Recently, the chikoo farmers at Dahanu held a protest, which put the chic into chikoo. Scores of chikoo growers from Dahanu gathered at a prominent square to dissent against a steep hike in crop insurance premium.

Close to 300 farmers were on the streets of Dahanu, gathering at Tarpa Chowk. They formed a human chain, to protest the rise in insurance premium. Yet, the state government did not raise the insurance cover.