Deejay Coconut Farm Pvt. Ltd.
India has recently achieved the distinction of being the highest producer of coconuts in the world, having overtaken the next highest producer, the Philippine Islands. However the average coconuts produced per palm in this country is dismal, standing at about 46 nuts per palm per year in 2006-07 compared to 30 nuts per palm in 1950-51. Coconut is being cultivated in an area of over 1.94 million hectares in India. The estimated requirement of coconut seedlings in the country is in the region of 30 million per annum. About 90% of the coconut growing area is situated in the four southern states of India, with Kerala occupying about 50% of coconut cultivated area in India.