She is currently the owner of a brand specialising in handicraft products made from coconut shells quite famous in the province. Decor hangings with lotus flower patterns made of coconut shell by ...

When Elisa Teipel, and her collaborators began their research several years ago, their goal was to take an agricultural waste product of little value—in this case, fibers extracted from coconut ...

Maria Kuriakose always wanted to be an entrepreneur. When the lockdown was announced last year, she decided to return to her native Kerala from Mumbai and focus on her dream of starting a ‘business ...

Maria Kuriakose sources raw material for her business — coconut shells — from mills that extract the oil from the mature kernel (copra) and discard the exocarp. At the hands of artisans from across ...

To most people, coconut shells are nothing more than kitchen waste, tossed aside once their contents are used. But in the hands of Zanariah Musa, they become something special. With creativity and ...