Study finds no trace of pesticide in paddy grown in Kuttanad
The Hindu
Farmers shift to contact insecticide that does not penetrate the plant’s surface and is less harmful
Kuttanad, the rice bowl of Kerala, shifting completely to organic farming is a distant dream. But, there are signs of paddy farmers adopting good agricultural practices, albeit gradually. A study conducted by the Kerala Centre for Pest Management (KCPM), a pest surveillance unit under the Department of Agriculture, at Mankombu has found no traces of pesticides in paddy samples collected from different parts of Kuttanad during the last ‘puncha’ crop season. The samples were tested at a lab attached to the College of Agriculture, Vellayani.More Related News