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Coconut production plays an important role in the national economy of India. According to figures published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations , India is one of the world's largest producers of coconut, with a turn out of 11,706,343 tonnes (11,521,459 long tons) in 2018.
The estimated total world production of coconuts in 2022 was 62,409,431 metric tonnes, down 0.6% from 62,791,068 tonnes in 2021. [1] Dependent territories are shown in italics. Indonesia, the Philippines and India produce around 72% of the world's total copra, [1] with Indonesia and the Philippines also being the world's main coconut oil ...
By the late 1970s it accounted for some 68% of total production in India and at one stage some 8,99,198 hectares were reportedly under cultivation. [1] Today Kerala produces roughly 45% of India's coconuts, with some 92% of total production lying in the southern Indian states and Kerala's neighbours.
Coconut Development Board is a statutory body established by the Government of India for the integrated development of coconut production and utilization in the country with focus on productivity increase and product diversification.
The Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI) is a central research institute for plantation crops, headquartered in Kasargod, Kerala in India. It was established in 1970 [1] as one of the agricultural research institutes in the National Agricultural Research System (NARS) under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Government of India.
Coconut palm leaves. Cocos nucifera is a large palm, growing up to 30 metres (100 feet) tall, with pinnate leaves 4–6 m (13–20 ft) long, and pinnae 60–90 centimetres (2–3 ft) long; old leaves break away cleanly, leaving the trunk smooth. [6]
It is a variety of coconut that grows in saline red soil found in the southern coast of India. The trees are tall, growing up to 30 m (98 ft) with strong stems. The canopy consists of about 30 to 36 thick, long leaves and large sized fruits. The fruit consists of more fiber, thick shell and a large copra. The trees have an average lifespan of ...
The oil complex in Karunagappalli, is the largest coconut oil mill in the sub-continent with an installed capacity of 20 tonnes per day [3] (TPD) (7504 TPA, 2009–2010). The facility at Naduvannur provides a production of 7.5 TPD (2693 TPA, 2009–2010). Total production was about 10,000 metric tonnes during the year 2009–2010.