It is high time Kerala promoted farming on a big way and attained self-reliance and self-sufficiency in agriculture production sector, said Dr K.R. Viswambharan, Vice-Chancellor of Kerala Agriculture University.

Dr Viswambharan was inaugurating the ‘Bio-harvest’ project launched by the Mar Athanasios College For Advances Studies Thiruvalla (Macfast), in association with Thiruvalla Agri-Horticulture Society, as part of the Clean and Green City project in Thiruvalla on Thursday.

Setting up vegetable garden at every household has become a dire necessity as Kerala has been heavily dependent on various other States for its daily vegetable requirements, he added.

Addressing a seminar on ‘Bio-science for people’ held at Macfast auditorium, Dr Viswambharan stressed the importance of blending the traditional knowledge of the farmers with modern bio-science to attain better results in the field of agriculture.

He said those associated with the field of agriculture should come forward to work with the farmers in the larger interests of strengthening State’s farm sector.

Propagating public awareness on environment conservation should also be given due importance, along with the bio-farming promotional activities.

Fr Pradeep Vazhatharamalayil, Macfast prinicpla, presided. Dr C.Balagopalan, Dean of Bio-campus; Dr Vimal Narayan, subject expert; Cherian Polachirackal, Agri-Horticultrue Society presiddnt; orticulture Scoeoty M.Salim, secretary; George Varghese, MGM School headmaster and Paul V.Mathew, Clean and Green project officer, also spoke.

Ms Rincy Abraham from Krishi Vigyan Kendra at Thelliyoor, took a class on bio-farming.

Distribution of vegetable seeds and saplings of trees was also held on the occasion.

Clean and Green City project

Macfast has launched the Clean and Green City project in association with the Thiruvalla municipality a year ago.

The project is the brainchild of Fr Mulamoottil, founder principal of Macfast, with a mission to convert Thiruvalla a model, waste-free, green and clean town with active people’s participation. It envisages effective waste disposal at its source itself.

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