New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar will visit Kerala Sep 10-12 to study the state government's demand for more relief for farmers in some "suicide prone" districts.

"I have asked the state government to arrange visits to a few districts where farmers are facing problems," Pawar told the media on the sidelines of a meet to mark the World Coconut Day here Saturday.

The minister said he would be interacting with the farmers to find out their problems, "which are different from those of farmers in Maharashtra and Karnataka".

Refusing to comment on whether the central government would be enhancing the relief package for the farmers, the minister said a decision would be taken on the basis of input received by his ministry.

Kerala has been seeking a better relief package and inclusion of Idukki district alongside Wayanad, Palakkad and Kasaragod districts for which the central government promised help last month.

While New Delhi proposed Rs.6.98 billion three-year relief package for the 31 "suicide prone" districts in the country, including three in Kerala, the state government has sought a Rs.20 billion package for farmers of the four districts on the lines of the Vidharbha deal announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.