Sathyanarayana Beleri, a Rice farmer from Kasaragod, has received Padma Shri recently for preserving 650 traditional rice varieties, successfully introducing 'Rajakayame' rice boosting production and conservation across 3 states Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. Moreover, he has been innovating the technique 'Polybag Method' - for the last 15 years and conserving not only indigenous rice varieties but also traditional seeds of arecanut nutmeg and black pepper. He has been growing different varieties of rice from Japan and Philippines to name a few. Previously, he also received an award from the Union Ministry of Agriculture in 2021.
The 50-year-old farmer, who passed his Class 12 exam last year through a literacy mission programme, has created this paddy gene bank on a small plot of land.
PETALING JAYA: The Kedah Muda Agricultural Development Authority (Mada) is taking steps to enhance agricultural irrigation and water distribution to prevent rice yield from being affected by the prolonged dry spell there.
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