Sustainability of Traditional Rice Cultivation in Kerala, India—A Socio-Economic Analysis

Krishnankutty, Jayasree; Blakeney, Michael; Raju, Rajesh K.; Siddique, Kadambot H. M.

doi:10.3390/su13020980

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“…Marketed surplus is a direct indicator of how much income a farm enterprise brings to a farmer. A substantial marketed surplus opens up more marketing channels to the farmer (Krishnankutty et al, 2021). Marketed surplus also translates to area and production of the farm.…”

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Is traditional rice reviving An exploratory study in Kerala, India

Siddique¹,

Blakeney²,

Raju³

et al. 2021

IJARGE

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Traditional rice systems are holistic systems, resilient, eco-friendly and a key to nutrition security but unfortunately, in decline. Traditional cultivation that uses local rice varieties appears to withstand the impacts of climate change. Many agencies in rice producing countries are working towards the revival of traditional rice varieties. This study explored the traditional rice farming scenario in Kerala, India. We looked at the farmers who cultivated traditional rice varieties, their satisfaction levels and what factors will possibly lead to the sustainability of traditional rice cultivation. The study found some emerging types of new rice farmers who were more satisfied with traditional rice cultivation. Marketed surplus, education, area and institutional support were identified as the key factors that lead to successful farm enterprises. While there were positive indicators for the sustainability of traditional rice, how far they will endure in the future is unclear.

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Raju³

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“…With a record production of more than 115 million tonnes, India is the second-largest producer of rice in the world, after China. West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Assam, and Haryana are the top states for rice production [19]. Cashew nut: In 2017-18, Kerala accounted for 3.8% (area) and 10.79% (output) of the nation's cashew farming.…”

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An Evaluation of the Structural Change of the Agrarian Sector in Kerala

Aswani¹,

Varghese²

2023

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Purpose: The study made an effort to look into Kerala's agricultural development patterns, growth performance, and structural changes. In Kerala, commercial cash crops like rubber and coconut replaced food crops including lentils, rice, tapioca, cashew nuts, and ginger, causing a shift in the cropping pattern in favour of non-food crops at the expense of food crops. Agriculture has become more vulnerable as a result of the shrinking cultivable area, the predominance of small and dispersed holdings, the fall in agricultural labour, and cultivator use. Methodology: The methodology used in this study is Descriptive Research, which is mainly concerned with secondary data sources. Books, newspapers, journals, articles, and government websites are used to gather secondary data. The information has been collected by using the keywords - sectoral wise changes, structural transformation, agricultural development, commercial agriculture, and agribusinesses. The required articles were obtained by electronic search and manually screened. Originality: The significance of the current study rests in the fact that the preceding studies have not yet addressed the entire structural transformation of Kerala's agrarian sector in a thorough and comprehensive manner, making it necessary. Value: By examining the productivity of the sector, the study will aid in determining the change in trends of agriculture scenario in Kerala and the problems of agriculture sector in Kerala. Findings: The study discovered that while the employment share of the primary sector has not decreased in pace with the substantial reduction in its part of the GSDP. Furthermore, there has been only a little increase in the percentage of income from the secondary sector in the GSDP due to the excess labour force moving from the primary to the secondary sectors, which has led to abundance in the latter. In Kerala, the changes in land use patterns over the past few decades were unparalleled in terms of deforestation, growth in current fallow land, expansion of non-agricultural land, and decreases in net sowing and gross crop area, which led to a drop in cropping intensity. Paper Type: Descriptive study

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“…The Assam Farmer grows local rice Bora for curing jaundice. The Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand farmers cultivate local rice Karhani to formulate drug for epilepsy treatment (Ann et al, 2019;Krishnankutty et al, 2021).…”

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Practices of Indigenous Agriculture Knowledge of Farmers in India

Sharma¹,

Manpoong²,

Pandey³

et al. 2022

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The traditional Agriculture Knowledge is epic information, was created by the forefathers in the past civilizations. The forefathers practiced traditional agriculture information during Harappa civilizations, Vedic and Iron Age civilizations. The present Small and Marginal farmer utilizes traditional information in the crop production & management, crop protection, farm machinery & tools, soil & water management, medicinal & aromatic plants for diseases diagnosis, animal husbandry, stored grain pests’ management, weed management and value added food product and transfers in the youth. The utilizing traditional informations in the agriculture practices are collected from the different geographical states of India. The informations are practiced in the specific activities by the farmers. The farmer utilizes compositions of natural resource in the geographical states for the crop husbandry and farm linked activities. The traditional information is more practiced by the Southern and North-Eastern Geographical zone. The farmer applies specific informations in the crop production & management, crop protection, farm machinery & tools, soil & water management, medicinal & aromatic plants for diseases diagnosis, animal husbandry, stored grain pests’ management, weed management and value added food product. The farmer preserves and transfers the information in the rural community. The farmer transmits information in the present generation for creating mobilization. The traditional agriculture information transforms agriculture resources, maintains biodiversity ethics and enlightens historical and practical approaches to the present generations.

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Sustainability of Traditional Rice Cultivation in Kerala, India—A Socio-Economic Analysis

Cited by 14 publications

References 41 publications

Is traditional rice reviving An exploratory study in Kerala, India

Is traditional rice reviving An exploratory study in Kerala, India

An Evaluation of the Structural Change of the Agrarian Sector in Kerala

Practices of Indigenous Agriculture Knowledge of Farmers in India

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