In many coconut-producing communities across Nigeria, farmers still rely on manual tools to remove coconut husks, a slow and labor-intensive process that limits productivity and reduces income.

Kerala Agricultural University has developed a power-operated coconut dehusking machine for large-scale use. The university has received a patent for the device, which was designed and developed by ...

A husband-and-wife entrepreneur duo are voicing fears their proposed joint venture with government to create “a sustainable coconut processing industry” is being sidelined because “foreign is better”.