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Several income generating activities, using coconut as the raw material, are introduced in order to realise the objective of the swasrayagrams. They include coconut husk defibring, pith processing, production of coir using motorised traditional device (ratts), weaving of geo-textiles, production of natural coconut oil which is 100 per cent free from carbon and sulphur, making areca spathe plates and containers, and paper carry bags, production of coconut shell charcoal, and preparation of ready-to-eat convenient food items from coconut, cocoa, jack fruit etc. Coconuts are collected by the members of the swasrayagrams giving the best prices to the growers and converted into copra with coconut dryers. Coconut is dried with the use of hot air from a blower so that copra is free from the effects of smoke and carbon. Coconut oil is extracted using an expeller. The whole process involved in the production of coconut oil ensures that it is free from all adulterants. |