The decline and fall of Kerala coconut
March 12th, 2007
In an interesting article, P V Venugopal looks at the decline and fall of Kerala Coconut,
To return to the woman who could pull down a couple of coconuts to buy the bare essentials for the family, and her husband who could indulge in the mild intoxication of toddy by bartering a few coconuts, why is it that they are unable to do so now, even during the rare months when a coconut could fetch them Rs 5? “I agree that the price of coconuts has not kept up with the times or with inflation,” concedes Nair of the CDB. Twenty years ago, the maximum price a coconut could fetch was Rs 7; today, the situation remains the same.
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