Indian Coco peat Exports On The Rise.

Year opens with export growth for many coco peat manufacturers in India and Srilanka.

Coco peat exporters from India are capitalizing on the growing demand for coco peat in the world market. According to customs figures published by the Indian government, India’s coco peat exports almost doubled between 2010/11 and 2012/13.

India remains the leading supplier of coco peat to the world market, accounting for more than 50 per cent of volumes.

When it comes to other coco peat varieties, Srilanka has been increasing its presence globally too. The srilankan coco peat has also enjoyed a steady increase in shipments over the past five years.

ASEAN-based manufacturer-exporter Boyce Agro is aiming to ramp up its shipments to the European market to complement the sales programmes it runs in the countries like Holland, Italy, France and Spain.

Boyce Agro - Coco peat manufacturer and exporter from India, Srilanka and Vietnam

In Asia, Using Coir Was An Age Old Practice

Age old practice for today and tomorrow – use of coir for agriculture in Asia

Tropical countries have a blessing, Coconut. Not only to consume, but a tree where the whole part of the tree was used for one purpose or the other. Long before inorganic interventions were in place, natural farming advocated products and by-products that were available in nature as resources for cultivation.

In hot tropics, availability of water is a challenge and for crops like rice, water retention of soil decides the yield. With high temperatures during the day, water was always inadequate. Coir was the natural choice, the pith could hold as much of 10 times its weight, which improved water retention at the roots drastically. Since it is organic and natural, there is no question of any implications or any other depletion in soil quality, instead it decomposes and improves aeration, nutrition and soil quality.

Despite advancements in scientific agricultural practices, coir is still irreplaceable by any other product. Coir is nature given, completely organic, time tested age old practice that is still in vogue.