Coconut Development Board

Coconut Development Board (CDB) is a statutory body established under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare of the Government of India for the integrated development of coconut and coconut-related products.

The Board which came into existence on 12 January 1981, functions under the administrative control of the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, with its headquarters at Kochi in Kerala and regional Offices at Bangalore in Karnataka, Chennai in Tamil Nadu and Guwahati in Assam.

There are six state centres situated at Bhubaneswar in Orissa, Calcutta in West Bengal, Patna in Bihar, Thane in Maharashtra, Hyderabad in Telangana and Port Blair in the Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

A Market Development cum Information Centre has established in Delhi.

The Board has set up a Technology Development Centre at Vazhakulam near Aluva in Kerala.