5012 x 3355 px | 42,4 x 28,4 cm | 16,7 x 11,2 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
8 marzo 2010
Ubicazione:
Coir Industry,Perumkuzhi,Trivandrum,Kerala,India
Altre informazioni:
Nature's wonder fiber (Coir) is extracted from the protective husk of the coconut. This golden fibre is spun in a breath - taking range of textured yarn and woven into a spectrum of colorful floor covering.The husks separated from the nuts are retted in lagoons up to ten months. The retted husks are then beaten with wooden mallets manually to produce the golden fibre. The starting point of the industry is the process of dehusking after harvesting of the mature coconut crop. Coir fibers are extracted from the husks surrounding the coconut.In most areas coir is a by-product of copra production, and the husks are left on the fields as mulch or used as fertilizer due to high potash content.For production of light colored fibre of spinnable quality green husk of 10 to 12 months old coconuts is ideally suitable. Here in this Photograph the area shown is a portion of Small Kerala Coir Processing Factory Unit containing of Kerala Womens who worked in the process of extraction of fiber from Coconut Husk. Backwaters are connected to the Industry unit and Raw coconut husk is Transported easily to factory unit.Here Two Men Workers are trowing the coconut husk from their small boat to the factory unit after being transported from remote areas
