WORLD COCONUT DAY
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. TH...