Name : Mr. Varkeychan Kalapurackal
District & State : Kottayam, Kerala
Category : Consumer durables
Award : Appreciation
Award Function : 1st National Grassroots Innovation Awards
Award Year : 2001
Innovation Description
Mr Kalapurackal is basically a marginal farmer from Kottayam. He hails from a low income family. His main income comes from agriculture and agricultual labour. He has been practicing grafting in nutmegs for the past ten years. By adopting this grafting techniques all nutmegs trees turn bisexual and productive. He does budding in others’ fields also and charge small amount for the same.
Budding in nutmeg trees
Nutmeg is unisexual plant. After planting several nutmeg trees only a few grow to be female plants bearing nutmeg fruits. The remaining male tre