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Pokkali: An Exquisite Climate Resilient and Organic Rice-Prawn Production System for Future

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Title Pokkali: An Exquisite Climate Resilient and Organic Rice-Prawn Production System for Future
 
Creator Jacob, Sumi
Subramanniyan, Shinoj
 
Subject Agriculture
Krishi Vigyan Kendra
Socio Economics and Extension
 
Description The globe is facing
faster climatic changes
in the 21st century
than in the past.
The world’s average
temperature is rising
and is accompanied by flooding,
drought, and erratic rainfalls. The
change in soil and water salinity is
a peripheral impact of this utmost
weather conditions. These climatic
changes have a significant effect
on agricultural production, making climate -adaptive crops
extremely valuable at this time.
Pokkali is the oldest indigenous
rice variety that has 3000
years of organic cultivation
and climate resilience history.
The journey of Pokkali rice
began from a flood, where
earlier Pokkali was wild rice that
was seen in the western ghats
of India and was carried by
the flood to low-lying coastal
saline areas. All the climatic
stress was overcome in this
great journey and it developed
resistance to flood and salinity.
It is grown in the water-logged,
coastal regions of Ernakulam,
Thrissur, and Alappuzha
districts in Kerala and is well
known for its flood, saline
tolerance, and high nutritional
value. The rice got its name
Pokkali, because of its notable
height, which can grow up to
6 feet. In Malayalam, Pokkali
is a term used to describe
someone who dominates in
height over others. Pokkali
rice cultivation alternated with
extensive aquaculture is known
as Pokkali farming.
 
Publisher Department of Agriculture Development & Farmers’ Welfare Farm Information Bureau
 
Date 2022
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/16456/1/Kerala%20Karshakan_2022_Shinoj%20Subramannian_Pokkali.pdf
Jacob, Sumi and Subramanniyan, Shinoj (2022) Pokkali: An Exquisite Climate Resilient and Organic Rice-Prawn Production System for Future. Kerala Karshakan, 10 (5). pp. 4-8.