POKKALI

To ensure continued availability of good quality traditional heirloom seeds for annual Pokkali farming, existing informal Community Seed Distribution Network (CSDN) of traditional variety seeds among genuine farmers is being deployed alongwith Seed Multiplication Farming (SMF) initiatives. These seeds are distributed selectively to farmers with proven track record of genuine cultivation from sowing to harvesting by adhering to time tested traditional Pokkali farming practices. Excludes farmers and farm owners who undertake sham cultivation effort every year only for the sole purpose of claiming free govt crop loss compensation by submiting misleading photographic evidences to continue unauthorized year around Prawn farming.

Deploy low cost air, temperature, humidity, moisture, condensation, light and pest controlled modern version of classic Kerala Pathayam seed vault (not a storage or doomsday vault) to preserve all heirloom traditional Pokkali seed varieties for a minimum of 2 to 3 cultivation seasons (years). Proven low cost seed vault solutions are already deployed in other tropical regions of south asia.

Eliminates risk of extinction of seeds due to crop loss in consequitive seasons that may be triggered by unforseen external natural calamity or human negligence. Only for traditional Pokkali seeds (Chettivirippu, Cheruvirippu, Choottupokkali, Ponkuruka, other) harvested from coastal clay farms (not inland) of Ernakulam, Alappuzha and Thrissur districts.