KOCHI: Despite the shrinkage in farming sector’s contribution to the country’s GDP, nonetheless it plays a crucial role in Kerala’s economy. But the back-to-back flood has hit the sector ...

Dathan, an MSc. in Agriculture employed with the department of soil conservation in the Kerala government, surveys the damage with the eye of the expert. He works on deputation with Kudumbashree.

KOCHI: Kerala floods generated Rs 2,723 crore in crop damages and Rs 3,558 crore in crop loss in the agricultural sector stated the Kerala Post-Disast.

Claimed to be the world’s largest agricultural theme park, Mango Meadows is a unique place of biodiversity that brought pride to Kerala for being the best example for conserving the environment.

The worst-affected states besides Kerala are West Bengal, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Assam and Nagaland. The church is "already out in the field" in Kerala through its social service wing Caritas India, ...

MS Swaminathan, a scientist known for his work in agricultural practices, was highly respected in the Kuttanad region of Kerala. He devised a package to protect and restore the farming ecology in ...

The College of Climate Change and Environmental Science, Kerala Agricultural University, has prepared flood vulnerability maps for different agro-ecological zones in the State.

Kerala is one of the 15 states and union territories of India where the Central Water Commission has not yet established any flood forecasting stations.

Kerala prioritises seed procurement to rehabilitate flood-hit farmers Paddy is the worst affected among all major crops, leading to an estimated loss of 2.45 lakh tonnes of rice.

Kerala witnessed the worst floods in nearly a century which resulted in heavy losses to life, property and agriculture in the state.

Flood alert In Kerala’s monsoon-ravaged Kuttanad, recalling a failed project to make the region flood-free The rice-growing region is reeling from the worst floods in 13 years, with 170,000 ...

What’s next for flood-devastated Kerala? An estimated 25–30 trillion litres of water fell over the state, enough to cause floods even if Kerala’s ecosystem was in pristine condition ...