<span style="color: #222222;">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. The declaration was the culmination of decade-long efforts which included totally organic agricultural activities and scientific interventions to maintain soil health in the farm.<br />''<br />''Studies by the Kerala Agricultural University held last August had found that the carbon emissions from the activities in the farm was 43 tonnes, while carbon sequestration was 213 tonnes, thus making it not only neutral but also carbon negative.<br />''<br />''Addressing a function at Aluva, the Chief Minister said a special environmental budget document will be presented along with the state budget from next fiscal. He said the document will detail all aspects related to environmental programmes.  <br />''<br />''The state aims to achieve 40 percent of its energy needs from renewable energy sources by 2025. Pinarayi Vijayan said the government has also plans to set up model carbon-neutral farms in all the 140 assembly constituencies in the state.</span><br />''<br />