Palm Trees

Contents: Introduction. 1. Nariyel. 2. Supari. 3. Canes. 4. Palmyra palm. 5. Date palm. 6. Sago palm. 7. Talipot palm. 8. Oil palm. 9. Thio of palm development. 10. Technology in palm sector. 11. Human dimension. 12. Organisation. 13. Information. 14. TOWS analysis. 15. Marketing dimension. 16. Action plan. 17. Conclusion. Bibliography.

"There are three hundred types of plants in palm family found all over the world. There are sugar yielding palm, oil yielding palm etc. The book deals with eight types of palm trees commonly found giving details of their virtues like Medicined virtue, edible oil, craft, sugar and various value added products out of them. The book also deals with various taper communities, various organisations working in palm sector, their strength and weakness besides opportunities. Details of technology and market demand of palm products are also discussed. The book will be useful for researchers, social scientists and food technologists." (jacket)