Any people with powers of observation around? I would suggest asking the locals if the size of coconuts has decreased dramatically. At least, that has been my observation when I was in Goa last June. When questioned, an agriculturalist informed me of a pest issue (I know some people in the recent past blamed the microwave radiation from mobile-phone towers, but this could be a coincidence). So pest problems must be true. Probably passed around by rats (kol-undir?), who tend to occupy / visit coconut trees for food and nesting.
>________________________________ >From: Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا ><fredericknoron...@gmail.com> >To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <goanet@lists.goanet.org> >Sent: Saturday, 18 August 2012 5:00 PM >Subject: [Goanet] From avocados to coconuts > >I'm on some global coconut forum and they're taking about severe pest >problems in parts of the globe. Question (1) are we facing any of the >same in Goa? (2) as far as prices go, how is the coconut in Goa >faring? Thanks in advance, FN >-- >FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 f...@goa-india.org >http://scr.bi/Goa1556Books | http://pinterest.com/fngoa/goa-1556-books/ >http://bit.ly/GoaRecordings | http://pinterest.com/fngoa/books-on-goa/ > > >
