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Detailed explanation-1: -Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday declared a seed farm, located in Aluva here, as the first carbon neutral farm in the country. A significant reduction in carbon emission has helped the seed farm, under the Agricultural Department, achieve the carbon neutral status, he said making the announcement.

Detailed explanation-2: -Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today declared the State Seed Farm at Aluva in Ernakulam district as the first carbon-neutral farm in the country.

Detailed explanation-3: -Measures undertaken. Kerala Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan, will declare the carbon neutral status of the farm on Saturday.

Detailed explanation-4: -#Kerala| Chief Minister pinarayivijayan declares Ernakulam Aluva Seed Farm as India’s first carbon-neutral farm. Compared to the emission rate, more than 170 tons of more carbon have been procured at the seed farm, which helped it to be recognised as the country’s first carbon-neutral seed farm.

Detailed explanation-5: -Bhutan is the world’s first carbon negative country. Mainly because of its extensive forests, covering 70% of the land, the Kingdom is able to absorb more carbon dioxide than it produces.