Coconut production in India

Coconut production plays an important role in the national economy of India. According to figures published in December 2009 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, India is the world's third largest producer of coconuts, producing 10,894,000 tonnes in 2009.^[1]

Traditional areas of coconut cultivation are the states of Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and also Goa, Orissa, West Bengal, Puducherry, Maharashtra and the island territories of Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar.

References

See also

• Coconut production in Kerala
• Coconut Development Board

Coconut
Production	Brazil India Indonesia Kerala Mexico Sri Lanka Thailand Philippines Vietnam
Products	Cadjan Coco peat Coir Copra Cream Jam Jewelry Milk Oil Sugar Timber Water
Dishes	Almond Joy Boston bun Bounty Buko pie Coco bread Espasol Maja blanca Pol Sambola Red curry Serundeng Sno Balls Sugar cake Nasi uduk Urap Watalappam List of coconut dishes List of dishes using coconut milk
Diseases	Bipolaris incurvata Botryosphaeria cocogena Bursaphelenchus cocophilus Cadang-cadang Capnodium footii Cephaleuros virescens Corticium penicillatum Cytospora palmarum Marasmiellus cocophilus Periconiella cocoes Pestalotiopsis palmarum Phaeochoropsis mucosa Phyllosticta palmetto Phytophthora palmivora Pseudoepicoccum cocos Ramularia necator Stigmina palmivora
Organizations	Asian and Pacific Coconut Community Coconut Development Board Harmless Harvest KERAFED Philippine Coconut Authority
Culture	Hainuwele Coconut Palace Coconut pearl Coconut Religion
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