The Hindu Business Line : Kerala’s share in coconut output falls

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 2 The share of Kerala in the country’s coconut production has declined over the years although the area under the crop has shown an increasing trend.

The State’s contribution has come down to around 45 per cent of the total production of coconut from as high as 75 per cent some 20 years ago, according to the data compiled by the Economics and Statistics Department.

In fact, the area under coconut cultivation went up from 7.05 lakh hectares to nine lakh hectares in 2004-05, representing an increase of 28 per cent.

The productivity of coconut also increased from 5,638 nuts to 6,673 nuts over the period.

The fall in Kerala’s share is attributed to the large-scale coconut cultivation taken up by States such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh where the productivity has also been higher than that of Kerala.

Other crops

The study by the department, updated till 2004-05, has also found that there has been a sharp decline in the area under other crops such as paddy and tapioca.

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