COCONUT

Coconut Leaves

oconut leaves are plaited and used for thatching houses and sheds in rural areas. Plaited coconut leaves are also used for making baskets, fans, bags, headgears and for erection of temporary fences. Plaiting of coconut leaves is a cottage industry in traditional coconut growing states. Midribs of leaves are used to make brooms of different types which are used for cleaning rough grounds and floors. Brooms of midribs of coconut leaves are manufactured on a commercial scale in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

Technology is available with Regional Research Laboratory, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala for extending the life of leaf thatch from one year to four years.

Last updated: 29-04-2008