After two decades of their fight, the coconut farmers in Karnataka can now legally tap neera, the sweet sap from the coconut tree. In view of the sharp fall in the prices of coconut, the State ...

Coimbatore: Members of the Narayanasamy Naidu Farmers Association on Wednesday petitioned the superintendent of police, requesting him not to book cases against coconut farmers for tapping neera (palm ...

Coimbatore: Days after several coconut farmers were arrested on charges of tapping neera without obtaining due permission, a large group of farmers filed a petition to the west zone inspector general ...

Coconut farmers in the district keenly anticipate a positive response from the government to their plea to tap ‘neera’, which is considered a health drink on account of its high nutritive and ...

While efforts are on to upgrade the machinery at the Horticulture Department’s pilot neera processing unit at Thumbe, it has proposed to open a training centre for neera tapping on the same premises.

The Kerala Government has given its nod for tapping neera or unfermented sap from coconut across the State. Neera, sweet toddy that is a non-alcoholic drink, is got from the immature inflorescence of ...

Neera is not new to region; Channapatna saw movement around it nearly 25 years ago In what marks a fascinating blend of tradition and technology, toddy tapping—once seen as a rural craft relegated to ...