 New Delhi : Exports of coconut and its allied products, sans coir, is likely to more than double to touch Rs 1,000 crore in two to three years, Coconut Development Board (CDB) said on Aug 31.
"Exports of coconut and its allied products, minus coir, stood at Rs 432 crore last fiscal. It should touch the Rs 1,000 crore-mark in the next two to three years," CDB Chairman C V Ananda Bose told reporters here.
India exports different coconut products to more than 80 countries worldwide, he said, adding that this fiscal, exports should touch Rs 600 crore in the current fiscal. There is a separate board for coir, in which also India is a major exporter.
India is one of the major coconut producing countries in the world with a share of 15.65 per cent in area and 24.14 per cent in production.
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