Union Minister for Agriculture Radha Mohan Singh inaugurated the Farmers’ Training Centre cum Regional Office Building of Coconut Development Board in Patna on Saturday.
To increase the area under coconut cultivation in Bihar, the focus is on ‘Expansion of area under coconut’ scheme and financial assistance is being provided under the scheme for the new plantations. For the demonstration of the scientific coconut cultivation, Rs. 46.25 lakh has been allocated for the scheme ‘Laying out of Demonstration Plot’ for the period of 2017-18, underlined Singh.
Singh informed that CDB had sanctioned Rs.409.01 lakh for the implementation of coconut related schemes in Bihar for the year 2014 to 2017.
Minister also said India is leading in the global coconut production and productivity.