An curved arrow pointing right. The Philippines is the second-largest producer of coconuts in the world. An estimated 9 billion husks are burned or left to rot here every year. Fortuna Cools makes ...

Tamil Nadu is a manufacturing hub for the eco-friendly substance derived from coconut husks. Coco peat retains a lot of water and is a popular alternative to sand.

To do this, they dig a shallow pit, kindle a fire using dried coconut husks and tinder, and they proceed to stack piles of wood around the fire. Once things are smoking, they set lava stones on ...

for the procurement of copra and de-husked coconut under the Price Support Scheme (PSS), which will have an additional financial implication of Rs 855 crore to the government. A higher MSP will ...