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Call to raise dwarf varieties of coconut palms

KOCHI: Director of State Horticulture Mission K. Prathapan has highlighted the need for growing dwarf varieties of coconut palms in Kerala.

High cost of labour for harvesting the crop has been a handicap to coconut farmers. The situation may turn acute in future, he said.

He was addressing a workshop organised by the All India Coconut Growers' Federation here recently.

High yield

Mr. Prathapan urged the federation to initiate a project for raising high-yielding dwarf varieties in Kerala.

He said the scheme for cutting off senile trees and undertaking replanting operations be undertaken extensively.

He said farmers should form clusters and take up activities of value addition.

Scientific approach

Earlier, inaugurating the workshop, Charles Dias, MP, said coconut farming needed a scientific approach.

More research into methods of farming and appropriate marketing efforts would be required to make the cultivation viable, he said.

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