Mr. Vijayan was virtually inaugurating an expo on coir in Alappuzha on Tuesday
The State government is ready to procure the entire coir produced in the State, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said.
He was virtually inaugurating the Coir Kerala 2021, an expo on coir and natural fibre products, on Tuesday.
Mr. Vijayan said that the coir production in the State would soon touch four lakh quintals. “From 70,000 quintals, the production increased to two lakh quintals in last fiscal. The government will procure all locally produced coir regardless of whatever be the production,” the Chief Minister said.
He said that the government would protect traditional coir workers while implementing projects for modernisation and mechanisation of the sector.