Agriculture

Agriculture

Most Varieties of Cooked Millet Dishes at a Display

Kudumbashree Ernakulam District Mission in collaboration with Kudumbashree Attappady Comprehensive Tribal and PVTG Development Project, Kudumbashree Gender, FNHW and Tribal Wing organized the world’s largest display of 501 cooked millet dishes at a single venue on Dec 29, 2023. The event showcasing the millet varieties of Kerala was a part of the National Saras Fair held at Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium, Kochi.

World’s tallest coriander plant

Gopal Dutt Upreti, an organic farmer from Bilkesh village in Ranikhet, Uttarakhand has grown the world’s tallest coriander (dhania) plant which measured 2.16 m (7.1 feet) as on April 21, 2020. Generally, coriander plants grow up to 4½ feet tall. He uses traditional farming techniques.

World’s largest cattle care programme in a day

Fullerton India Credit Company Ltd successfully organized the third edition of ‘Pashu Vikas Day’, the world’s largest single-day cattle care programme, at 225 locations across 13 states on Dec 15, 2018. With the support of over 3,000 Fullerton India volunteers and government veterinary doctors, the CSR event provided free health check-ups to over 40,000 cattle heads and expert advice to 12,500 cattle owners.
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