Call to make coconut farming profitable

Because any agreement on the import of coconut oil or coconut products spells doom for the domestic industry. So, the Board is strongly recommending that coconut should be in the negative list.
According to Minnie Mathew, Chairman, Coconut Development Board, though coconut and coconut products were included in the exempted list, this was not a comfort for all times to come. So, the farmers should look for improving productivity, value addition and diversification to make coconut farming sustainable.
Delivering the inaugural address at a Workshop on Technology Mission on Coconut in Pollachi on Friday, Minnie Mathew said that coconut price fluctuation was cyclical.
Every three years it goes up and comes down. If during January 2005, the price of one quintal coconut oil was Rs 7,200, it came down to Rs 4,300 by December the same year, thus affecting the farmers. The demand is also decreasing.
Coconut oil is not used as a cooking medium beyond Kerala. Emergence of cheaper substitutes like palm oil is available for industrial use. Besides, the macro economic policies of the Union Government like free trade add to the woes of the farmers.
In States such as Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, coconut farmers are switching over to oil farm and rubber respectively. So, the challenge is how to make coconut cultivation remunerative and profitable for the farmers.
Coconut production in the country is 13,000 million nuts. Tamil Nadu contributes 30 percent of the total. The rate is fast catching up with Kerala with the production being over 4,000 million nuts as against the 5,700 million nuts in Kerala.
The budgetary allocation too has doubled for Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu has various advantages to forge ahead, like low cost production, high productivity and cheap labour, she said.
State Industries Commissioner M Raman said that around 5,400 coir units were functioning in Tamil Nadu, providing employment opportunity is, to 75,000 people.
The coconut based products manufacturing was found to be on the rise in the State during the last 15 to 20 years, he added.
Member of Coconut Development Board Sellamuthu, vice-chairman Coir Board C M Kamaraj, a progressive farmer A Krishnasamy and director Coconut Development Board K V Subramanian participated.
Source:newindpress
printland5762 2p · 240 weeks ago
Custom face mask
varun · 239 weeks ago
machinerydukaan1 · 227 weeks ago
Power weeder dealers in Uttar pardesh
Power Sprayer in Uttar Pardesh
HTP Sprayer dealers in Uttar pardesh
Brush cutter in Uttar pardesh
Power Weeder
Diesel Engine in uttar pardesh
ajay · 215 weeks ago
machinerydukaan · 214 weeks ago
honda power weeder
honda power weeder in India
<a href="https://www.machinerydukaan.com/products/detail/small-power-weeder-power-tiller
">power weeder online
Greaves 1510 Diesel Engine
briggs & stratton xr2100
<a href="https://www.machinerydukaan.com/products/detail/small-power-weeder-power-tiller
">power weeder online
htp power sprayer
briggs & stratton xr550
honda power tiller
dfgfgfg55 · 192 weeks ago
ollieandjames.com · 192 weeks ago
prakriya hospital · 180 weeks ago
prakriya 13p · 180 weeks ago
peopletree · 178 weeks ago
trustwell hospitals · 178 weeks ago
trustwell hospitals · 178 weeks ago
trustwell · 178 weeks ago
trustwell hospitals · 178 weeks ago
anoopjhurani 4p · 175 weeks ago
Hip Replacement in Jaipur
Sivakumar · 173 weeks ago
anoopjhurani 4p · 173 weeks ago
Robotic Joint Replacement India
ROINET · 172 weeks ago
Are you looking for small business ideas for rural areas ? Then come and start your business with ROINET solutions. Be a partner with us and help us in serving the underserved. We provide facilities like digital banking, doorstep banking, AEPS, domestic money transfer, mini ATM, bill pay and utility services, insurance, loans, etc.
greenfield housings · 171 weeks ago
By
GreenField Housings Coimbatore
Greenfield Crown City
Greenfield Emerlard City
greenfieldhousing
greenfieldhousings@gmail.com
9750822467
royalpicks cars · 169 weeks ago
thanks for sharing
by
royalpicks self drive cars
self drive car rental in Coimbatore | self drive cars Coimbatore
self drive car rental in Theni | self drive cars Theni
self drive car rental in Chennai| self drive cars Chennai
self drive car rental in Madurai | self drive cars Madurai
self drive car rental in Trichy | self drive cars Trichy
self drive car rental in Salem | self drive cars Salem
royalpicks cars · 169 weeks ago
thanks for sharing
by
royalpicks self drive cars
self drive car rental in Coimbatore | self drive cars Coimbatore
self drive car rental in Theni | self drive cars Theni
self drive car rental in Chennai| self drive cars Chennai
self drive car rental in Madurai | self drive cars Madurai
self drive car rental in Trichy | self drive cars Trichy
self drive car rental in Salem | self drive cars Salem
ramajyothiji 6p · 160 weeks ago
vijay · 159 weeks ago
ram · 159 weeks ago
owen · 156 weeks ago