Kerala launches farming clubs in schools to teach agriculture
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The Agriculture and General Education departments in Kerala, India, will open “Kathiru” farming clubs in 500 schools as a first step toward a program to connect young people with agriculture.
Agriculture Minister T. Siddique and General Education Minister N. Shamsudeen met to discuss the details of the clubs, which aim to teach students about the relationship between soil, food, and farming. The government selected the initial schools and will give each club ₹10,000 to begin activities.
A task force will coordinate the clubs at the state level, and teachers will receive training on October 8 and 9 at the State Agricultural Management and Extension Training Institute (SAMETI) in Thiruvananthapuram. The “Kathiru” clubs, an initiative first announced in June, will offer programs like horticulture therapy and online markets for student-grown produce.
The clubs will also register with the Agricultural Information Management System (AIMS) portal, and the government intends to expand the program to all schools by the next academic year.
