Kerala Farm Awards: Kozhikode farmer sets a model in organic farming
K.K. Xaviour, a 74-year-old farmer from Kerala, has been awarded the Kera Kesary Award-2025 for his long-term commitment to organic coconut farming. He successfully manages his plantation using traditional methods, rainwater harvesting, and organic manure without chemical fertilizers.
Why it matters
It highlights sustainable agricultural practices and the viability of independent organic farming as a profitable livelihood for small-scale farmers.
For 74-year-old K.K. Xaviour, a settler farmer from Poozhithode near Chakkittappara, the State government’s decision to confer the Kera Kesary Award-2025 on him is a recognition of a farming practice he has followed for nearly three decades.
Mr. Xaviour has been selected for the award for his independent efforts to promote organic coconut farming using high-yielding Kuttiyadi coconut saplings. His two-acre coconut plantation, nurtured over the years through organic methods, has been the mainstay of his agricultural activities.
“I planted nearly 100 coconut saplings about 30 years ago. I have been earning a good income from the plantation ever since. Coconut farming can be a profitable enterprise if one is committed to working independently,” says Mr. Xaviour.
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