Palm May be Utilized for Organic Products to Create New Jobs in India

There are approximately 10 crore palm trees across the country. A wide range of products like candies, milk chocolates, palm cola, ice-cream and traditional sweets can be produced from Neera if properly marketed. At present palmgur Neera worth Rs 500 crore is traded in the country. The turnover is likely to increase manifold with commercial production of Neera. Mostly the palm trees in India, half of which are located in the state Tamil Nadu, which celebrates this tree as its state tree! In India, especially in the southern part, for many thousands of years, Palm tree has played a major role in agriculture and handicraft. There are several advantages of palm trees. One advantage is that their leaves and branches are used to mate roofs and other materials for using in homes, so some farmers don't have to spend much money on building. Moreover, their fruits are used for vegetables and making sweet. The KVIC has prepared a detailed project report on production of Neera and Palmgur ...