Many salt producers began to switch operation from boiling their salt to the solar evaporation method by the mid-19th century.
By 1878, Geddes was the center of the salt industry, with many salt producers.
The plans weren't implemented fully due to protests from local fishermen and salt producers.
In nearby Pakistan, for instance, where 70 percent of households have no iodized salt, there are more than 600 small salt producers.
International organizations work with national governments to identify and support small salt producers in adopting iodization activity.
Puttalam is also the second largest salt producer in the country.
Hallors had been members of a brotherhood of salt producers.
Majority of Dasol's income came from commercial salt making, with 14 major salt producers in the municipality.
Halogen literally means "salt becomer", but it is often cited to mean "salt producer".
They were mainly farmers, fishermen, salt producers and traders of cocoa and cotton.