Centuries ago, when Indian navigators sailed to Malaya, Java, China and Arabia, they did so using coir ropes. Coir is the fibre of coconut shells; and in Jessore's Monirampur upazila the production of ...

Coir ropes that were once ruling the roost are now gradually vanishing from the market. The demand for this natural product has shrunk drastically, and hence, those pursuing the trade are placed in an ...

The coir manufacturing industry, which was once a flourishing trade in Perambalur district, is now in hard times. Perambalur district has been a major coir manufacturing centre in the State. A large ...

Coir rope and paposh (door mat) making has always been an indigenous cottage industry at Sutiakathi Union of Swarupkathi (Nesarabad upazila ) of Pirojpur District for long. Abundance of coconut trees ...

Coir exports from the country are seen lower for the first time in both traditional and non-traditional items. For the first quarter of the current fiscal, exports are lower in volume and value by ...

Khunti (Ranchi), Nov. 6: The otherwise calm Dak Bungalow campus buzzed with activity and excitement here today as women who had received training in making coir ropes scurried around to put things in ...

Coir pith exports from the country fetched ₹2,259 crore in 2021-22, making up 52 per cent of total exports of coir and products. Coir pith is in demand as it is increasingly used in horticulture and ...