The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar on September 2 inaugurated the 6th State Centre of Coconut Development Board at Junagadh in Gujarat.
- Shri Tomar also inaugurated the 24th World Coconut Day celebrations.
- In his address, Shri Tomar said that along with coconut cultivation, processing and marketing is also growing in our country and India is also leading in terms of coconut exports.
- Through the Board, the farmers cultivating coconut are getting the benefits of the government’s schemes and along with increasing their income, they are also contributing to the country’s economy.
World Coconut Day
- World Coconut Day is celebrated every year on 2nd September to commemorate the Foundation Day of the International Coconut Community (ICC).
- The main theme of World Coconut Day this year is – Cultivate coconut for a happy future and life.
About Coconut Development Board (CDB)
- Coconut Development Board (CDB) is a statutory body established under the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
- It has been established for the integrated development of coconut cultivation and industry in the country with focus on productivity increase and product diversification.
- The Board came into existence on 12th January 1981 with its Headquarters at Kochi in Kerala and Regional Offices at Bangalore in Karnataka, Chennai in Tamil Nadu, Guwahati in Assam and Patna in Bihar.
