Hi-tech paddy seed warehouse to open at Alathur in Palakkad, Keralam, on October 6, 2026
A new 100-tonne capacity hi-tech paddy seed warehouse is set to open in Alathur, Palakkad, as part of a state government development program. The project also includes the launch of a GIS-based agricultural mapping platform to improve land use data.
Why it matters
Infrastructure investments in agricultural storage and digital mapping are critical for food security and modernizing farming practices.
A hi-tech paddy seed warehouse with a storage capacity of 100 tonnes will be opened at the State Seed Farm, Alathur, Palakkad, on Tuesday (October 6, 2026) as part of the Keralam government’s 100-day programme.
Agriculture Minister T. Siddique will inaugurate the facility built at a cost of ₹75 lakh under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana. It will store Uma (MO16) paddy seeds in the Foundation 2 (F2) category.
The programme will also include the launch of GIS mapping of paddy fields in seven districts on the Kathir portal and a block-level farmers’ meet under the Bharatiya Prakritik Krishi Paddhati.
The GIS mapping, carried out with the Kerala State Land Use Board at a cost of ₹49 lakh, will provide agricultural land information through the Kathir platform.
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