00:00There was a possibility of alaichaa, because if I remember, in 1978, I saw that the Maachkundra
00:11soil conservation farm had a miracle and it was dry.
00:16That inspired me to come after the coffee plantation and alaichaa line.
00:21Apart from that, if we go to Karnataka or Kerala, the coffee plantations and alaichaa
00:27are connected by the western Ghats.
00:29Alaichaa and Golmarcha are connected by the Angangi River.
00:32In Kerala, there is an Indian Kadamum Research Institute at Iddukira, near Mailadam.
00:40We brought some seeds and fodder there.
00:44We planted the seeds, which are known as green gold.
00:47Today, I have been able to plant alaichaa for 600 years.
00:51I have seen that there is a lot of possibility of alaichaa.
00:56Although I have kept alaichaa only in organic practice, I have been able to find alaichaa
01:03everywhere in the rainy season.
01:08I have been able to process alaichaa.
01:10I didn't know about the system, but I have learnt about it now.
01:13It is very good.
01:14Alaichaa is not sold in bulk.
01:16The tourists who come during the rainy season, we deliver the alaichaa in packets.
01:24There is an international wholesale price.
01:27Today, alaichaa costs Rs. 2500.
01:30It is sold in tons.
01:33The market price is Rs. 3500-4000.
01:38We want to sell it at a price of Rs. 80.
01:47I have seen a lot of coffee gardens.
01:49I have seen the Brown Valley coffee garden today.
01:51I had come to Apurvar for a while, but I had not forgotten about it.
01:54Today, I have extensively forgotten about this garden.
01:57I have been here for 1.5-2 hours.
01:59I am really inspired.
02:00It is not just a coffee garden.
02:02It is a different type of cultivation.
02:04It has been integrated beautifully.
02:06There is cinnamon, alaichaa, black pepper, coffee tree, lemon tree.
02:13I have seen a lot of biodiversity.
02:16I have also seen the source of the old perennial stream.
02:20I can say, even though this is a small land, it is a hotspot of biodiversity.
02:25It has been integrated beautifully.
02:28I have not seen a coffee garden, but I have seen a different crop system.
02:34I have seen the best example of Brown Valley coffee garden.
02:41I have involved the tribal youth.
02:43The program is going on.
02:45We will be involved in the total cycle.
02:47We have started nursery raising, soil preparation, plant raising.
02:52We will have a caring system.
02:54We will be involved in the total cycle.
02:56There will be an agro-horticulture system for the coffee plants.
