Kerala Agriculture department to collaborate with General Education department to form ‘Kathiru’ farming clubs
The Kerala Agriculture department is launching 'Kathiru' farming clubs in collaboration with the General Education department to promote agricultural awareness among youth. These clubs will include various initiatives such as horticulture therapy and online marketing platforms for vegetables grown by children. The World Environment Day celebrations will also feature the Chief Minister planting fruit trees and honoring student farmers.
- ▪The 'Kathiru' clubs aim to educate the younger generation about agriculture and scientific farming practices.
- ▪Initiatives will include horticulture therapy and mushroom farming programs for children.
- ▪The Chief Minister will inaugurate World Environment Day celebrations by planting fruit trees and honoring student farmers.
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The Agriculture department, in collaboration with the General Education department, is launching agricultural clubs to inculcate awareness about agriculture and scientific farming practices in the younger generation.The clubs will be known as ‘Kathiru,’ short for ‘Kerala Agriculture Technology Heritage and Innovation for Rural Understanding.’ Initiatives such as horticulture therapy, mini online marketing platforms for vegetables grown by children, and mushroom farming programmes for children will be part of the Kathiru farming clubs. All Kathiru clubs will be registered in the Agricultural Information Management System (AIMS) portal.Environment dayChief Minister V.D.
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