Kudumbashree ‘Onakkani' to ensure safe vegetables
T'puram: Kudumbashree is implementing an 'Onakkani' project to provide safe and pesticide-free vegetables to the public for Onam.
The goal is to cultivate 10,000 hectares across state through Kudumbashree farmers.
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The project, envisaging cultivation of all vegetables needed for the Onam feast, also aims at ensuring better income for farmers. In the district, the cultivation will be carried out on 1,992 acres across 83 community development society (CDS) units.
The state-level inauguration of the project will be organized in Maruthurkonam ward of Kottukal panchayat on Wednesday. Local self-govt minister M B Rajesh will inaugurate the project while district panchayat president D Suresh Kumar will preside. As part of the project, technical training will be provided to farmers in all districts on nursery preparation, seedling production, crop maintenance, pest control and harvesting.
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