Abstract
Coconut, known as the ‘tree of life’, Kalpavriksha, ‘tree of abundance’ and ‘nature’s supermarket’, cultivated in more than 94 countries worldwide, provides livelihood security to millions of people in the Asia and Pacific regions. The coconut industry, which traditionally relied upon copra and coconut oil and to some extent coir, is experiencing tremendous transformation towards product diversification, high-value product development, by-product utilization and more importantly as a health drink. This chapter provides an account of global market dynamics of organic coconut water, virgin coconut oil, functional foods and health drinks from coconut including neera, coconut sugar, cosmeceuticals, oleochemicals and biofuel/bio-lubricants in the consumers’ market. India’s domestic consumption and global export and import of coconut products such as coconut oil, copra meal/copra cake, fresh coconut, desiccated coconut, coconut milk, cream, milk powder, coconut shell charcoal, activated carbon, coir and coir products are also elaborated. Causes for low productivity in coconut across the producing countries and various strategic solutions for increasing production as well as approaches needed to face future global challenges to transform coconut industry into a successful venture are outlined. A brief description of global organizations promoting coconut industry such as APCC, COGENT and BUROTROP is also provided in this chapter.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
APCC (2015) Coconut statistical yearbook, 2015. Published by Asian and Pacific Coconut Community, Jakarta, Indonesia, p 288
Arancon Romulu N Jr (2013) Market and trade of coconut products. Paper presented at Expert Consultation on Coconut Sector Development in Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, 30 Oct-1 Nov. 2013
Benjamin-Ripple (2012) Coconut palm sweetners –tripple bottom line sustainability. Paper presented at 45th Cocotech meeting of the Asian & Pacific Coconut Community (APCC) countries held in Kochi from July 2 to 6, 2012
Foale M (2003) The coconut odyssey: the bounteous possibilities of the tree of life. ACIAR Monograph No. 101, p 132
Iyer RD, Rao EVVB, Govindankutty MP (1979) Super yielders in coconut. Indian Fmg 28(10):3–5
Rethinam P (2004) Strategies for enhancing productivity and income of coconut farmers. In: Proceedings of 41st Cocotech meeting of the Asian & Pacific Coconut Community (APCC) countries held during July, 2004, Santo, Vietnam. APCC Publication p 200
Rethinam P (2005) Increase coconut productivity through soil moisture conservation in coconut plantations. Coco Info Int 12(2):5–9
Rethinam P (2006a) Virgin coconut oil – healthy oil for all. APCC Publication p 628
Rethinam P (2006b) Strategic solutions to improve coconut production, processing and value addition. Paper presented in 42nd Cocotech meeting of the Asian & Pacific Coconut Community (APCC) countries in Manila, Philippines from August 21 to 25, 2006
Rethinam P (2008) Current status of organic farming in coconut in the Asia and Pacific countries. Invited paper presented at the national conference on organic farming in horticulture crops, Kasaragod, 14, September 2008
Rethinam P, Idroes A (2006) Generation of creative income and development opportunities through coconut industry in Pacific countries. Paper circulated at the special body on Pacific islands developing countries, 62nd ESCAP session and Asia – Pacific Business Forum 2006, Jakarta, Indonesia, 4–5 April 2006
Rogonon F (2004) Strategies for enhancing productivity and income of coconut farmers. In: Proceedings of 41st Cocotech meeting of the Asian & Pacific Coconut Community (APCC) countries held during July, 2004, Santo, Vietnam. APCC Publication, pp 79–85
Salum UN (2017) Global scenario on production, productivity and marketing of coconut commodities. In: Chowdappa P, Niral V, Jerard BA, Samsudeen K (eds) Coconut. Daya Publishing House, New Delhi, p 440
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2018 Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Rethinam, P. (2018). International Scenario of Coconut Sector. In: Krishnakumar, V., Thampan, P., Nair, M. (eds) The Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera L.) - Research and Development Perspectives. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2754-4_2
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2754-4_2
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Singapore
Print ISBN: 978-981-13-2753-7
Online ISBN: 978-981-13-2754-4
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life SciencesBiomedical and Life Sciences (R0)