![]() ![]() It needs to be stepped up to at least 25 per cent to produce conveniently marketable products to make coconut plantations economically viable. Value addition of coconut through processing is hardly 8 per cent at present. In India, coconut oil’s use as a cooking medium has remained confined to Kerala and Keralites.įresh coconut water is in good demand almost all over the country, but meeting this demand requires bulky nuts to be hauled over long distances entailing heavy costs. ![]() Lack of adequate value addition is among the major factors holding coconut back from becoming a lucrative commercial crop.ĭemand for coconut oil has been stagnant worldwide because of competition from relatively cheaper alternatives like palm oil. Photograph: Sergi Alexander/Getty Images. IMAGE: Value addition of coconut through processing is hardly 8 per cent at present. ![]()
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