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“Climate change and global warming are more threatening than war and that is the biggest challenge for farmers today,” mentioned P Prasad, Kerala Agriculture Minister. “We should be more serious about climate change and the weather-based insurance introduced by the Spices Board for small cardamom is an encouraging initiative in shielding the farmers from such catastrophe.”
The Minister additionally mentioned, “The farmers should practice and adopt progressive farming methods like carbon-neutral agriculture for food safety in cultivation”.
He was talking at the occasion organised by the Spices Board for presenting the ‘Small Cardamom Productivity Awards’ for the yr 2019-20 and 2020-21 and the distribution of weather-based crop insurance coverage coverage to the beneficiaries.
It is a novel insurance coverage scheme launched by the Spices Board to supply safety for the crop towards weather-caused calamities to small cardamom farmers. The operate additionally witnessed the felicitation of Jomy Mathew, winner of the IPC award for the finest pepper farmer from India for the yr 2020.
Pricing issues
A G Thankappan, Chairman, Spices Board voiced issues over the value and market fluctuations that have an effect on the farmers adversely. The Board has been striving to help the farmers by means of all potential means like the new weather-based insurance coverage scheme launched on a pilot foundation in Idukki for small cardamom.
“With the aim to make India a premier supplier of cardamom, Spices Board has been implementing many programmes like planting material production through certified nurseries in farmer’s fields, setting up of irrigation facilities, purchasing and installingcardamom dryers, washers, cleaners, etc.,” he added.
D Sathiyan, Secretary, Spices Board, mentioned, “In spite of the challenges posed by the pandemic and changes in weather conditions, the cardamom growers have achieved remarkable progress in production and made a considerable contribution to the export of spices.”
Spices Board lauded
Dean Kuriakose, Member of Parliament from the Idukki constituency and Member of Spices Board, mentioned, “Kerala has registered a record production of cardamom and I congratulate the Spices Board for coming up with weather-based insurance for cardamom growers.”
The Board constituted the cardamom productiveness awards to honour and encourage progressive cardamom farmers who’ve achieved excessive ranges of productiveness. The awards consisted of 1 first prize (₹1,00,000 and quotation) and two second prizes (₹50,000 and citations), of which one is solely for a lady grower.
A particular award can be constituted for the highest productiveness in the natural class. The occasion was organised as a part of the coral jubilee celebrations of the Spices Board.
Published on
March 14, 2022
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