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Production
and Distribution of Planting Materials
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Establishment of Demonstration cum Seed Production (DSP)
Farms for coconut.
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Setting up of coconut nurseries attached to the DSP Farms.
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Establishment of Regional Coconut Nurseries.
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Aid to registered / private / approved coconut nurseries @
Rs.6 lakhs for a big and Rs.2 lakhs for a small unit.
(II)
Expansion
of Area under Coconut
New planting assistance @ Rs.8,000 per hectare in 2 annual
installments
(III)
Integrated
Farming for Productivity Improvement
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Removal of disease advanced palms by providing compensation
of Rs. 250/- per palm
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Laying out demonstration plots in farmers’ garden @
Rs.35,000 per ha.
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Aid to organic manure units @ Rs.20,000 per unit.
(IV)
Technology
Demonstration
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Financial assistance for setting up of pilot plants for the
integrated coconut processing @ 50% of the cost of building /
plant / machinery or maximum Rs.5 lakhs.
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Aid to technological research
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Financial assistance to coconut based industries @ 25% of
the cost of building / plant / machinery or Rs.2.50 lakhs
whichever is less.
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Financial assistance for the introduction of Agmark/ISO
Standards in coconut processing units @ 25% of the cost of
laboratory equipments or Rs.1 lakh whichever is less.
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Techno-economic studies on product diversification and
byproduct utilization.
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Consultancy service on production, processing and
marketing.
(V)
Market Promotion and Statistics
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Market information and intelligence service.
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Modernisation of coconut processing by introduction of
improved copra dryer / other processing machineries / equipment @
25% of the cost of dryer / equipment or maximum Rs.10,000,
whichever is less.
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Surveys and evaluation studies.
(VI)
Information and Information Technology
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Production of publications in different languages including
grant-in-aid to State Government / Universities for production of
publications.
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Production and screening of films including grant-in-aid to
State Govt./Universities for production of films.
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Participation in exhibitions and fairs.
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Conducting seminars and workshops.
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Awards to best growers, master craftsmen, industrialists,
processors and exporters.
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Training youths in harvesting and plant protection.
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Training farmers in scientific cultivation and post harvest
processing.
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Training in the manufacture of coconut based handicrafts.
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National award to the best research worker or workers in
product/ machinery / equipment development.
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Establishment of National Information Centre cum Electronic
Data Processing Unit.
(VII)
Human Resources Development
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Training to improve technical skills of managerial and
supervisory personnel of the Coconut Development Board and the
Dept. of Agriculture & Cooperation, Government of India.
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Training and visits to understand and appraise the
technologies.
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