The current market price of coir yarn is approaching Rs 60 per kg, compared to around Rs 30 per kg at the same time last year, said FICEA secretary general Sajan B Nair. “Drought in Tamil Nadu ...

After the husks are fished out of the water manually by mostly women, dozens of coconut husks are then beaten to further soften the fibre and then dried at a large garden beside a stream fed by a ...