“So they regularly improve their plantations. But coconut belongs to the smallholder, and the smallholders are very weak.” In Sumatra, coconut farming has been heavily displaced by the growth in palm ...

Over the years, coconut farming has faced myriad challenges including serious pests and diseases, poor crop husbandry practices as a result of inadequate extension services to growers leading to a ...

evolution has “crabified” five different types of animals—including the coconut crab, the largest “land crab”—to adapt to marine or marine-adjacent environments. True crabs have been ...

and recently to Meru County where coconut farming trials are underway. “Previously I was a teacher, my current job after retirement pays better, I think I wasted time at the school, currently ...

Quaitto has called for the adoption of sustainable practices in coconut farming to build resilience against the growing threat of climate change. His remarks were delivered during the closing ...

The world of automated farming may be an unglamorous one to those not invested in its attractions, but like the robots themselves that quietly get on in the background with tending crops ...

Upso Positivity on UK Strong, dangerous and a thief- this is the "coconut crab" Posted: 23 October 2024 | Last updated: 23 October 2024 It steals from tourists and can mutilate a hand with its ...

A young coconut should make a sloshing sound when shaken and feel heavy for its size. A mature coconut should also feel heavy and contain liquid. Avoid any that have sunken eyes or cracks.

then assembled at the last minute. Sometimes if I can’t find crab meat I replace it with prawns or smoked snapper.

“Semma is a South Indian restaurant where we focus on regional Southern Indian cuisine, mostly from Tamil Nadu where I grew ...

"I also did coconut-based multi species cropping by effectively utilising interspaces in my 10 acres of land. This integrated farming system helped me to overcome the challenges of the low market ...