land lordism and setting up of meaningful cooperative farming
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. However, past
experiences prove that cooperative farming is not a viable solution to mitigate the
problems in paddy cultivation in Kuttanad. The three padasekharams of Rani,
Chithra and Marthandom (Q, ST) which had been successfully cultivated by an
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Panikar PGK (1971): Minute of Dissent, Report of the Kuttanad Enquiry Commission, p 54
Mencher Joan (1978): Agrarian Relations in Two Rice Regions of Kerala, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. XIII, Nos, February, p.
enterprising farmer since their reclamations were taken over and redistributed among landless labourers in 1975. Later they were organized as cooperative farming societies. Paddy farming carried out by the cooperative societies in these fields with the active guidance and support of the various government departments Share with your friends: |
