Coconut Development Board Latest News
Recently, the Coconut Development Board (CDB) has celebrated World Coconut Day by launching its newly revised schemes.
About Coconut Development Board Â
- It is a statutory body established under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India
- It was established for the integrated development of coconut production and utilization in the country with focus on productivity increase and product diversification.
- The board came into existence on 12th January 1981.
- Regional offices: It has regional Offices at Bangalore in Karnataka, Chennai in Tamil Nadu, Guwahati in Assam and Patna in Bihar.
- Headquarters: Kochi in Kerala
Functions of Coconut Development Board
- Adopting measures for the development of the coconut industry, inter alia
- Imparting technical advice to those engaged in coconut cultivation and industry
- Providing financial and other assistance for the expansion of the area under coconut
- Encouraging adoption of modern technologies for processing of coconut and its products
- Adopting measures to get incentive prices for coconut and its products
- Recommending measures for improving marketing of coconut and its products
- Recommending measures for regulating imports and exports of coconut and its products
- Fixing grades, specifications and standards for coconut and its products
Source: PIB
Last updated on August, 2026
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