Coconut is one of the most important plantation crops of Orissa. The area under coconut production in the State is about 43.3 thousand hectares producing 296.05 million nuts. The present productivity of the crop has been reported to be 8741 nuts per hectare. About 85 per cent of the area and production of coconut comes from the undivided coastal districts of Puri, Cuttack, Balasore and Gunjam. In coastal coconut growing belt of Orissa 17 full and dwarf varieties were identified based on size, shape and colour of nuts. Even though Orissa is a coconut producing state, it has been reported that there are no coconut oil producing unit operating in the state. However, there is a good market for coconut oil for toiletry use with annual consumption of about 8 thousand tonnes per year.
Puri and Gunjan district have many small scale nut fibre and coir manufacturing unit in the state. There are about 30 small unit producing coir and coir products in Orissa. The consumption of edible copra is not much in the state and confined mainly to Cuttack, Bhubaneshwar and other industrial township. According to an estimate, around 500 tonnes of edible copra is consumed per annum. The demand is maximum during the festival season. The desiccated coconut is mainly consumed by the biscuits, bakery and sweets manufacturing industries.
Also famous for its beautiful Odisha beaches, Beaches in Odisha can truly engulf you in a holiday spirit. As you bask in the glory of a moderate sun here, the golden sand beaches leave you still asking for more. Lovingly embraced by the Eastern Ghats at the eastern coast of India, the state of Odisha is one of the most beautiful ones in India. And it is to the striking sandy beaches with white sands and various tribal communities living in the most aborigine style that Odisha owes its beauty to. With a vast coastline spread over a lush area of 250 miles, Odisha still houses some relatively virgin or quite unexplored beaches. Endowed with nature's bounty, meandering rivers, impressive waterfalls, forest-clad blue hills of Eastern Ghats with rich wild life, Odisha is dotted with exquisite beaches like Chandipur, Puri and Gopalpur on Sea with each having a unique feature of its own.
With each of these beaches having some rare features, the Odisha Beach Tour can prove to be a real food for thought. Due to their increasing popularity amongst the tourists and locals both, beaches in Odisha have started getting special attention from Odisha Tourism thus bringing about considerable developmental changes. As a result, Odisha Beaches are being flocked by an increased number of tourists with each passing year. The Chandipur beach is special because it observes a retreat of the sea everyday by several kilometers. Similarly, the Balighai Beach attracts the tourists for offering a clear view of a river mating with the sea, an inspirational picture for creative professionals.
Source: www.advanceagriculturalpractice.in & www.orissatourism.org
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