KERALA PSC / KERALA ECONOMICS / AGRICULTURE IN KERALA / NOTES / STUDY MATERIALS

 

KERALA PSC / KERALA ECONOMICS / AGRICULTURE IN KERALA / NOTES / STUDY MATERIALS

KERALA PSC / KERALA ECONOMICS / AGRICULTURE IN KERALA / NOTES / STUDY MATERIALS

·      Kuttanadu is known as the Granary of Kerala

·      The largest producer of Paddy in Kerala is Palakkad

·      Coconut reached Kerala from Sri Lanka

·      Red Chilli was brought to Kerala by the Portuguese from Brazil

·      Travancore Agricultural Department was organized by Sri Moolam Thirunnal

·      Largest producer of Pepper in India is Kerala

·      Kerala produces 97% of national output of pepper and accounts for 85% out of the area under natural rubber in the country

·      Largest producer of Tapioca in Kerala is Thiruvananthapuram district

·      Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI) in Kasargode was started in 1970

·      Waynad is the largest producer of coffee seeds and ginger in Kerala

·      Kasargode district is the only tobacco cultivating district in Kerala

·      Coconut is the most important agricultural product of Kerala

·      Kerala cultivates 30% of its area with coconut, 16% with Rubber and 13% with Paddy

·   Kerala accounts for about 60% of the total production of coconut in India. The annual yield of coconut in Kerala is approximately 450 crores. Kozhikode district stands first in producing coconuts in Kerala

·      About 90% of India’s rubber production is from Kerala

·      Idukki and Wayanad are the spice districts of the state

·      Kerala is popularly known as the Spice Garden of India

·      Kuttanad is the place in Kerala where rearing of ducks is most popular

·  Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasargode (CPCRI) developed 4 new varieties of coconut trees namely Kalpa Prathibha, Kalpadenu, Kalpa Mithra and Kalpa Raksha

·      Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute is an autonomous Institute established by the Kerala Government

·      Indian Institute of Spices Research situated in Kozhikode

·   Central Tuber Crops Research Institute is established in 1963 with its headquarters at Sreekariyam, Trivandrum

·      Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) is situated in Mannuthy, Thrissur

KERALA PSC / KERALA ECONOMICS / AGRICULTURE IN KERALA / NOTES / STUDY MATERIALS