Current Affairs - State - Discussion

Kerala State Government will start a 'community radio' to update farmers about the latest developments in the sector. This will be the first such community radio in India, under Government initiative to get connected with the farming community. The farm radio will start broadcast from Kuttanad in Alappuzha district of Kerala and will serve farmers in a 20 square kilometre radius in the region. Kuttanand was once popularly known as the 'rice bowl of Kerala. This 'community radio' will serve as a platform to provide range of information to farmers including climate change and environment issues, tips and information on various aspects of agriculture and agrarian crisis and alerts. It will be launched under the Farm Information Bureau (FIB) of the Kerala State's Agriculture Department.