AMFU Kumarakom -Report on Farmer awareness programme .pdf

Dr. V.S. Vijayan, Chairman(Rtd.) Kerala state Biodiversity board and renowned ecologists
in his inaugural speech elaborated the essential need for evolving ‘green practices’ that
reduce emission of gases by changing our farming practices and also the importance of
organic farming and emphasized emergency of reducing the use of chemical fertilizer and
pesticide. He explained that by resorting to organic farming practices we can combat the
issue of GH gas emission and adverse effects of climate change.
Dr. A. Jalaludeen, Director of Academics and Research, Kerala Veterinary and Animal
Sciences University (KVASU) highlighted the impact of climate change and climate variability
on poultry and animal husbandry sector. He emphasized that the proposed high temperature
will adversely affect the sector and which may result in reduced food intake by the animals
and birds and ultimately resulted in reduced meat and egg production. Scarcity of water and
increased frequencies of drought, floods, Storms etc. will lead to destruction of resources.
He also pointed out that that these adverse effects will also result in incidence of new
diseases and the effect is going to be the highest in India which sustain maximum cattle
population globally which is around 560 millions. Nevertheless, in India studies on impact of
climate change on Animals and poultry is scarce.
Father Thomas Peeliyanikkal, Executive Director ,Kuttanad Development Society called for
introducing weather based crop insurance scheme which has not been implemented in
Kerala and also demanded for introducing weather based crop calendar to the Kuttanad as
proposed by the Dr. MS Swaminathan Commission.