Low productivity still haunts coconut sector
Matters of raising the productivity and going in for a slew of value-added products were the main topics of discussion at the Cocotech international coconut conference which began here on Monday.
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Coimbatore house owner claims she has tree bearing record breaking 5000 coconuts
A house owner in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, has claimed that a coconut tree located at the back has delivered a record breaking 5000 coconuts.
Esther, the house owner, has been growing coconuts for the
Kerala may use monkeys to pluck coconuts
Monkeys may soon pluck coconuts in Kerala as they do in Sri Lanka or South East Asia.
A proposal for using monkeys to pluck coconuts will soon be presented to the state government by two agriculture
Moody's slashes Ireland credit rating
Colombo: Sri Lanka's authorities have been forced to step in to control the spiralling price of coconuts - a dietary staple - by setting a ceiling price and arranging imports to ease supply and demand