A seasoned farmer sets a trend in yam cultivation
The Hindu
74-year-old Wayanad native conserves and propagates 72 tuber varieties
P.J. Manuel Pallikkamalil, a veteran farmer from Edavaka grama panchayat in Wayanad, stands out for the conservation and propagation of up to 72 varieties of Dioscorea (yam).
The 74-year-old also conserves 17 varieties of Curcuma (turmeric) and 28 varieties of Taro (Colocasia or chembu in local parlance) on eight acres.
The three-acre farm at Orappu Puthusserykunnu in Edavaka is being managed with organic inputs, and he rears two native cow breeds to make fermented products from cow dung such as Panchagavya, Jeevamrutha, and Beejamrutha, to apply on crops.
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