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Coimbatore ryots seek govt aid as 28 lakh coconut trees face axe
The disease, caused by a phytoplasma infection, has been spreading rapidly since 2019. With no effective cure available, farmers have no option but to...
Thanjavur farmers seek distribution of coconut oil through PDS outlets
14 Feb 2024 3:00 AM ISTAccording to the protesting farmers, those who cultivate oil seeds are facing a huge loss due to poor pricing.
Ryots seek ‘one nation, one coconut mkt’ plan
5 Feb 2024 6:15 AM ISTCoconut farmers want the government to do away with inter-state cess levied on transporting coconut or its by-products.
Coconut farmers plan hunger strike seeking Rs 170 per kg of copra
6 Dec 2023 1:45 AM ISTHe said, the coconut farmers have been demanding a decent pricing for the past 18 years. Farmers have been demanding for the fixation of the MSP of Rs...
TN urges white category classification for coir industry
30 Aug 2023 1:00 PM ISTIn a representation handed over to the Union Minister on Tuesday, it was pointed out that around 4.44 lakh hectares of coconut cultivation is going on...
'Replace palm oil with coconut oil in PDS ration shops': PMK
17 Aug 2023 3:00 PM ISTIn his statement, the senior leader said that several grama sabha meetings held on August 15 have urged the state government to replace palm oil with...
Coconut oil in PDS: 25 Thanjai villages pass resolutions
16 Aug 2023 6:45 AM ISTCoconut has been cultivated in an area of 1.30 lakh acres at Pattukkottai, Peravurani and Orathanadu areas in Thanjavur district
Govt urged to fix ‘MSP’ for coconuts
25 July 2023 6:45 AM ISTThe farmers have been staging a series of protests across the state pressing this demand.