Who Will Grow Food for Kerala? (Malayalam Version)

Kerala is one of the most educated societies in the world. Yet despite fertile land and a long agricultural history, the state imports a large portion of its food. Why is agriculture often considered unprofitable? In this video, I share a real story from Kottayam. A banana farmer sold one thousand banana blossoms for five rupees each. The buyer, a middleman, took the same produce in the same truck and sold it to a hotel for twenty rupees each. This raises an important question: Is there profit in agriculture — and if so, who is really receiving it? The issue may not be the farmer, the soil, or the crop. The deeper issue may lie in the structure of the value chain. As Kerala looks toward the future of food production, we must rethink profitability, fairness in agricultural markets, and regenerative soil practices. Because soil is not dirt. It is a living system. And the future of Kerala may begin beneath our feet.