Schemes of Coconut Development Board - Efresh India

Schemes of Coconut Development Board
Coconut Development Board
(CDB) is a statutory body
established under the Ministry of
Agriculture, Government of India for the integrated development of coconut cultivation and
industry in the country with focus on productivity increase and product diversification.
Production & Distribution of Planting Material
Expansion of Area under Coconut
Integrated Farming for Productivity Improvement
Technology Demonstration
Market Promotion & Statistics
Coconut Palm Insurance Scheme
Information and Information Technology
Human Resource Development
Financial assistance under Technology Mission
Replanting and Rejuvenation of Coconut Gardens in Traditional States in India
1. Production & Distribution of Planting Material
The objective of the program is to enhance the production and supply of good quality
planting materials through following component programs.
Establishment of Demonstration cum Seed Production (DSP) Farms in different parts of the
country covering total area of 240 ha with the aim to produce quality seed nuts.
Setting up of coconut nurseries that are attached to the DSP farms to produce quality
seedlings of desired cultivars / varieties suitable for each locality
Aid to registered/ private/ approved coconut nurseries
Financial assistance is limited to 25% of the cost of production or Rs.2 lakhs whichever is
less. The minimum financial assistance of Rs.50000 is allotted for producing 6250
seedlings annually from 25 cents and maximum financial assistance of Rs.2 lakhs for
producing 25000 seedlings edlings from one acre.
Establishment of Regional coconut nursery for supplementing the nursery programs of the
state government. The maximum financial assistance for setting up of regional coconut
nursery in nontraditional areas is 50% of cost of production.
Aid to establish nuclear seed garden in private sector / registered / cooperative societies/
farmers' associations. Maximum financial assistance is limited to Rs.6 lakhs to establish

seed garden phased over a period of 3 years @ Rs.3 lakhs during the 1st year and Rs.1.50
lakhs each in second and third year respectively. The quantum of financial assistance is
based on the total area of seed garden (maximum 4 ha) or limited to 25% of the cost of
establishment of nuclear seed garden.
2. Expansion of Area under Coconut
This program is intended to bring in more area under coconut in the potential belts
thereby increasing the production potential in the country. For this, the small and
marginal farmers are given incentive assistance for undertaking new planting of
coconut and its further maintenance. The new planting assistance is given at the
rate of Rs. 8,000 per hectare, , which is disbursed in two equal annual installments.
The program is implemented by the Board through the Department of Agriculture/
Horticulture of various States/ UT's as the cases may be. Application forms prescribed
by the Board are supplied to various implementing offices of the State Government
which in turn are distributed to the eligible farmers. The filled in applications submitted
by farmers after proper field verification are forwarded to the office of the Board
concerned with proper recommendation of the implementing officers for further
processing and sanction of subsidy. The Board after scrutiny of the applications,
sanctions eligible subsidy and disburse the sum in the form of individual cheques/
demand drafts to the farmers through the same implementing offices.
3. Integrated Farming for Productivity Improvement
The objective of the program is to improve production and productivity of the coconut
holdings through an integrated approach and thereby increasing the net income from
unit holdings with the following component program
Lying out of demonstration plots
Financial assistance of Rs.35, 000 per ha in two annual installments is provided for
adoption of integrated management practices in disease affected gardens. The
objective of the program is to encourage the farmers to adopt the technology
developed for the management of disease affected coconut gardens. Demonstrations
plots will also help in motivate farmers in adoption of result oriented production
technologies.
Integrated Farming for Productivity Improvement on CLUSTER basis: The
objective of the Coconut Clusters is increasing the production and productivity of
coconut from unit holdings by proper and timely adoption of package of practices in a
farmer participatory mode. This program will facilitate the adoption of appropriate
coconut based farming systems and promote farm level processing for value addition
on a community basis. The scheme is being implemented by the Board on cluster
basis in a contiguous area of appropriate size of 25-5050 ha irrespective of the individual
size of the holdings. The selection of the cluster is based on criteria such as
demonstration value, easy accessibility, and availability of minimum infrastructure
facilities for the adoption of average management practices, cohesiveness of the
group and most importantly the readiness of the farmers in the cluster to assume
responsibility and implement the program in a farmer participatory mode as per the
Board's guidelines.

Assistance for organic manure units
To promote the use of organic manure like vermin - compost, coir pith compost,
ordinary compost and FYM in coconut holdings. Financial assistance of Rs.20000 per
unit or 50% of cost of production is provided for setting up of a unit.
4. Technology Demonstration
Maintenance of Pilot Testing Plant and Quality Control laboratories
Techno-economic economic studies on product diversification and byproduct
utilization.
Consultancy service on production, processing and marketing
Training program on convenience foods
5. Market Promotion & Statistics
Market information and intelligence service
Modernization 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.
Surveys and evaluation studies
6. Coconut Palm Insurance Scheme
i) Introduction: Coconut cultivation subjected to risks from climatic changes, natural
disasters, pests, diseases etc. And at times, entire coconut cultivation of a region
gets wiped out due to natural calamity or onset of pest attack. Coconut is a perennial
crop and losses suffered by farmers due to damage of this crop, are material and
needs to be addressed. At present, there is no insurance scheme under which
coconut cultivation may be covered, since National Agricultural Insurance Scheme
(NAIS) for insurance of cereals, eals, millets, pulses, oilseeds and horticultural crops.
ii) Eligibility criteria: As per the Scheme, individual farmer / grower offering at least 10
healthy but bearing palms for insurance in specified age group, (4-60 years for dwarf,
hybrid and 7-60 years for tall) in contiguous area / plot will be eligible for insurance.
iii) Premium Subsidy: Of amount under para 9 above, 50% will be paid by Coconut
Development Board (CDB) and 25% by State Government concerned and balance
25% will be paid by farmer / grower. In case, the State Government does not agrees
to bear 25% share of premium, farmers / growers will be required to pay 50% of
premium, if interested in insurance scheme. Premium subsidy amount (50% by CDB
and 25% by participating States) will be released to AIC in advance based on
estimates, which will be replenished / adjusted on quarter / year basis.

7. Information and Information Technology
Production of publications in different languages including grant-in-aid to State
Government / Universities for production of publications
Production and screening of films including grant-in-aid to State
Govt./Universities for production of films
Participation in exhibitions and fairs
Conducting seminars and workshops
Awards to best growers, master craftsmen, industrialists, sts, processors and
exporters
Training youths in harvesting and plant protection
Training farmers in scientific cultivation and post harvest processing
Training in the manufacture of coconut based handicrafts
National award to the best research worker or workers in product / machinery /
equipment development
Establishment of National Information Centre cum Electronic Data Processing
Unit
8. Human Resource Development
Training to improve technical skills of managerial and supervisory personnel
Training and visits its to understand and appraise the technologies
9. Technology Mission
The changed food habits and availability of other cheaper edible oils both in the
edible and industrial sectors, however, have brought out a drastic decline in the use
of coconut oil in these areas. During the last few years, on account of heavy imports
of cheaper vegetable oil, especially of the Palm oil, the price of coconut oil has been
depressed despite the large-scale price support operations undertaken. The Price
Support Scheme could not make much impact in pushing up the price level and was
not beneficial to the farmers as expected. In this context, it was realized that
diversification of coconut derived products and value addition could only help the
coconut growers in getting remunerative prices. The coconut crop has also been
affected by severe pests and debilitating diseases like root-wilt, ganoderma wilt,
Thanjavur wilt and Tatipaka disease. It was realized that a major initiative should be
started towards controlling the pests and diseases in coconut to improve its
productivity and promote product diversification on better value realization from
various coconut products. This will help the small and marginal farmers who depend
on coconut for their livelihood to realize better returns.
In this context to protect the interest of the coconut growers, the Prime Minister
announced launching of Technology Mission on Coconut. The Mission should
converge and synergize all the efforts through vertical and horizontal integration of
existing programmes and address the problems and bridge the gaps through
appropriate programmes in Mission Mode to ensure adequate, appropriate, timely
and concurrent action. This would help develop a mechanism which makes coconut
farming competitive and ensures reasonable returns.

i) Financial assistance
Under Technology Mission on Coconut, financial assistance @ 25% of the project cost
limited to a maximum of Rs.50.00 lakhs is extended as credit linked back ended subsidy
for setting up of coconut processing units for production of value added coconut
products. Modernization and expansion of existing processing units will also be eligible
for assistance. The project for seeking assistance for setting up coconut processing unit
should be submitted through the bank with a minimum of 40% of the project cost as term
loan.
Packed, Branded coconut oil with Agmark standards, Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO), dietary
fibre, Desiccated coconut powder, Coconut chips, defatted coconut powder, snow ball
tender coconut, coconut milk powder, coconut jaggery, coconut cream, activated carbon,
coconut water based vinegar, shell charcoal, packed tender nut water, minimally
processed tender coconut, shell powder, shell/wood based handicrafts and copra dryer
are some of the items which will be considered for assistance. Financial assistance will
also be available for new and innovative coconut based products, which are backed by
commercially viable technologies.
Financial assistance is provided for market promotion of coconut products through the
media, participation in exhibitions / developing / hiring display facilities in super markets,
adopting attractive packaging etc. @ 50% of the project cost limiting to Rs.10.00 lakhs
for individuals and Rs.25.00 lakhs to co-Operative organisations.
10. Rejuvenation of Coconut Gardens in Traditional States in India
The prevalence of old and senile palms, poor genetic base of the planting material under
cultivation, over populated stands of both coconut and other trees in the homestead,
poor management attention given to the crop and severe incidence of pest and diseases
are the major reasons for the low productivity. One of the strategies to vitalize the
coconut industry is to improve the general agricultural base with large scale rejuvenation
of the coconut gardens.
Hence this project is for improving productivity through a programme of cutting and
removing the old, senile, unproductive and disease advanced palm population,
replanting with quality seedlings and rejuvenation of the existing gardens through an
integrated package of practices. The project is sanctioned for the remaining three years
of the XI Plan period at a total cost of Rs.2275.643 crores and subsidy component of
Rs.478.504 crores as a Central Sector Scheme.
Cutting and removal of old, senile, unproductive and disease advanced palms
with a compensation of Rs.13000/- per palm (i.e. for the first 20 palms @
Rs.500/- and the remaining palms @ Rs.250/- limited to 12 palms per ha).
Rejuvenation of existing gardens through integrated management practices @
Rs.15000/ha for 2 years @ Rs.7500/- per ha.
Assistance for replanting @ Rs.20 per seedling