Govt hikes copra MSP by Rs 250-300 per quintal for 2024 seasonThe government on Wednesday announced Rs 250-300 per quintal increase in the minimum support price (MSP) of copra at Rs 11,160-12,000 per q...
27 Dec, 2023, 05.47 PM IST
Cabinet approves minimum support price for copra for 2024 seasonThe MSP of fair and average quality (FAQ) ball copra has been increased to Rs 12,000 per quintal, while milling copra support price has bee...
27 Dec, 2023, 05.10 PM IST
Food processing policy likely in two months: officialAddressing a two-day Coconut Festival, the principal secretary in charge of agriculture said that efforts are on to come out with a Neera P...
27 Jan, 2018, 06.04 PM IST
Centre drops plan to import coconut oil through STCIn a relief to thousands of coconut growers in the country, Centre has decided to drop its plan to import a large quantity of coconut oil t...
19 Nov, 2015, 05.57 PM IST
Coconut farmers cashing in on by-products like sugar and honeyMany of the 25 coconut producers have started production of neera and associated products, ensuring a minimum income of Rs 1,000 per tree a...
21 Apr, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Import policy affecting farmers: Agriculturists federationThe federation said Government has allowed import of potato & onion worth Rs 500 crore, which were available and raised aplenty across the ...
13 Jan, 2015, 05.50 PM IST
Incentive for coconut growers to be raised to Rs 30,000The CDB also stresses on the flagship programme in which educated unemployed people are trained in various facets of coconut and its care.
22 May, 2014, 11.17 AM IST
Kerala turns to rubber for better farm returns, switches from arecanut, coconutSupply of palm fronds, a staple for elephants, drops as farmers clear out arecanut, coconut plantations for rubber estates.
19 Jun, 2013, 02.45 AM IST
Coconut, oil exports to the Gulf perk up; relief to growersCoconut exports have shown a 50% rise in quantity and a 22% increase in value till July this year and the trend has been continuing.
05 Dec, 2012, 04.28 AM IST
- Coconut Genetic Resources Network to sequence coconut genome
The steering committee of the COGENT has decided to set up an international thematic group on coconut genomics under the leadership of Indi...
10 Jul, 2012, 05.47 PM IST
- Coconut Development Board signs MoU with Trinidad & Tobago
CDB & the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago has signed a MoU to encourage & develop technical collaboration b/w India & the latter for coconut ...
18 May, 2012, 06.49 PM IST
- Tender coconut turns hot business
Tender coconut water continues to grow as India's bestseller health drink despite a 100% jump in prices over the last one year.
24 May, 2011, 01.16 AM IST
- Cash crops sink; plantation economy in tatters
The prolonged heavy rains are likely to affect the production of major cash crops and hit the plantation economy of south India hard.
26 Nov, 2010, 01.13 AM IST
- Coconut prices double despite a rich harvest as exports jump 145% y-o-y
The price of a coconut, a must for all auspicious occasions, has doubled this Diwali as exports to neighbouring countries eat into India’s ...
27 Oct, 2010, 02.20 AM IST
- Robot could solve coconut climber problem
As coconut growers around the world throw up their hands in despair unable to cope with the scarcity of palm climbers, a solution is in the...
26 Aug, 2009, 02.02 AM IST
- Govt fillip to coconut export; CDB now gets EPC status
Apart from opportunities to tap export market, this would enable manufacturing of value-added products even when prices spiral downwards.
18 Aug, 2009, 01.24 AM IST
- India bans palm oil imports at all Kerala ports
India has extended a ban on the import of palm oils to all ports in southern Kerala state after lobbying from producers of rival coconut oi...
27 Dec, 2007, 04.16 PM IST