Saturday, September 20, 2014
Technology Mission on Coconut (TMOC) has approved 27 projects with an outlay of Rs 36.46 crore and a subsidy of Rs 6.61 crore. Of this, there were 6 research projects and 21 projects on processing and product diversification.
The tech mission have also approved 3 projects submitted by Coconut producer companies in Kerala with an outlay of Rs 1,278.82 lakh and subsidy of Rs 119.14 lakh.
Several projects on neera processing units, desiccated coconut powder units, coconut shell-based units, tender coconut water processing and packaging units, ball copra units in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat under the sub component processing and product diversification were approved .
Source: Indian Brokers Association