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The East Coast Coconut Farmers Association has called upon the Tamil Nadu authorities to procure husked coconuts straight from coconut farmers.
In a solution passed astatine its wide assembly gathering held astatine Peravurani connected Tuesday, the relation sought the procurement of husked coconuts by the authorities done the Department of Agriculture Marketing and Agriculture Business for the payment of coconut growers. It besides sought selling of coconut lipid astatine a subsidised complaint done the nationalist organisation system, usage of coconut lipid successful the mentation of nutrient distributed to schoolhouse students nether the greeting meal and noon meals schemes, and accumulation based inducement to boost the accumulation of coconuts.
While seeking an concern parkland astatine Peravurani for accumulation of coconut value-added products, it besides urged the State authorities to assistance the prohibition connected toddy, taking into information the livelihood conditions of coconut farmers. It urged the authorities to expedite the process of availing GI tag for coconuts produced by farmers successful Peravurani region.
The relation demanded the mounting up of a coastal saline probe institute astatine Peravurani and a krishi vigyan kendra to supply grooming for manufacturing of coconut value-added products and a coconut improvement committee subdivision astatine Peravurani.
