Alappuzha: A meshed cellular structure made purely of eco-friendly coir could bring large areas of erosion-prone slope lands under cultivation. The innovative new product called the ‘Agri Coir Cell’ has been developed by the Thiruvanathapuram-based National Coir Research and Management Institute (NCRMI) and is being showcased at the ongoing Coir Kerala 2014 international coir trade fair.
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Deals worth Rs 150 crore at Coir Kerala Buyer-Seller meet
Alappuzha: The buyer-seller meet held as part of the Coir Kerala 2014 turned out to be a huge success with business deals worth Rs. 150 crore expected to have been agreed between global buyers and manufacturers.
Read MoreCoirfed plans new outlets & new agents outside Kerala
Alappuzha: Giving a fillip to its expansion plans, Coirfed will set up more retail outlets and appoint new agents outside Kerala to market its products, the newest range of which include an assortment of mats and mattresses that could be used for bathing small kids and inducing sleep among the insomniacs and the old people.
Read MoreCoir Kerala 2014 gets off to a start in Alappuzha
Alappuzha: Union Defence Minister, Shri A K Antony has asked both the Union Government and the State Government to work together for uplifting Kerala’s coir sector which was the main income generator for lakhs of workers. He was speaking after inaugurating Coir Kerala 2014, the fourth edition of the international event on coir and natural fibre products at Alapuzzha.
Read MoreCoirfed gets Rs. 5 crore to supply fibre to coir societies
Alappuzha: The Kerala government has granted Coirfed, the apex body of coir cooperatives in the State, Rs. 5 crore to supply raw fibres at subsidised rates to coir cooperatives, Minister for Revenue and Coir Shri Adoor Prakash announced today.
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