The harvesting of vegetables cultivated at the camp office of Leader of the Opposition Ramesh Chennithala in Haripad yielded bumper crop on Monday. The harvest was inaugurated by Mr. Chennithala.
The Leader of the Opposition urged the people to carry out organic vegetable farming on their land. “We are depended on neighbouring States to meet our demands, where pesticide use is rampant. We should attain self-sufficiency in vegetable production,” he said.
Efforts lauded
Mr. Chennithala congratulated the Agriculture Department officials for successfully carrying out vegetable farming at the camp office.
A wide variety of vegetables, including tomato, brinjal, lady’s finger, spinach and beans, have been cultivated under a joint initiative of the Agriculture Department and State Horticulture Mission.
The produce was handed over to Haripad eco-shop.