Fish tail palm is quite popular with wedding planners as the palm family tree gives an exotic look. Seeing the huge demand, nurseries across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are raising the seedlings of ...

After two decades of their fight, the coconut farmers in Karnataka can now legally tap neera, the sweet sap from the coconut tree. In view of the sharp fall in the prices of coconut, the State ...

Coimbatore: Members of the Narayanasamy Naidu Farmers Association on Wednesday petitioned the superintendent of police, requesting him not to book cases against coconut farmers for tapping neera (palm ...

Coimbatore: Days after several coconut farmers were arrested on charges of tapping neera without obtaining due permission, a large group of farmers filed a petition to the west zone inspector general ...

The Kerala Government has given its nod for tapping neera or unfermented sap from coconut across the State. Neera, sweet toddy that is a non-alcoholic drink, is got from the immature inflorescence of ...

Coconut farmers in the district keenly anticipate a positive response from the government to their plea to tap ‘neera’, which is considered a health drink on account of its high nutritive and ...

While efforts are on to upgrade the machinery at the Horticulture Department’s pilot neera processing unit at Thumbe, it has proposed to open a training centre for neera tapping on the same premises.

Thanjavur: What has the Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT) in Thanjavur achieved so far? Has its technologies helped farmers and entrepreneurs? Director Dr Anandharamakrishnan ...

Chairman of MNSPL Manohar Maski says the company has a licence to make neera. Thirsty for some neera? Well, the Malenadu Nuts and Spices Producers Company Limited (MNSPL) is all set to fix you a drink ...

Last year, Rajendra Choudhary, 40, a toddy tapper, like many other members of the Pasi community, was devastated to hear that total prohibition in Bihar will make his traditional occupation — tapping ...

The tall palm trees that dot Kerala’s landscape are a rich source of tender coconut water, and neera, a sap extracted from mature coconut palms trees. A source of essential nutrients and minerals, ...