Standing paddy across 10,000 hectares have been destroyed by unseasonal rains. No labour was in supply to harvest the crop in time.
Mechanical harvesters couldn't be used since the CPI(M)'s union refused to give timely permission
It requires union consent for Kerala farmers to bring in labour from outside or use machines
Five farmer suicides in the last fortnight.
Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/raindrop-tears
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/outlook-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/croplands
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rice
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/alappuzha-d
