The Coconut Council (CDB) celebrated the World Coconut Day by launching newly revised schemes and passing the Excellence Awards at an event organized in Angamala on Tuesday (September 2).
MK Ragahavan, a deputy who started the program, emphasized the need for joint efforts in the processing and diversification of products in the coconut sector. He urged farmers to take the opportunity to increase coconut production and productivity.
Kerala was in the foreground in the field of cultivation, production and productivity of coconut. But the state is now lagging behind. Coconut farmers in the state must focus on improving the situation, quoted as in the edition issued here.
Prabhat Kumar, CDB CEO, announced that the subsidy for the area of the area of the area was increased from 6,500 GBP to hectare to 56,000 GBP within revised costs. Similarly, the subsidy for the production of seedlings was increased from 8 to 45 GBP. He stressed that integrated efforts in the production, processing, marketing and exports are essential for ensuring long -term sector growth.
CDB chairman Suba Nagarajan said that the Board of Directors was assigned to a higher budget for systems supporting integrated cultivation and coconut industry.
The valuation of the export of excellence established CDB to recognize outstanding performance in the coconut industry was handed over during this function.
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Published – 2 September 2025 17:54
