El Nino fear pushes farmers in Srikakulam and Vizianagaram towards water-saving paddy methodsFarmers in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts are shifting to water-saving rice farming techniques. Facing potential El...
18 Jun, 2026, 02.03 PM IST
Bengaluru techie quit his high-paying corporate job to become a farmer. Today, his farm makes more than most salaried professionalsChethan Shetty left his corporate job in Bengaluru to take over and modernise his family’s farm in Karnataka. He invested heavily in upgrad...
24 May, 2026, 02.30 PM IST
From dry lands to thriving farms: How one farmer from Andhra transformed dry land into productive crops worth croresIn India's drought-hit Anantapur district, farmer Mekala Shiva Shankar Reddy transformed 180 acres into a high-income, water-efficient agri...
11 May, 2026, 08.23 PM IST
Coconut falls on hard times in GoaAttacks by pests, and farmer's disinclination to cultivate coconuts, has caused coconut prices to surge in Goa, putting the nut beyond the ...
28 Jan, 2018, 04.52 PM IST
Coconut industry opting dwarf palms due to shortage of climbers & rising demand for packaged waterThe rising popularity of tender coconut water as a health drink has in the last couple of years pushed demand for dwarf palms in the southe...
22 Aug, 2015, 11.41 AM IST
LDF stages walkout from Kerala Assembly over coconut oil importBefore the walkout, CPI-M veteran V S Achuthanandan said LDF had warned then itself about the negative impact of the ASEAN agreement on dom...
23 Jul, 2015, 03.49 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
Farmers bet on non-alcoholic drink neera to end coconut's woesWith around 6,00,000 coconut farmers in it, the consortium formed by 12 companies is aiming at marketing Neera at a uniform price.
28 Sep, 2014, 04.21 PM IST
Neera may get uniform pricing to avoid competition among producersCoconut Development Board has suggested a uniform price to avoid cut-throat competition among the producer companies
19 Mar, 2014, 12.35 PM IST
Kerala government gives nod for tapping 'Neera' from the palmsThis will bring much-needed relief for them as they can earn up to Rs 1,500 from a palm a month with neera.
04 Feb, 2014, 10.37 AM IST
Cos plan cooperative coconut farming on lines of AmulFarmers pool resources to look after plantations, buy inputs through bargains & combat labour shortage by using machines to pluck coconuts ...
23 Sep, 2013, 11.24 AM IST
- Value addition will help coconut farmers: Romulo N Arancon, The Asian and Pacific Coconut Community
Producing more value-added products from coconut will increase the income of the farmers. The Philippines and Sri Lanka have been quite suc...
06 Jul, 2012, 03.05 PM IST
- Value addition will help coconut farmers: Romulo N Arancon, Executive Director, APCC
There is intense competition from other remunerative crops. In Malaysia, cultivation of oil palms is on the rise, says Romulo N Arancon.
06 Jul, 2012, 08.26 AM IST
- Poor infra seen to spoil coconut procurement plan
Kerala co-operation minister G Sudhakaran is the latest knight-in-armor to attempt to save the coconut farm sector in the state.
17 Dec, 2009, 05.53 PM IST
- Rising coconut oil cheers farmers, worries traders
Spiralling coconut oil price is spreading cheer among coconut farmers, while the traders are a worried lot as there is no sign of a let-up ...
04 Jul, 2008, 02.03 AM IST
- 'Import duty cut on edible oil to hit Kerala'
The Centre's decision to slash the import duty on edible oils including palm oil is likely to hit thousands of coconut farmers in Kerala.
21 Mar, 2008, 03.30 PM IST
- ICS 2007 stresses on organic farming of coconut
International Coconut Summit (ICS) on Friday drew a 12-point 'Kochi Declaration' to lay emphasis on adopting organic agriculture for coconu...
11 May, 2007, 10.04 PM IST