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World Coconut Day Celebration held at Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh on 2-Sept-2015

•  Coconut for Family Nutrition, Health and Wellness - by Dr. Remany Gopalakrishnan, Consultant, CDB
•  Coconut Scenario in Andhra Pradesh and future potential - V.C.Vasanthakumar, Statistical Officer, CDB
•  Potential & Prospects of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) in Andhra Pradesh, Shri. K.S.Sebastian, Assistant Director (Mkg), CDB
•   Major Coconut products & Assistance under Technology Mission on Coconut, Mrs.Resmi. D.S, Assistant Director (Technology), CDB
•   Diseases of Coconut, Dr. A. Snehalatha Rani, Scientist (Plant Pathology), Horticultural Research Station, Ambajipeta, AP
•   Major Pests of coconut, Dr N.B.V.Chalapathi Rao, Senior Scientist (Entomology), Horticultural Research Station, DR YSR HU, Ambajipeta

World Coconut Day Seminar held at Coimbatore on 2-Sept-2013

•   Farmer Producers' Organizations - by Shri.Sugata Ghose, CCDO, CDB
•   Value addition in coconut and assistance from CDB - by Dr.K.Muralidharan, Director, CDB
•   Processing Neera and Value Addition - KAU
•   Natures Best Coconut from Sami Labs

Investors’ Meet on Coconut Processing Sector held at Kozhikode on 11-1-2012

•   Commercialized Technologies from CPCRI
•   Innovative Technologies in Coconut Processing Sector - CDB
•   DFRL's Technologies for Value Added Coconut Products
•   Minimal Processing of Tender Coconut - KAU
•   Technologies developed based on Coconut - CFTRI
•   Marketing strategy for coconut value added products - CDB
•   Coconut based industrial park at Kuttiyadi, Kozhikode
•   Coconut cultivation in Malabar Region _ CDB
•   Alfa Laval - Coconut Processing

Symposium on Possibilities of Neera held on 27th April 2013 at Ernakulam

•  Coconut Inflorescence Sap Products - Neera (Keramithram), Palm Jaggery (Kerachakkara) by Dr.V.K. Raju, Kerala Agri. University
•   Neera and its Products in International Trade - by Smt.S.Deepthi Nair, Marketing Officer
•   Collectives of farmers – Coconut Producer Societies (CPS), Federation of CPSs(CPFs), Producer Companies(PCs) - by Shri.K.S.Sebastian, Asst. Marketing Officer, CDB

Newsletter on Coconut and coconut oil - COCONUT INSIGHTS - Vol 1

Value Addition on Coconut

•  Value addition, product diversification and by-product utilization in coconut - Dr.K. Muralidharan, Director and Smt.Jayasree A, Sr.Tech. Officer, Coconut Dev Board, Kochi

Health Benefits of Coconut Oil - Articles appeared on Coconut Journal

English Articles

•  Health & nutritional benefits from coconut oil and its advantages over competing oils - Mary G. Enig, Ph.D., F.A. C.N
•  A simpler approach to understand coronary heart disease, fat facts and its correlation with consumption of coconut oil - Dr Dipak Kr. Ghosh
•  Coconut Oil: Chemistry, Production and Its Applications - A Review - Gopala Krishna AG - CFTRI, Mysore
•  Coconut-the best food for human beings' health and longevity - Professor B. M. Hegde
•  Lipid profile and antioxidant enzymes in coconut oil consumers - P Sabitha* and D M Vasudevan
•  Lipid Profile in blood and in plaque material from diseased Coronary Artery - D.M. Vasudevan, MD, FRCPath
•  Coronary artery disease (Atherosclerosis) - an overview & the role of coconut oil in hypercholesterolemia - Dr. D.M. Vasudevan
•  Health benefits of virgin coconut oil - E.V. Carandang
•  Potential of coconut dietary fiber - K.S.M.S. Raghavarao, CFTRI, Mysore
•  Coconut based snacks and beverages recipes

Malayalam Articles

•  Coconut oil and Cholesterol Debate - Dr.K.P.Paoulose
•  Coconut oil - Experiences and Theories - Dr.Rajmohan

Other Links

•  Nutritional and Health Aspects of Coconut Oil
•  Chemical composition of meat (kernel) and nut water of major coconut cultivars
•  The Coconut Oil Miracle: Where is the Evidence?
•  http://www.cocoscience.com/pdf/idea_fat_next_only_to_mother_milk_coconut_oil_dr_b_m_hegde.pdf
•  http://medind.nic.in/jac/t06/i1/jact06i1p16.pdf
•  http://www.coconutresearchcenter.org/article10132.htm
•  http://chefwendellfowler.blogspot.com/2010/12/im-coo-coo-for-coconuts.html
•  Cholesterol lowering coconuts
•  Everything you need to know about coconut nutrition
•  Studies on wine production from coconut