Here goes the interview with the head of the research department of the agriculture collage Trivandrum.

1. Which crop do you think is most subjected to toxicants and why?

        The major crops of Kerala are paddy, banana, coconut, tubers like yams. Rice is cultivated as 2 or 3 cycles per year which leads to the deterioration of essential nutrients in the soil, hence becomes impossible to cultivate without using additional supplements.More...

Step 3 — Experience

30th November 2019 at 10 am

We interviewed with a regional farmer from India about agriculture. To specify this he is from the region of kalliyoor. Enclosed you can see the interview questions and answers:

1. Which cereal do you plant?
   We plant runner beans. (It is a climber)
2. How big is your plantation?
   Our plantation is 1.2 acres.
3. Where does the water come from for the plantation?
   The water comes from a nearby lake which is sufficient for watering the plantation.
4. How does climate change affect agriculture?
   Weather extremes are becoming more common, the problem of over raining is leading to a major set back in the yield.
5. In your opinion, how does climate affect food security?
   when climate affect agriculture it in turns affect food security in many ways  
6. What are the biggest problems with water?
   overflow of water from the nearby canal and over raining flooding our fields are our major problems related to water.
7. What was the biggest problem you had in terms of climate and how did you solve it?
   In my memory, I never had any that big problem due to climate.
8. Is there a way to save water in agriculture? If yes how?
   The best way is to purpose watering with drip irrigation and avoid spraying water into the air.
   
9. Is it difficult to get the water needed to water the plantation?
   No, we don't have any problem getting the water required for watering the plant. the pond and the vellayani lake nearby is providing me with enough water to irrigate my field.

Thanks for all your cooperation.

with kind regards,
Reshma, Lars, Dharany & Ashish

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step 1 - Imagination

In our project on water consumption and on how climate affects agriculture and food security, we are planning an interview with the head of a research team in agriculture. 

we will be seeking answers for the following questions

• Do you think the climate affect agriculture?
• Which is the crop you think the most affected by climatic change in Kerala?
• how do you think we can conserve water in the agriculture fields?
• does global warming affect agriculture?
• do you think the nutritional value of the crop cultivated gets affected by the climate?
• does agriculture play a role in maintaining the stability of climate?
• do you think the overuse of water or pollution of water affects climate & how?

thank you for all your attention!

kind regards from Switzerland and India

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Dharany, Lars & Ashish

Hai, everyone, we are having an idea on the topic "Climate Impact on Agriculture and Food Supply".we think that this is would be a best topic as it can be connected to food and climate very easily. as nowadays climate is a main challenge for the farmers to do agriculture.

If the agricultural products get decreased due to climate change then it will result in food insecurity.

The flood that affected in Kerala last year has caused a total agricultural loss of 6,281 crore Indian rupees and 25138 tonnes of production in spices itself.

So we think this would be a great topic.

pictures of Kerala flood and agricultural failure are following.

Anyone interested may be please comment on it or give suggestions for improvement

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