A few years ago, Veena had a problem: She couldn't find anyone willing to pick her coconuts. Veena is a 37-year-old housewife who, like many people in South India, goes by one name. She lives on a ...

KOZHIKODE: Once a male-dominated profession, coconut tree climbing saw the entry of many women in the past decade. This is chiefly owing to government initiatives that aim to train them in skills that ...

The Bishop Kurialachery (BK) College for Women in Amalagiri has launched a certificate course in coconut climbing. The course will be of 30 hours duration, under which girls will be taught coconut ...

The coconut pluckers charge an exorbitant rate of Rs.75 per tree, especially in cities. Yet they are much in demand. “It has become impossible to get a coconut plucker to come on time which is around ...

The ‘Friends of coconut tree,’ a training programme organised by the Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University (KVAFSU), Bidar, and ICAR- Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Dakshina ...