‘Kathir’ clubs in Kerala schools to cultivate young farmers
The Kerala government is launching the 'Kathir' initiative to encourage school students to engage in agricultural activities through school-based clubs. The program includes financial support and academic weightage for participants to foster environmental awareness.
Why it matters
This policy aims to address the decline in agricultural interest among youth and promote long-term food security and self-reliance.
The UDF government will launch ‘Kathir’, a school-based agricultural initiative aimed at fostering an interest in farming among children and encouraging the next generation to take up agriculture, Agriculture Minister T. Siddique has said. The Minister announced the initiative while inaugurating paddy cultivation on fallow land and hybrid vegetable planting under the ‘Navo-Dhan’ project at Valappad on Friday.
As part of the programme, agricultural clubs will be formed in schools across the State, enabling students to participate in farming activities ranging from sowing to harvesting through hands-on training. Where schools lack cultivable land, special committees will be constituted to identify suitable plots for cultivation, the Minister said.
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