State: KERALA
District: ALAPPUZHA
| 1.0 District Agriculture profile | |||||||
| 1.1 | Agro-Climatic/Ecological Zone | ||||||
| Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) | Western Ghats And Coastal Plain, Hot Humid region (19.3) | ||||||
| Agro-Climatic Region (Planning Commission) | West coast plains and Ghat region (XII) | ||||||
| Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) | Problem Areas, KE-5 | ||||||
| List all the districts or part thereof falling under the NARP Zone | Alappuzha, Kollam, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta | ||||||
| Geographic coordinates of district | Latitude | Longitude | Altitude | ||||
| 9°29’39″N | 76°19’39″E | 2m belowMSL to | |||||
| Name and address of the concerned ZRS/ ZARS/ RARS/ RRS/ RRTTS | RRS, Moncompu,Thekkekkara P.O., AlappuzhaORARS, Kayamkulam P.O., Alappuzha district 690502 | ||||||
| Mention the KVK located in the district | CPCRI KVK, Regional Station, Kayangulam, Krishnapuram, Alappuzha-690533 | ||||||
| 1.2 | Rainfall | Normal RF(mm) | NormalRainy days (number) | Normal Onset | Normal Cessation | ||
| SW monsoon (June-Sep): | 1511 | 79 | June 1st week | September1st week | |||
| NE Monsoon(Oct-Dec): | 464 | 27 | October 1st week | November 2nd week | |||
| Winter (Jan- March) | 94 | 5 | – | – | |||
| Summer (Apr-May) | 430 | 20 | – | – | |||
| Annual 2005-06 | 2252 | 108 | – | – | |||
