Coconut Development Board Kondagaon

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Central Government of India's Coconut breeding and demonstration plot.More than 100 acres of coconut farm gives the charm and feeling of Kerala.A must visit place for tourists in Bastar. Taking benefit of favorable agro-climatic conditions of tribal Bastar region, nearly 1,000 farmers have taken up coconut farming by adopting saplings from Kondagoan based Coconut Development Board established on a 100-acre Demonstration-Cum-Seed Production (DSP) farm. DSP produces quality planting material for farmers of Chhattisgarh.
4,996 coconut plants of four varieties,". production of quality planting material determines the ultimate returns. The seedling vigor is highly correlated with adult palm characters such as early flowering, nut yield and khopra production, important for successful coconut cultivation. In the absence of a viable technology for vegetative method of propagation, coconut is propagated through seeds.

In Bastar region, the production of coconut needs more care and management practice during establishment of orchard or even for homestead garden.

The seed nut harvested from available mother palm in DSP farm was insufficient to meet the local demand hence the procurement of seed nut from outside source like Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Orissa from selected mother palm.In non-traditional belt, many factors are responsible for producing quality planting material such as selection of seed nut, storing period, time of sowing, sowing method, irrigation system, site selection, weeding etc. Hence in Chhattisgarh, extreme temperature in summer and winter poses challenge for quality production.Germination of seed nuts generally start after three months of sowing.