Help for coconut related manufacturers
The Coconut Development and Janatha Estate Development Ministry will encourage coconut related manufacturers and suppliers to increase the quality of their products with the support of the Divi Neguma Programme to uplift their living standards, said Coconut Development and Janatha Estate Development Minister Jagath Pushpakumara.
A large number of people in Sri Lanka especially those living in coastal areas depend on coconut related products. They produce various types of products such as coconut milk, coconut powder, coconut fibre, desiccated coconut and ornamental products using all parts of the coconut tree. It is necessary to manufacture these products with a high quality to get a good price and meet demands in the foreign market, said the minister.
The minister added that the ministry will take legal action against those who produce low quality coconut oil by adding palm oil. Currently coconut oil is at an affordable price in the market and it is difficult to reduce it too much as we have to look after consumers as well as coconut oil manufacturers, he said.
Awareness programmes will be conducted by the ministry and new technologies will be introduced to all small-scale, medium-scale and large-scale coconut related producers, he said.
Source: http://www.dailynews.lk/2011/06/29/news31.asp
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