AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT - IMPLEMENT THE PRICE SUPPORT SCHEME (PSS) FOR PROCUREMENT OF COPRA IN TAMIL NADU

No. 241] CHENNAI, THURSDAY, MAY 30, 2019 Vaikasi 16, Vikari, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2050

Part II—Section 1

Notifications or Orders of specific character or of particular interest to the public

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT

IMPLEMENT THE PRICE SUPPORT SCHEME (PSS) FOR PROCUREMENT OF COPRA IN TAMIL NADU [G.O.Ms. No. 103, Agricultural (H2), 30th May 2019, வைகாசி 16, விகாரி, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2050.] No. II(1)/AG/9(f)/2019.

Crop calendar and Harvesting period of Coconut in the State of Tamil Nadu

A remunerative and stable price environment for Coconut growers/farmers is very important for increasing Coconut production and productivity. The market price for Copra many times tends to be unstable and volatile resulting in undue losses to the growers/farmers as well as discourage adoption of the modern technology and required inputs.

The Government's price policy for agricultural commodities seeks to ensure remunerative prices to the growers for their produce with a view to encourage higher investment and production and to safeguard the interest of consumers by making available supplies at reasonable prices with low cost of intermediation. The price policy also seeks to evolve a balanced and integrated price structure in the overall perspective of the needs of the economy.

Towards this end, the Government announce Minimum Support Price (MSP) for major agricultural commodities each year in both the Crop seasons after taking into account the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP).

In the scheme for the procurement of Copra in the year of 2019-2020, as per the guidelines of Government of India (Department of Agriculture and Co-operation) the notifi cation regarding Crop calendar and harvesting period of Coconut in Tamil Nadu is to be required as part of proposal.

Sl.No. Particulars

Details

(1) (2)

(3)

1 Crop : Coconut

2 Commodity to be notifi ed : Copra

3 Crop Calendar year : Throughout the year

4 Harvesting period : Throughout the year

5 Commencement of Arrival : June

6 Peak arrival period June – November

7 Details of Coconut and Copra Production:

(a) Coconut Area : 4.36 lakh hectares (as per estimates of 2016-17)

(b) Expected Coconut

: 47064 lakh nuts

production

(c) Average yield per hectare : 11170 nuts per Ha

(d) Expected Copra production : 2,06,000 Metric Tonne

(e) Expected quantity of

50,000 Metric Tonne

procurement

(f) Ruling market price : Rs.90.00 – Rs.95.00 per Kg of Copra

(g) Major Coconut Growing

Districts

: Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode, Thanjavur, Dindigul, Kanyakumari, Vellore, Salem, Krishnagiri, Pudukottai, Madurai, Theni, Virudhunagar, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Namakkal, Dharmapuri, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Ramanadhapuram and Sivagangai.

GAGANDEEP SINGH BEDI,

Agricultural Production Commissioner

and Principal Secretary to Government.