About Kuttanadu Backwaters
The FAO describes Kuttanad as a wetland farming system with rice cultivation below sea level; the system extends beyond Alappuzha.
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Status: VerifiedInformation last verified: September 2026Source: FAO: Kuttanad Below Sea Level Farming SystemSources:
- Government source: FAO: Kuttanad Below Sea Level Farming System Describes Kuttanad wetland agriculture and rice cultivation below sea level.
- Tourism authority: Kerala Tourism: Kuttanad Locates the Kuttanad paddy-growing region in Alappuzha.
- Research source: M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation: Kuttanad Wetland System Study (2007) Describes the Kuttanad Wetland System across Alappuzha, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta.