The Pollachi tall coconut, locally known as Pollachi nettai thennai, is a highly sought-after variety of coconut that enjoys significant demand during the summer months. In a bid to preserve its ...

During the farmers’ grievance redress meeting held here on Thursday, farmers demanded reduction in price of tall-cross-dwarf (nettai-kuttai) coconut variety saplings which were being sold to them.

Rajeev Thuruthipilly Ouseph has an unusual job. The 50-year-old makes a living climbing some of the tallest palm trees in Kochi, in the southern Indian state of Kerala, to harvest coconuts. Nearly ...