Chief Minister V. S. Achuthanandan on Wednesday protested against the stand of the Union Minister for Agriculture Sharad Pawar against restoring PDS quotas to the State.
In a relief to debt-ridden farmers of Wayanad district, Kerala's LDF Government on Wednesday announced the take over of loans of upto Rs 25,000 lent by Co-operative banks.
Kerala government would procure four crore coconuts at the rate of Rs 4.40 each and has earmarked Rs 2.6 crore as subsidy component to help farmers tide over their losses due to falling prices.
