public pond for swimming practice and agricultural needs, pending official acquisition procedures.
Bacterial leaf blight has spread across paddy fields due to adverse weather and excess fertilisers. Authorities have issued an advisory urging farmers to implement strict nutrient management and immediate control measures.
Once thriving with double cropping, the hundred-acre Nallila Ela paddy fields face ruin due to official neglect and silted canals. Locals hope government support and coordinated action will revive agricultural prosperity.
Three Kerala entrepreneurs founded a high-tech agritech facility, using automated climate control and liquid spawn to cultivate culinary staples and lucrative 'functional' mushrooms like Cordyceps, exporting premium medicinal varieties internationally.
The Agriculture Department has reduced emergency farmer assistance funding by ₹3.5 crore this year to ₹4 crore, impacting disaster relief and pest control.
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