Coir, the Natural, Indian, Versatile, Golden Fibre, extracted from the coconut husk, which is used for making a range of Live-in-Style interior décor, products to protect the mother earth etc. really weaves the life of about half a million people along the coastal belt. Coir Board hand-held the coir industry during the last fifty years and is steering it to a more vibrant future, through a metamorphosis.

Without debate we can now say that the developmental activities and policy interventions of the Board have contributed to the fast development of coir industry in all coconut producing states. The broadcasting of the coir industry to non-traditional areas have eventually contributed to the rural employment generation and gender empowerment. The Board is still going ahead with its untiring efforts for developing a healthy domestic market for coir.

In the export market also in order to cope up with the emerging challenges of globalization and liberalization and also amidst the competition from allied fibre products, the Board has constantly been undertaking promotional measures and monitoring the export performance of coir and coir products. Such sustained emphasis on export promotion activities has helped a lot and the export of coir is showing an increasing trend every year.

Through this information portal of Coir Board, we are trying to reach you, all information on coir, the processing aspects, the wide array of products, the research and development efforts going on this industry, the offers of the Board to the industry and the trade. I hope the information being rendered through this portal will satiate all those who access this portal.

I wish all the stakeholders of coir industry and the trade all success.                                                                             

 Dinesh SinghIAS

Chairman Coir Board