WORLD COCONUT DAY

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WORLD COCONUT DAY IS OBSERVED ON 2ND SEPTEMBER EVERY YEAR BY ASIAN AND PACIFIC COCONUT COMMUNITY.  IT AIMS TO CREATE AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF COCONUT ACROSS THE WORLD.  WORLD COCONUT DAY WAS ESTABLISED IN THE YEAR 2009 WHICH HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPORTANCE AND USE OF COCONUT.  IT IS A COMPLETE FOOD RICH IN VITAMINS, CALORIES AND MINERALS.

THE LIFE SPAN OF COCONUT PALM IS 75 TO 100 YEARS.  IT GROWS WELL IN TROPICAL CLIMATE AS IT REQUIRES MOIST SANDY WELL DRAINED SOIL.  IT TAKES 4-5 YEARS TO BEGIN THEIR FIRST PRODUCT.  IT HAS THE ABILITY TO YIELD 20-150 OR MORE MATURE NUTS IN A YEAR.  THE OUTER HUSK IS LIGHT GREEN,  AS IT MATURES, IT BECOMES DRY AND TURNS GREY.  THE HUSK IS MADE OF TOUGH FIBRES. UNDERNEATH THE HUSK, KERNEL-ENDOSPERM, A WOODY SHELL ENCLOSING INNER EDIBLE MEAT IS PRESENT.  THE MATURE COCONUT FRUIT CONTAINS SOME AMOUNT OF SWEET WATER INSIDE ITS CENTRAL HOLLOW CAVITY SURROUNDED BY WHITE MEAT, THE ENDOSPERM.  THIS FRUIT WITH ITS SHELL, MEAT AND WATER TOGETHER MAKE THE COCONUT.

COCONUT PALM IS VERY USEFUL.  IT PROVIDES US FOOD TO EAT, FUEL TO COOK, BUILDING MATERIALS AND OTHER ESSENTIAL THINGS LIKE MAKING DOORMATS AND MATTRESSES.  COCONUT OIL IS EXTRACTED FROM DRY KERNEL WHICH IS GOOD FOR COOKING, FOR HAIR NOURISHMENT AND FOR MEDICINES.  IT IS ALSO OFFERED TO GOD DURING RELIGIOUS FUNCTIONS.  

WORLD  COCONUT DAY IS CELEBRATED IN DIFFERENT THEME EVERY YEAR.  EVENTS ARE ORGANIZED TO PROMOTE THE BENEFITS AND USES OF COCONUT ITEMS, EXHIBITIONS ARE HELD FOR INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS , WORKSHOPS ARE ORGANIZED, FARMERS ARE EDUCATED ABOUT COCONUT CULTIVATORS AND USE OF FERTILIZERS FOR MAXIMUM PRODUCTION.  IN 2017 THE THEME WAS 'A HEALTHY WEALTHY LIFE WITH COCONUT'.  IN 2019 IT WAS 'COCONUT FOR WELLNESS'. 

THE YEAR 2020 CAME UP WITH COVID-19 PANDEMIC WHERE WE HAVE TO STICK TO THE RULES OF SOCIAL DISTANCING, USE OF SANITIZERS AND NO SOCAIL GATHERING.  EVERYTHING IS DONE ONLINE.  PEOPLE MAKE DIFFERENT COCONUT RECIPIES AT HOME AND SHARE IT ONLINE

Let us spread love & happiness on this precious day of world coconut day.

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