Friday 13 March 2015

Coconut Farmers in Tamilnadu, Kerala and Karnataka Face Labour Shortage

Hit by steep fall in prices and mounting cost of cultivation along with shortage of labour, the once prosperous coconut farmers in these three regions are looking for Government intervention to help them overcome the the current crisis.

Labour shortages could provide a challenging start to the India's coconut season.

The tendency among the youth to switch over to lucrative Urban jobs has only aggravated the crisis further, he said. Over 5,000 migrant labourers are in farmlands of Kerala, Tamilnadu and Karnataka to work over the course of the season.

However experts said growers across these three states would still have a battle on their hands to get their coconuts off the tree and store it in optimal condition for better prices.

“Tamilnadu growing regions are very challenged, and in some parts of Kerala it is difficult to find workers as well because there's just not the big urban environment around which you can bring those workers from,” notes, experts. All dependent industries like the Coconut Oil, Coir Exports, Coco Peat Exports For Horticulture are also hit due the crisis.

“The tough front end is getting the coconuts off the tree."

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