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Coconut awareness meet to be held at Veppankulam on September 2

THANJAVUR: A coconut awareness conference will be held on September 2 at the Coconut Research Station at Veppankulam near Pattukottai in Thanjavur district for the benefit of coconut growers of the State. World coconut day will also be observed.

Officials and scientists from the Tamil Nadu Agriculture University, officers from the Coconut Development Board and the agriculture department, senior bank officials and coconut-based entrepreneurs will participate in the conference and deliver special lectures, a press release said here on Wednesday.

There will be an exhibition depicting the research findings in coconut. Stalls will be put up. There will also be a display of skills.

In Tamil Nadu, coconut is grown in 4.07 lakh hectares and records a total production of 4,097 million nuts with at the rate of 11,474 nuts per hectare.

About 10 million people are engaged in coconut-related industries either directly or indirectly.

India earns Rs.320 crore as foreign exchange through export of coconut products, the release said.

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