Alathur:First block panchayat to achieve self-sufficiency in production organically grown vegetables
Q. Alathur will soon become the first block panchayat to achieve self-sufficiency in production and consumption of organically grown vegetables. Alathur is in -- Published on 30 Dec 15a. Nagaland
b. Kerala
c. Karnataka
d. Sikkim
ANSWER: Kerala
- Alathur is a village and gram panchayat in the Palakkad District, state of Kerala
- An initiative was designed to encourage farmers to switch over to organic methods of cultivation, under a project to convert Kerala into a fully organic State by 2016.
- By the end of the next economic year, the Alathur block will produce all fruits and vegetables for its residents based on the requirement.
