KERALA PSC / KERALA GEOGRAPHY / AGRICULTURE IN KERALA / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / KERALA PSC PRELIMINARY

 

KERALA PSC / KERALA GEOGRAPHY / AGRICULTURE IN KERALA / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / KERALA PSC PRELIMINARY

KERALA PSC / KERALA GEOGRAPHY / AGRICULTURE IN KERALA / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / KERALA PSC PRELIMINARY

·      Kerala Agricultural Workers Act (1974) is hailed as the Magna Carta of agricultural labourers in the state. It prescribed hours of work, security of employment, higher minimum wages and welfare provisions.

·      Kuttanadu is known as the granary of Kerala

·      The largest producer if 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 Thirunal.

·      Largest producer of pepper in India is Kerala

·      Largest producer of Tapioca in Kerala is Thiruvananthapuram district

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

·      The main crops the institute concentrates on are arecanut, cocoa and coconut.

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

·      Kasargode districts is the only tobacco cultivating district in Kerala

·      Coconut is the most important agricultural product of Kerala

·      World Coconut Day is September 2

·      The coconut research station at Kasargode in Kerala established in 1916

·      Coconut Development Board (CDB) is a statutory body established under Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India for the integrated development of coconut cultivation.

·      The Board came into existence on 12^th January 1981. Its headquarters is at Kochi.

·      Kerafed was constituted by the Government of Kerala in 1987.

·      It is the top-level Co-operative Federation of Coconut farmers in Kerala

·      Kerafed procures its raw materials directly from coconut farmers and used the newest technologies in production.

·      Chingam 1 is the Kerala farmer’s Day

·      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

·      Two crop insurance schemes are currently in operation, viz., The State Crop Insurance Scheme and The National Agricultural Insurance Scheme.

·      Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasargod (CPCRI) developed 4 new varieties of coconut trees namely Kapl Parathibha, 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.

·      The State Agricultural Prices Board was constituted in 1994.

·      It advises the government as well as farmers on the current and future price situation in respect of major crops so as to promote optimum land use and cropping patterns within the state.

·      Farm Information Bureau was established in 1969

·      Its head office is at Kowdiar, Thiruvananthapuram with two regional offices at Ernakulam and Calicut.

·      It acts as a single nodal agency to provide active and complete information support to accelerate the extension and developmental activities of the department of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development.

·      The Kelappaji College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology is the only Agricultural Engineering College in Kerala. It is situated at Tavanur in Malappuram District

·      A seed bank and see museum was setup in Kalarkode in Alappuzha

·      Agricultural Research Station was setup in Mannuthy in 1957.

KERALA PSC / KERALA GEOGRAPHY / AGRICULTURE IN KERALA / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / KERALA PSC PRELIMINARY