Coconut Development Board

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Coconut Development Board (CDB) is a statutory body established under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare of the Government of India for the integrated development of coconut and coconut-related products. [1] 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. [2]

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History

The Board which came into existence on 12 January 1981.

Administration

It functions under the administrative control of the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, with its headquarters at Kochi in Kerala and regional Offices at Bangalore in Karnataka, Chennai in Tamil Nadu,Patna in Bihar and Guwahati in Assam. There are six state centres situated at Bhubaneswar in Odisha, Kolkata in West Bengal, in Bihar, Thane in Maharashtra, Vijayawada in Andhrapradesh , Junagadh in Gujarat and Sri Vijaya Puram in the Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The Board has 11 Demonstration cum Seed Production (DSP) Farms in different locations of the country and now all 11 farms are maintained. A Market Development cum Information Centre has established in Delhi. The Board has set up a Technology Development Centre at Vazhakulam near Aluva in Kerala.

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References

  1. ↑ "നാളികേര വികസന വകുപ്പിന് കീഴില്‍ ജോലി; ആറു ജില്ലകളില്‍ ഒഴിവുകള്‍; ഇന്റര്‍വ്യൂ മാത്രം". suprabhaatham (in Malayalam). Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  2. ↑ Bhaskaran, Reshma (4 June 2022). "പലഹാരം മുതൽ മിഠായി വരെ; തേങ്ങയിൽനിന്ന് പുതിയ മൂല്യവർധിത ഉത്പന്നങ്ങൾ വികസിപ്പിക്കുന്നു". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 10 March 2025.

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