‘Adopt technology to improve coconut farming’
1 month ago

‘Adopt technology to improve coconut farming’

The Hindu  

Coconut farmers should explore ways to increase production and income by adopting latest technologies, Collector M. Pradeep Kumar said here on Thursday. Inaugurating a seminar on coconut farming organised under the National Horticulture Mission by the Department of Horticulture here, Mr. Kumar said coconut trees benefit a generation and Tamil Nadu is the second largest coconut producing State in the country. Farmers need to focus on enhancing their income from coconut farms through effective disease control, inter-cropping, value addition and marketing. Faculty members of the TNAU Horticulture College and Research Institute for Women, Tiruchi, handled sessions on various aspects of coconut farming at the seminar and interacted with farmers.

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TNAU’s Coconut Research Station sensitises farmers to methodologies for addressing root wilt disease
3 weeks ago

TNAU’s Coconut Research Station sensitises farmers to methodologies for addressing root wilt disease

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, through the Coconut Research Station at Aliyar Nagar in Pollachi Taluk, has urged farmers to apply micronutrients for coconut trees affected by root wilt disease. Micronutrients are vital for preventing electrolyte leakage that makes the tree susceptible to pest diseases, C. Sudhalakshmi, Associate Professor and Head, Coconut Research Station, Aliyarnagar, explained to farmers. But when …

Coconut farmers in ‘wait and watch’ mode to explore impact of Tamil Nadu Organic Farming Policy 2023
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Coconut farmers in ‘wait and watch’ mode to explore impact of Tamil Nadu Organic Farming Policy 2023

The Hindu  

Coconut farmers in the western region of the State who are just beginning to know about the significance of Tamil Nadu Organic Farming Policy 2023 seemingly choose to be in a ‘wait and watch’ mode before exploring its utility. Factoring in the rapid pace of growth for organic food products at the global level, the government, through the policy, proposes …

Coconut Development Board celebrates 45th Foundation Day
2 months, 1 week ago

Coconut Development Board celebrates 45th Foundation Day

The Hindu  

The Coconut Development Board observed its 45th Foundation Day at its headquarters in Kochi on Sunday. T. J. Vinod, MLA, who inaugurated the celebrations, urged the Board to take advantage of the prevailing favourable price trend by enhancing coconut production and productivity in the State. R. Madhu, secretary, T. Bala Sudhahari, director, and Pramod P. Kurian, deputy director, Coconut Development …

Value addition way forward for coconut sector, says Kerala Industries Minister
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Value addition way forward for coconut sector, says Kerala Industries Minister

The Hindu  

Minister for Industries P. Rajeeve called for concerted efforts to develop diversified value-added products from coconut, alongside traditional products. He stated that the convergence of schemes from the Government of Kerala and the Coconut Development Board would help provide quality support to entrepreneurs in the coconut sector. He added that the Board, Kerala Agricultural University, and the State Agriculture Department …

Agriculture minister releases guide to help TN farmers enhance coconut yield
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Agriculture minister releases guide to help TN farmers enhance coconut yield

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Agriculture Minister MRK Panneerselvam on Friday released a comprehensive guide on coconut cultivation, how to include the methods to eliminate pests, and the fertilisers to be used for higher yield and the like. MSME Minister TM Anbarasan received the first copy of the guide that was prepared by Information Minister MP Saminathan after holding many rounds of discussions with …

T.N. lists measures to boost coconut cultivation
1 year, 1 month ago

T.N. lists measures to boost coconut cultivation

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday listed out various measures to promote coconut cultivation in the State, while presenting the Agriculture Budget for 2024-25 in the Assembly. Under the Integrated Coconut Development Scheme, the area under coconut cultivation would be increased by 10,000 acres along with intercropping by distributing seven lakh quality coconut seedlings at an outlay of ₹4.8 crore, …

Perupalem villagers in Andhra Pradesh object to felling of trees for development projects
1 year, 6 months ago

Perupalem villagers in Andhra Pradesh object to felling of trees for development projects

The Hindu  

Villagers of Perupalem of Moghalthuru mandal in West Godavari district have expressed serious concern over destruction of coconut trees and casuarina plantations on over 25 acres. Mr. Srinivasa Rao said over 150 coconut trees and around 2,000 casuarina plants were uprooted for the tourism projects. Environmentalists have time and again pointed out how any construction in the ‘No Development Zone’ …

The many stories a swaying coconut palm tree holds
2 years, 11 months ago

The many stories a swaying coconut palm tree holds

Live Mint  

Taarai daeparre unda?” the sonorous voice of the coconut plucker booms into my 11-year-old ears. Wiry and agile, he wraps rope harnesses called khaddum around his limbs and climbs the first of the coconut trees in my grandparents’ garden. “You kids get out of the way of those falling coconuts or your mandos will look like one,” yells my grandmother, …

Rajahmundry: Use latest tech, farmers told
6 years ago

Rajahmundry: Use latest tech, farmers told

Deccan Chronicle  

Rajahmundry: Given the huge demand for products made of coconut husk, fibre and the dust, both in the domestic and international markets, horticulture authorities intend to train coconut farmers to avail latest technology by using modern machinery to produce quality products in the Konaseema region in East Godavari shortly. Farmers can use coconut husk to make yarn, coconut fibre to …

Lending a helping hand to coconut farmers
6 years, 6 months ago

Lending a helping hand to coconut farmers

The Hindu  

For R. Prabhu, a farmer who has nine acres under coconut trees at Kodingam, a village located 25 km from Pollachi, there are several challenges in maintaining the farm. Guidance to farmers However, about seven months ago, he came across a poster at a local dairy society about a project called Kalpavriksha that offered guidance to coconut farmers free of …

Coconuts getting pricier by the day in Chennai
6 years, 10 months ago

Coconuts getting pricier by the day in Chennai

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The price of coconuts, already up by more than 10 per cent in the last one month due to multiple factors ranging from consecutive monsoon failures and the delay in releasing Cauvery water to farmlands in delta regions, is set to surge by another 15 per cent in the coming days due to drastic dip in coconut production. According …

Coconut fest opens in Coimbatore
7 years, 1 month ago

Coconut fest opens in Coimbatore

Deccan Chronicle  

COIMBATORE: The first edition of ‘CII Coconut Festival’ opened here on Saturday, amid domain experts calling for more value addition to coconut to help tap the huge business potential it offers in both the domestic and export sectors. Speaking at the function, P Ravichandran, chairman CII, Tamil Nadu, said that value addition is the future of Indian food industry, as …

Andhra Pradesh farmers unite to break coconut mafia'
8 years, 2 months ago

Andhra Pradesh farmers unite to break coconut mafia'

Deccan Chronicle  

Rajahmundry: Coconuts grown in Konaseema region continue to remain popular in many foreign countries like Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and Sri Lanka but the farmers are being exploited by traders. Farmers in the region are exporting coconuts and tender coconuts to several northern states like New Delhi, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha. Horticulture authorities say that farmers in the …

Telangana: Progressive farmers turn to coconut-coco
9 years, 1 month ago

Telangana: Progressive farmers turn to coconut-coco

Deccan Chronicle  

Khammam: Farmers of Dammapet, who are known as trendsetters in agriculture, are shifting to coconut-coco crops from oil palm and seed maize. The farmers had earlier felled mango and cashew plants over 10,000 acre and gone for oil palm and seed maize crops. Apart from this, I will raise groundnut, watermelon and seed maize as inter crops amidst the coconut …

Coconut crisis looms as postwar palm trees age
11 years, 4 months ago

Coconut crisis looms as postwar palm trees age

Live Mint  

Asia’s coconut palms, which mark the landscape from the Philippines to India, face a crisis as rapidly aging groves become less productive, curbing harvests that are a source of food and income for millions. “We have a lot of aging trees,” Yvonne Agustin, executive director of the United Coconut Association of the Philippines, said in an interview, adding some local …

Kerala youth modernises coconut plucking into a hi tech profession
12 years, 11 months ago

Kerala youth modernises coconut plucking into a hi tech profession

Firstpost  

While many youngsters looked down upon coconut plucking as a less-esteemed career, Selvin from Changanassery has opted for it with “career pride and pleasure” Thiruvananthapuram: The shortage of trained coconut pluckers is a grim farm sector problem in Kerala but for 37-year-old Selvin Chacko coconut plucking is a hi-tech profession involving car, mobile and even a dedicated website. While many …

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