A farm that showcases 65 varieties of amaranthus
The Hindu
Facility to be a centre for seed production too
The Department of Agriculture and the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR) have joined hands to set up a demonstration farm comprising 65 leafy vegetables (amaranthus), including the traditional varieties grown in the State, at St. Phelomena’s Higher Secondary School at Koonammavu, near Kochi.
The demonstration farm is the result of a programme jointly organised by the Kottuvally Grama Panchayat Krishi Bhavan and NBPGR and will serve both as a demonstration farm as well as a centre for familiarising the young generation with the traditionally grown leafy vegetables in the country.
The 60-cent plot on which the demonstration farm has been set up is basically meant to encourage young people, especially school students, to take up farming in their spare time and to generate seeds of these plants, including those that are extremely rare, said sources in the department.
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