Coir rope making is now a flourishing industry at Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) estate at Swarupkathi under Nesarabad upazila of the district. Strong and thick ropes, ...

K.J. Deepthy’s first tryst with coir, known as golden fibre, at a professional level came after she moved to Vayalar, near Cherthala, in Alappuzha 19 years ago. After becoming a member of a coir ...

The soil and climate in Pollachi are ideal for coir manufacturing Pollachi, one of the world’s largest exporters of coir fibre and pith, is facing a setback like never before. Coir manufacturers are ...

The Coir Board is looking to encourage setting up of large industries to make value-added coir products. In pursuance of this, the board is expected to unveil a scheme next week. S. Mahesh Kumar, ...

The Indian Railways is likely to replace plywood with coir wood to make seats and berths in trains, said the chairman of the Coir Board, C P Radhakrishnan on Wednesday. "Indian Railways procures 1,750 ...

SRIKAKULAM: The Uddanam region, renowned for its coconut crop and coir-making units, is witnessing a sharp decline in its coir industry. Once bustling with around 20 units in areas like Ichchapuram, ...

Coir rope and paposh (door mat) making has always been an indigenous cottage industry at Sutiakathi Union of Swarupkathi (Nesarabad upazila ) of Pirojpur District for long. Abundance of coconut trees ...

Livelihood of the tribal people in Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) has started improving, thanks to the coir making employment initiative taken by the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation ...