Archive · 5 Jun 2025
Kudumbashree to Supply Vegetables for Onam Festival
Kudumbashree, a local organization, is providing all the vegetables for the Onam festival this year.
This is part of a project called 'Onakani' to ensure people get safe, pesticide-free vegetables.
They're growing vegetables on a much larger area of land than last year.
The project includes Onam kits with vegetables, pickles, and other food items.
Women farmers will get training on how to grow the vegetables.
The Kudumbashree will also find markets to sell the vegetables.
The project was launched in Kottukal panchayat.
Kudumbashree will provide all vegetables needed for the Onam sadya.
The project is called 'Onakani' and focuses on pesticide-free vegetables.
The land under cultivation has increased from 6,800 acres to 25,680 acres.
Training will be provided to women farmers on various aspects of farming.
Each CDS will be sanctioned up to ₹25,000 as revolving fund.
- Who
- Kudumbashree and the Minister for Local Self-government M.B. Rajesh.
- What
- Kudumbashree will provide all vegetables needed for the Onam sadya, as part of the 'Onakani' project.
- When
- The project was inaugurated on Wednesday.
- Where
- Kottukal panchayat.
- Why
- To provide safe and pesticide-free vegetables for the Onam festival.
- Event
- Onam
- Minister
- M.B. Rajesh
- Project Name
- Onakani
- Land Under Cultivation This Year
- 25,680 acres
- Land Under Cultivation Last Year
- 6,800 acres
- Turnover last year
- ₹7.8 crore