Abstract:
The palms are known to mankind as a source of sweetening agent. Palm wealth
widely encompases the tropical countries. The juice yielding from the palm trees called as
'Neera'. Neera can be used as basic raw material for producing semi solid/solid sweet
mass called as 'Gur' , 'Palm Sugar' & 'Palm candy'. This tarde is fully occupied by the
tappers who are poorest of the poor. The trade has got good employment potential besides
giving good earnings of the said tapper community. The technolgy involved in this trade is
indigenious and so easy to handle by any one.
