Agitating coconut farmers, under the banner or Infam, have demanded that a system be in place to procure copra along with raw coconut.The farmers staged a dharna before the regional office of the Kerafed here on Friday. They pointed out that due to poor procurement, farmers were forced to sell at Rs.2 per coconut. One coconut could have fetched Rs.7 if the procurement process was efficient, they saidThey...
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Coconut water is known to be morenutritious than whole milk because it has no cholesterol and lesser fat.Coconut water not only makes your immune system stronger but alsohelps the body fight different types of viruses.If you suffer fromkidney stones, include coconut water in your diet. Drinking it regularly willbreak up the stones and make them easier to push out.Ifyou’re suffering from a hangover,...
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exhibition of products of domestic use derived from the coconut tree, at Vengeri in Kozhikode on Sunday. —For 101 families at Vengeri in Kozhikode, a coconut exhibition organised by Niravu, a residents’ association, was an occasion to celebrate the virtues of coconut cultivation and devise ways to shore up coconut’s ebbing fortunes.With the State celebrating the 53rd Kerala Piravi Day, the initial...
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It doesn’t need an egghead to figure out why the response has been lukewarm to Kerala government’s reward of one million rupees to anyone who invented an automatic mechanism for coconut harvesting: Coconut prices have fallen so much that distressed growers wonder if it would be worth getting the nuts down. Time was when an egg sold for Re 1 and a coconut commanded Rs 10, but that...
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:It doesn’t need an egghead to figure out why the response has beenlukewarm to Kerala government’s reward of one million rupees to anyone whoinvented an automatic mechanism for coconut harvesting: Coconut prices havefallen so much that distressed growers wonder if it would be worth getting thenuts down.Time was when an egg sold for Re 1 and a coconut commandedRs 10, but that price...
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Coconuts kept at Kabballi village in Chennarayapatna taluk where the fair is held every Monday.HASSAN: Kabballi, an otherwise sleepy village in Chennarayapatna taluk, comes alive every Monday as a weekly coconut market is held there. Sellers from Hassan, Tumkur, Mandya and Chitradurga districts do brisk business on the day. A fair is held every year in November at the Basaveshwara temple in the village,...
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fall in coconut prices has significantly reduced rural incomes in the district. The State procurement agencies have not responded to distress calls from farmers to procure fresh coconuts instead of copra.The price of a coconut has fallen from Rs.8 to less than Rs.3 in a year, and the incomes have dropped by as much as 60 per cent by one reckoning. The small-scale farmers in the district who do not...
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Kerala Congress (Jacob) leader T.M. Jacob on Friday urged the State government to permit the distribution of coconut oil through ration shops with a view to preventing a crash in coconut prices.In a statement here, Mr. Jacob asked the government to consider giving subsidy for coconut oil similar to the Rs.15 subsidy given for sale of palm oil through ration shops.©...
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Regulated market in Thalavady sees good inflow of coconuts, but is poor in infrastructure. —THALAVADY: Thalavady regulated market in the hills here does good business but is poor in infrastructure. The market that serves hundreds of tribal hamlets in the hills sees coconut trade on Fridays.On an average 15,000 coconuts are traded a week, says the market Supervisor J. Rajan. A couple of weeks ago the...
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cyclist pedals his way through the picturesque coconut groves at Mudinepalli in Krishna...
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