Coir exhibition in Coimbatore

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The fourth edition of India International Coir Fair will be held here from July 15 to 18.

Organised by Coir Board, the exhibition will have 95 exhibitors from Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra.

C.P. Radhakrishnan, chairman of Coir Board, told presspersons here on Tuesday that the exhibition would have theme-based pavilions to showcase the recent developments in the sector. There would be live demonstration of technologies, production processes, and applications.

A buyer-seller meet would be held on July 16 and 17 and 55 buyers from 24 countries were expected to take part. Seminars would be organised on the two days on coir geo textiles and applications of coir pith in horticulture and agriculture. A house made of coir wood would be displayed at the fair.

Further, a meeting of the Principal Secretaries of the Industries Departments of major coconut producing countries would be held here as part of the four-day programme.

Coir Kranti Express, the All India Coir Road Show, would be flagged off on July 15 and it would travel to different States for 120 days to create awareness about different coir products.

Those who want to be part of the franchisees network for coir products can enrol themselves at the express.

Competitions

Competitions would be organised for college students and a mobile app would be launched at the fair so that consumers get to know more about coir products.

Mr. Radhakrishnan said that with focus on modernisation, the coir research institutes in Bengaluru and Alappuzha were working on value addition for coir products. They were looking at increasing use of coir wood and compost manure with coir pith.

The board had sanctioned 20 new clusters, including 12 in Tamil Nadu, for coir products and would give 75 per cent of the cost as grant. It had sanctioned Rs. 45 crore for these clusters.

The board had also written to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister to give one acre in Chennai for the board to set up an office. A regional office of the board was coming up in Pollachi at a cost of Rs. 15 crore. It would have a laboratory and research and training facilities.

Source : The Hindu