KOCHI: The maize harvest mela organised by the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) saw the first harvest of maize crop (Zea mays.L) which recorded an yield of 40 quintals an acre.

The harvest was inaugurated by CMFRI director G Syda Rao, and the meeting was attended by progressive farmers from Kadamakkudy, Karumaloor, Mukkannoor and Kothamangalam, and CMFRI scientists and techni