• THOMAS K C

Kuttanad is known as the 'Rice bowl of Kerala' and is the largest wetland ecosystem on India's west coast. The area, production and productivity of paddy cultivation in India from 2009-10 to 2018-19 shows an increasing trend over the years. The periods 2010-11 and 2011-12 show a sudden increase in production and productivity of paddy in India, which then shows a downward trend in the subsequent years and the recovery started from 2016-17. Though the absolute value of area and production in Kerala shows a decline, their average decadal growth trend slightly rises over the last 10 years. The productivity of paddy in Kerala (2920 kg/hectare) is greater than Indian average (2659 kg/hectare) in 2018-19. A record level of paddy production was attained in the year 2018-19 in the Kuttanad region. Over the last few years a new spirit of revival has been seen among paddy farmers all over the state, especially in the wetlands of Kuttanad region. Policy initiatives of the central, state and local governments have helped to revive Kerala's paddy cultivation.

Kuttanad, Paddy, Area, Production, Productivity, wetland

"Paddy Cultivation in the Kuttanad Region of Kerala: An Analysis of trend in Area, Production and Productivity", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 12, page no.311-318, December-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2012044.pdf

"Paddy Cultivation in the Kuttanad Region of Kerala: An Analysis of trend in Area, Production and Productivity", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 12, page no. pp311-318, December-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2012044.pdf