September 2 is
observed as World Coconut Day to make people understand that this crop has a
vital role in poverty reduction. There is one organization called 'Asian and
Pacific Coconut Community', head quartered at Jakarta . This organization of Coconut is associated with the
socio-economic aspects of millions of people, who directly and indirectly
depend on this crop. It provides food, food security, livelihood security, export
earning, import substitute and comprehensive protection to small and big holders
and other agro-industries depending on it.
Coconut is described as 'Tree of life' or 'Heavenly tree'
or 'Tree of abundance', because of its unique property by providing food,
nutrition, drink, health, aesthetic sense, building material and other useful
household material. Hence coconut farming is of immense importance, seeing its
value in different aspects of human life. Every part of the fruit is valuable
and useful in someway or the other. Coconut production is an alternative method
of food production as well as employment generation.
On the special request of Karnataka Department
of Horticulture, it was decided to organize the World Coconut Day celebrations
at Bangalore . Karnataka is one of the major coconut growing
states in India with an area of 5.11 lakh hectare producing 4,408 million
nuts with a per hectare productivity of 9,942 nuts. Union Minister
of Chemicals and Fertilizers Ananth Kumar will inaugurate the function.
Karnataka Minister for Agriculture Krishna Byre Gowda will preside over the
function. Chairman of the Coconut Development Board T K Jose will deliver
the keynote address.
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