Heavy rain, flooding have led to outbreak of plant diseases After the floods, pineapple farmers in the district have been plunged into a crisis with outbreak of plant diseases. Fungal diseases and rot are major problems on hand, said Baby John, a veteran farmer in Moovattupuzha, speaking about the losses sustained by farmers across the […]
Our fruits are safe, buy them: Farmers in Kerala’s pineapple hub thrash rumours Vazhakulam, located on the western edge of Ernakulam district, is Kerala’s pineapple country. Within a 20-km radius of the modest town, nearly 3500 farmers cultivate the tropical fruit on about 8000 acres generating about 80,000 tones of produce annually. Even the air […]