Thiruvananthapuram, Aug. 9 -- Keralam Agriculture Minister T Siddique on Sunday said that the heavy rainfall and flood situation in the state have severely affected the agriculture sector, with thousands of farmers and hectares of agricultural land impacted across districts.

Highlighting the extent of the damage, Siddique said that 45,904 farmers have been seriously affected by the rainfall, while 9,332 hectares of agricultural land have suffered damage.

He added that the estimated loss to the agriculture sector stands at Rs 127.61 crore.

"Due to the heavy rainfall and the serious flood situation, it has seriously affected the agriculture sector here in Kerala. Every district in Kerala is seriously affected... 45,904 farmers are seriou...