Quantum soar in coir manufacturing and procurement, says Kerala Minister

Kerala Industries Minister P Rajeeve has stated there’s a new-found enthusiasm in coir sector as evidenced within the quantum soar in manufacturing and procurement within the state. He stated this whereas launching 5 new merchandise developed by Thiruvananthapuram-based Nationwide Coir Analysis and Administration Institute (NCRMI), an establishment underneath the Division of Coir. 

“Our goal is to create and market coir merchandise primarily based on demand,” the minister stated. That is doable solely by a conscientious drive for product diversification. Know-how being developed must be transferred to the best celebration in good time so these are merchandise are made obtainable with out a lot of a delay. That is what the State authorities is looking for to facilitate, he added.  

5 new merchandise

The brand new 5 merchandise developed by NCRMI embody a digital coir runnage meter (that which measures the size of the fibre in size cm); CocoAura, a chemical-free air freshener constructed from coco pith; Coconurture, an natural potting filler; Tricopith Professional, a product that expedites composting; and the coir divider, street dividers made from coir coco logs.

C Abhishek, Director, NCRMI stated the digital coir runnage meter may doubtlessly set off a breakthrough within the trade in as far as it goes to switch the normal methodology of manually measuring runnage by digital means. Correct and user-friendly, this low-maintenance testing instrument will increase the extent of effectivity of in figuring out runnage for coir yarn. 

Saves time, labour

The instrument automates and simplifies runnage measurement, considerably lowering time and labour, which permits the method to be accomplished in lower than a minute. Geared up with a pre-programmed microcontroller and an optical encoder, the instrument guarantees excessive accuracy. Runnage is a key high quality parameter, and the coir sector has lengthy suffered from the dearth of a scientific mechanism to measure it with respect to varied kinds of coir yarn. Coir weaver cooperatives have even been denied their due with procurement businesses citing non-compliance with runnage specs.

Managed launch

The CocoAura air refreshner is a secure and chemical-free answer to invigorate indoor areas. That is realised from Cocopith, a pure materials sourced from coconut husk, making it a superb alternative for areas the place kids spend their time. CocoAura possesses antimicrobial and anti-fungal traits and the potential for managed launch diffusion. Even after the product’s helpful life has ended, the coir pith/fibre used within the air fresheners can discover a second lease of life when it comes to enriching gardening soil. The reason for sustainability is finest served on this method.

Compost administration

Tricopith Professional is reinvents composting and planting practices, and is the results of intensive analysis, a testomony to NCRMI’s dedication to advancing sustainable agricultural strategies, Abhishek stated. The product is engineered to raise composting, with a deal with crushed tender coconut and coir pith. This answer serves to expedite the composting interval and affords a dynamic software to optimise natural compost administration.

Coconurture is a breakthrough in natural potting fillers and represents a mix of crushed tender coconut husks, coir pith compost, farmyard manure, trichoderma and soil in minimal proportions.