This is about Cheruvayal Raman from Wayanad, Kerala who conserves 33 varieties of traditional paddy varieties. This story came in Kerala Karshakan, Karshakan and I had met him and also talked to him couple of times, not visited his farm yet.
There were 120 varieties cultivated in Wayanad earlier, after green revolution farmers changed to a few varieties.
He is 63 years old and cultivates the following 33 varieties paddy in organic way.
Chennellu, KanniChennellu, Chettuveliyan, Marathondi, Chembakam, Chenthadi, VellaChenthadi, Mundakan, ChennalThondi, Chomala, Velumpala, Atukkan, Kothandan, Gandhakasala, Kayama, UruniKayama, Jeerakasala, Palthondi, Onamottan, Onachanna, Kotuveliyan, Palthondi-Vella, Cheriyakuruva, Thavalakannan, Kalladiaryan, Okkapuncha, ThonnuramThondi, ThonnuramPuncha, Navara, PunnadanThondi, Karuthan, Kurumbali, Palveliyan
31 varieties are cultivated in 5 cents, Jeerakasala in 25 cents and Marathondi in 3 acres. Marathondi is cultivated for own use and for selling which is a tasty rice.
Some matures in 90 days to 7-8 months of maturity. The varieties in Kalladiaryan, Thavalakannan, PunnatanThondi, Onamottan can withstand drought.
He cultivates all these varieties in organic way, and he says they are resistance to diseases and hence pesticides are not used.
His address - Raman, Cheruvayal, Kammana P.O, Mananthavadi, Wayanad, Phone - 9947796775, 9947222180
There were 120 varieties cultivated in Wayanad earlier, after green revolution farmers changed to a few varieties.
He is 63 years old and cultivates the following 33 varieties paddy in organic way.
Chennellu, KanniChennellu, Chettuveliyan, Marathondi, Chembakam, Chenthadi, VellaChenthadi, Mundakan, ChennalThondi, Chomala, Velumpala, Atukkan, Kothandan, Gandhakasala, Kayama, UruniKayama, Jeerakasala, Palthondi, Onamottan, Onachanna, Kotuveliyan, Palthondi-Vella, Cheriyakuruva, Thavalakannan, Kalladiaryan, Okkapuncha, ThonnuramThondi, ThonnuramPuncha, Navara, PunnadanThondi, Karuthan, Kurumbali, Palveliyan
31 varieties are cultivated in 5 cents, Jeerakasala in 25 cents and Marathondi in 3 acres. Marathondi is cultivated for own use and for selling which is a tasty rice.
Some matures in 90 days to 7-8 months of maturity. The varieties in Kalladiaryan, Thavalakannan, PunnatanThondi, Onamottan can withstand drought.
He cultivates all these varieties in organic way, and he says they are resistance to diseases and hence pesticides are not used.
His address - Raman, Cheruvayal, Kammana P.O, Mananthavadi, Wayanad, Phone - 9947796775, 9947222180
4 comments:
Excellent, i like the sound of Mr. Cheruvayal Raman, Kerala, very much.
Thanks and best wishes Nandan, with all true nature. All power to this!
Jason.
Bama Country.
Wet tropics north eastern Australia.
–one location, within part of the natural home of four native–wild rice species, excellently well used by natural peoples for thousands of years and very widespread in wetlands all across northern parts of this big continent of Australia.
Thanks Jason for going through all these posts..
Please pass some information about these native-wild rice varieties and their photo/cultivation practices.
Regards,
Nandan
best wishes
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Thanks Mohamadali...
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