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VOL. 12, ISSUE 1 (2026)
A study on cultivation pattern of coconut farmers in Theni District
Authors
Muthumani K, Dr. V Sathuragiri, Dr. V Padmanabhan
Abstract
Coconut provide raw material support for the
traditional industries of coir and oil milling. It is estimated that five
million people dependent on this crop for their employment and livelihood.
Major coconut production in the country primarily is in demand from consuming
states for traditional products viz, matured nuts, tender coconut water, coconut oil, oilcake, coir and
coir products. Nearly 90 per-cent coconut production is directed for
traditional use in domestic markets. The most important traditional commercial
product traded in the country has been the coconut oil. Therefor demand and
supply of this single coconut product determines the price of raw coconut. More
over the market share of coconut oil both in domestic and export market is
declining due to tough competition, especially from palm and soybean oil
prices. Diversification efforts made by the coconut oil industries have yielded
limited success. Besides coconut oil and oil cake, the coconut processing
industry traditionally has been confined to copra production, manufacture of
coir and coir products only. Because the coconut processing sector remained confined
to these traditional products, it has been observed that Inspite of commendable
achievements made in enhancing the production and productivity of coconut, the
processing sector could not make much progress in the direction of
diversification and value addition to coconut products.
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Pages:19-21
How to cite this article:
Muthumani K, Dr. V Sathuragiri, Dr. V Padmanabhan "A study on cultivation pattern of coconut farmers in Theni District". International Journal of Commerce and Management Research, Vol 12, Issue 1, 2026, Pages 19-21
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