India is a leading exporter of coir products with an annual export value of nearly R800 crore. The R2,000-crore traditional industry employs more than five lakh workers. Traditional markets for coir ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a significant intervention to revive Kerala’s struggling coir sector, the state government has announced the formation of a yarn bank to tackle the acute shortage of coir fibre.

KOCHI : A surge in the price of coir yarn due to a shortage is likely to lead to increased product prices and delays in shipments of coir products, according to the Federation of Indian Coir Exporters ...

Kerala Budget, presented on February 2, had assured a second restructuring plan for coir sector, with a plan omnibus to the tune of Rs 1,200 crore for coir industry. (IE) Coir sector in Kerala has ...

Aiming to stop the procuring of coir fibre from neighbouring states such as Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, the state government is planning to increase the availability of fibre in state by active ...

Kerala Industries Minister P Rajeeve has said there is a new-found enthusiasm in the coir sector as evidenced in the quantum jump in production and procurement in the state. He said this while ...

Vasudevan K., 65, was born into a family of coir workers at Aryad, near Alappuzha. His first tryst with the golden fibre at a professional level came when he joined a chaapra (coir products ...

For many, Pollachi may bring to mind tall coconut trees, mounds of coconut husks being dried in large plots of land. One of the largest producers of coconut in the country, the district is yet to reap ...