page_title: Coconut production in Kerala
hierarchical_section_title: Coconut production in Kerala
caption_attribution_description: മലയാളം: തേങ്ങ വിളവെടുക്കാൻ കയറിയ ആൾ (രാഘവൻ), തെങ്ങ് കയറാൻ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ഉപകരണവും കാണാവുന്നതാണ്, കാഞ്ഞിരപ്പള്ളിക്ക് സമീപം ചിറക്കടവിൽ നിന്നെടുത്ത ചിത്രം. English: A coconut harvester (Raghavan), near Chirakkadavu, Kanjirappally. Coconut climbing tool also visible.
context_page_description: Coconut production in Kerala, a state situated on the southwestern coast of India, plays an important role in the economy and culture of the region. Kerala is actually named after the coconut tree with "Kera" meaning Coconut tree and "Alam" meaning land so means "Land of Coconut Trees". Various terms like copra and coir are derived from the native Malayalam language.
  By the late 1970s it accounted for some 68% of total production in India and at one stage some 899,198 hectares were reportedly under cultivation. 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. The Coconut Development Board which plays an important role in the development of coconut production in India has its headquarters in Kochi, Kerala. One problem which poses a major threat to production in Kerala is Root wilt disease.
context_section_description: Coconut production in Kerala, a state situated on the southwestern coast of India, plays an important role in the economy and culture of the region. Kerala is actually named after the coconut tree with "Kera" meaning Coconut tree and "Alam" meaning land so means "Land of Coconut Trees". Various terms like copra and coir are derived from the native Malayalam language.
  By the late 1970s it accounted for some 68% of total production in India and at one stage some 899,198 hectares were reportedly under cultivation. 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. The Coconut Development Board which plays an important role in the development of coconut production in India has its headquarters in Kochi, Kerala. One problem which poses a major threat to production in Kerala is Root wilt disease.
caption: A man collecting coconuts in Kerala
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