The State Horticulture Mission (SHM) has announced plans to launch organic cultivation of mango in 500 acres of land in Palakkad district’s Muthalamada, the mango hub of the State, this year. The organic farming component forms one part of a ₹10-crore programme that will be implemented this year for developing mango cultivation at Muthalamada,” he said. The State Horticulture Mission is getting ₹1.5 crore under the Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (traditional farming improvement programme) for the organic farming initiative. Incidentally, the SHM scheme could not have come at a better time for Muthalamada. According to estimates, 3,500 hectares are under mango cultivation at Muthalamada.

Source: The Hindu February 18, 2019 02:48 UTC