Kottuvally farmers come out with impressive array of products
The Hindu
Leafy vegetables and traditional rice varieties cultivated under natural farming in the panchayat
Farmers who have brought around 100 hectares under natural farming in Kottuvally panchayat near Kochi have come out with an impressive array of value-added products that include squash and jelly from water hyacinth flowers.
Squash made of a combination of nutmeg fruits and hibiscus flowers, jam produced from nutmeg fruits and robusta bananas, and marigold extract are the other products that catch the attention of ordinary farmers, who are struggling to make both ends meet at a time of immense difficulties stemming from inclement weather and crop losses.
The programme for natural farming and value-added products is being taken up under the Subhiksham, Surakshitham Bharatiya Krishi project, which is financially backed by the Union and State Governments, said sources in the Department of Agriculture.