Exposure visit for farmers

April 08, 2015 12:00 am | Updated 05:43 am IST - Thrissur

: Fifty selected cashew farmers from different parts of the State embarked upon an exposure visit to Goa and Maharashtra under the guidance of Kerala Agricultural University’s Cashew Research Station (CRS).

The farmers who left Thrissur on April 6 will visit cashew plantations in Goa and Maharashtra.

P.B. Pushpalatha, professor and head, CRS, Madakkathara said that the one-week long exposure visit, funded by Cocoa-Cashew Development Directorate under the Union government, will help farmers get familiarised with Asia’s largest cashew nursery, modern farming techniques and feni production technology. – Staff Reporter

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