The document discusses traditional agricultural methods in the Kuttanadu region of Kerala, India. Kuttanadu has a unique landscape of backwaters and rivers, with half the area below sea level. Traditional crops included rice varieties like Chambavu and Karutha Chara. Farmers built elevated bunds and used water wheels to drain fields and control water levels for cultivation. Pests were removed using methods like gathering them in baskets when they floated to the tops of submerged rice plants. The livelihoods of people in the region revolved around cooperative agricultural activities and making the most of the fertile black soil terrain.