World Coconut Day 2022: Know The History And Significance Behind The Celebration
World Coconut Day is celebrated to raise awareness across the globe about the worth and benefits provided by coconuts.
Every year, World Coconut Day is observed on September 2 to accentuate and spread information on the worth and benefits provided by coconuts. It is one of the most consumed fruits around the world. The coconut plant (along with its different parts) is perhaps nature's most flexible item. Coconut belongs to the drupe family and is mostly tracked down in tropical nations. This natural product is most well known in the Asian-Pacific locale.
History and Significance of the day
The coconut palm is alluded to as the "tree of life" due to its diverse purposes as food, fuel, medication, beauty care products, building materials, and numerous other things. The debut world coconut day was seen on September 2, 2009, by the Asia Pacific Coconut Community (APCC) to cause to notice the worth of coconuts and their effect on society.
From that point forward, the UN-ESCAP (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for the Asia Pacific) has approved the APCC to sort out this day every year to advance their projects, honor the strategy for moving this tropical fruit, and bring issues to light of its wellbeing benefits.
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With the assistance of the Coconut Development Board (CDB), this day is seen in India in states like Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, and so on.
The theme of the day for 2022
The International Coconut Community chooses the World Coconut Day subjects. The World Coconut Day subject during the current year is "Developing Coconut for a Better Future and Life".
