Mr.
R Jayaseelan has studied upto SSLC and owns a coconut garden and
mango orchard in Koomapatti. He also manages few coconut gardens on
lease for the last six years. He performs dehusking and packs the
coconuts in gunny bags. He sends lorry load of nuts through agents
at Madurai and from there to northern states.
The Innovation
Coconut dehusker
Called the
Coconut dehusker, it runs on 1.5 hp motor. The device
has two sharp
blades, attached to a cylindrical metal rod, which is
useful in dehusking
more coconuts compared to manual effort.