Lok Sabha Question No. 1314 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-18
Subject: Coconut Development Board
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: KURUPPASSERY VARKEY THOMAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1314

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  18 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## COCONUT DEVELOPMENT BOARD

1314.      PROF. K.V. THOMAS:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) the steps taken by the Coconut Development Board to help the coconut farmers and the details thereof; and
- (b) the extent to which these steps have been helpful?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी ( SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a)  & (b): Coconut Development Board has  been  implementing  following  schemes through  which  financial  and  technical  support  is  extended  to  help  the  Coconut farmers in the country:
1.  Production and Distribution of Quality Planting Materials
- (i) Establishment of Demonstration cum-Seed Production Farms
- (ii) Establishment of Regional Coconut Nurseries
- (iii) Establishment of Nucleus Coconut Seed Garden
- (iv) Establishment of Small Coconut Nurseries
2.  Expansion of Area under Coconut
3.  Integrated Farming for productivity improvement
- (i) Laying out of Demonstration Plots
- (ii) Aid to Organic Manure Units

4.  Technology Demonstration/Quality Testing Lab
5.  Marketing, market Intelligent services, Statistics and Strengthening of Export Promotion Council
6.   Information & Information Technology
7.  Technology Mission on Coconut
8.   Rejuvenation and Replanting
9.   Coconut Palm Insurance Scheme
10.  Kera Suraksha Insurance Scheme
11.  Establishment of Centre of Excellence in  Coconut.

The implementation of various schemes by CDB has proved helpful to a great extent :

- (1) India  has  become  the  world  leader  in  production  and  productivity  of  coconut. The production increased from 5.94 billion nuts during 1980-81 to 24.38 billion nuts  in  2017-18  and productivity  from  5485  nuts/  ha  in  1980-81 to  11616 nuts/ha in 2017-18.
- (2) Area under coconut has increased from 10.83 lakh ha during 1980-81 to 20.98 lakh ha in 2017-18.
- (3) 11 Demonstration cum Seed Production Farms were established and maintained in different States.
- (4) New  technologies  have  been  developed  for  various  value  added  coconut products. 484 coconut processing units for manufacture of various value added coconut products have been established with capacity to process 2754.1 million nuts per year.
- (5) 60,998  unemployed/  underemployed  youth  were  trained  under  the  training programme 'Plant protection and palm climbing using mechanical device'.
- (6)  Export  earnings  of  coconut  products  increased  from  Rs.  51.20  crores  during 2006-07 to 1764.31 crores   in 2017-18.

(7)  Facilitated  formation  of  three  tier  Farmer  Producer  Organizations  with  9672 Coconut Producer Societies at bottom level and 740 Coconut Producer Federations at middle level and 67 Coconut Producer Companies at top level in various States.

******