Two girls were sitting crouched, keen in what gave the impression of they were in needlework. They were making develop baggage for saplings the usage of palm leaves, guided by way of skilled palm tappers from Tuticorin. The girls, Okay Priyadharshini, 20, and M R Woshambiga, 21, who're pursuing their masters in Tamil within the Shantalinga Adigalar Arts, Science and Tamil College, Perur, were amongst several kids who had come to a workshop on craft-making the usage of palm leaves.
Palm growers and those that run cottage enterprises that make or promote merchandise created from palm leaves - similar to pouches, baggage and decorative pieces - say there is a excellent call for for such merchandise no longer most effective within the state or the country, but also in another country.
Chithra Nambi, director of Swadeshi Palmyrah Industrial Training Institute, Chennai, who trains younger women to make merchandise from palm leaves, says this has been the craze for the past three to four years. "Nowadays people are interested in gifts made of palm leaves such as bouquets and ornamental products for marriages and birthdays," she said.
Earlier, each and every month, they used to make round 100 garlands and bouquets from palm leaves, says Kumari Nambi, president of Swadeshi Movement, Chennai, an NGO promoting cottage industries. "But now we make 500 of each, which is not enough. We get requests for around 3,000 garlands and bouquets a month nowadays," he adds.
Experts say several cottage firms export palm merchandise to international locations like america, Canada and Australia. Kumari Nambi says there is a high call for for palm flour among the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora in international locations like Canada, as it is one of their staple food pieces.
"The new-found interest in organic farming and native cattle breeds among youngsters is a reason behind the growing interest in palm products recently," says Saminathan, a banker, who give up his job and started 'Panaiyettram' a discussion board to advertise palm merchandise.
Though palm timber supply one of these fertile scope for cottage industries, professionals and enthusiasts say the palm tree population within the state has been lowering for the past several years. While there have been round 15 crore palm timber nearly 10 years ago, in most cases seen along the highways and tank bunds, nowadays there are most effective round five crore palm timber within the state, they are saying.
If merchandise from palm timber are advertised with right kind wisdom in their call for, the cottage industry scene will growth and also will pave means for the preservation and revival of palm timber, says Kumari Nambi. "The income from the popular edible products such as padhaneer and karuppatti is only 25% of the potential income that could be generated from a palm tree. There is much more that can be harvested and made into value added products," he said.
To promote palm merchandise, a path on the makes use of and benefits of the tree should be offered in faculties, says Chithra. Kumari Nambi adds that people should be made acutely aware of the prospective makes use of of palm timber, which would allow folks in rural areas engage within the endeavor.
He says that the business involves meagre investments. "The only investment is the raw material. The raw material could be provided to people who are interested in making value added products, for which they would be paid accordingly," Kumari Nambi says on the side-lines of World Palmyra Economic Conference held in Perur. "If tapped, it's an industry with a great future," he adds.
Palm growers and those that run cottage enterprises that make or promote merchandise created from palm leaves - similar to pouches, baggage and decorative pieces - say there is a excellent call for for such merchandise no longer most effective within the state or the country, but also in another country.
Chithra Nambi, director of Swadeshi Palmyrah Industrial Training Institute, Chennai, who trains younger women to make merchandise from palm leaves, says this has been the craze for the past three to four years. "Nowadays people are interested in gifts made of palm leaves such as bouquets and ornamental products for marriages and birthdays," she said.
Earlier, each and every month, they used to make round 100 garlands and bouquets from palm leaves, says Kumari Nambi, president of Swadeshi Movement, Chennai, an NGO promoting cottage industries. "But now we make 500 of each, which is not enough. We get requests for around 3,000 garlands and bouquets a month nowadays," he adds.
Experts say several cottage firms export palm merchandise to international locations like america, Canada and Australia. Kumari Nambi says there is a high call for for palm flour among the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora in international locations like Canada, as it is one of their staple food pieces.
"The new-found interest in organic farming and native cattle breeds among youngsters is a reason behind the growing interest in palm products recently," says Saminathan, a banker, who give up his job and started 'Panaiyettram' a discussion board to advertise palm merchandise.
Though palm timber supply one of these fertile scope for cottage industries, professionals and enthusiasts say the palm tree population within the state has been lowering for the past several years. While there have been round 15 crore palm timber nearly 10 years ago, in most cases seen along the highways and tank bunds, nowadays there are most effective round five crore palm timber within the state, they are saying.
If merchandise from palm timber are advertised with right kind wisdom in their call for, the cottage industry scene will growth and also will pave means for the preservation and revival of palm timber, says Kumari Nambi. "The income from the popular edible products such as padhaneer and karuppatti is only 25% of the potential income that could be generated from a palm tree. There is much more that can be harvested and made into value added products," he said.
To promote palm merchandise, a path on the makes use of and benefits of the tree should be offered in faculties, says Chithra. Kumari Nambi adds that people should be made acutely aware of the prospective makes use of of palm timber, which would allow folks in rural areas engage within the endeavor.
He says that the business involves meagre investments. "The only investment is the raw material. The raw material could be provided to people who are interested in making value added products, for which they would be paid accordingly," Kumari Nambi says on the side-lines of World Palmyra Economic Conference held in Perur. "If tapped, it's an industry with a great future," he adds.
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