Central Institute of Horticulture (CIH), Nagaland on September 2 celebrated “World Coconut Day” on the theme, “building a safe inclusive resilient and sustainable coconut community amid COVID-19 pandemic & beyond”.
In a press release, CIH informed that in order to mark the event, a field day on coconut was organised with an aim to emphasise and raise awareness on the importance and benefits of coconuts.
CIH informed that the World Coconut Day was observed on September 2 annually to commemorate the formation of Asian Pacific Coconut Community (APCC) by conducting awareness campaigns and technical sessions.
As a part of the celebration, technical staff of the institute visited coconut growing areas under Dimapur district to interact with the growers and provide technical guidance on issues related to production technology and post-harvest processing.