Coconut :
- Coconut is a tropical crop 20^0 - 250 C temperature, more than 150 cm annual rainfall,
frost and humid coastal climate is suitable for it. - India ranks first in production, consumption and export of coconut in the world. In
terms of productivity (yield per hectare)Mexico ranks first whereas India fourth. - Kerala is the largest producer of coconut (about 44%) in India.
- Other major coconut producing states are Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.