Job or Vacancy Description:
Applications are invited for filling up the following post in the Coconut Development Board by Direct  Recruitment.

Statistical Assistant: 1 post (UR)
Pay: Rs.9300-34800 Grade Pay Rs.4200
Qualification: + Degree in Statistics / Mathematics /Economics with Statistics as one of the subjects from any recognized University.+ About 2 years of experience in the line.
Upper Age limit: Not exceeding 30 years (Relaxable for Government Servants and employees of the Board) as on the crucial date for receipt of applications.

General Instructions:
1. Candidates desirous of applying for the above post may send their applications typed on plain paper in the format given below with a passport size photograph affixed thereon alongwith copies of certificates in support of date of birth, qualifications, experience etc. duly attested by a gazetted officer. Applications complete in all respects together with a Crossed Demand Draft for Rs.100/- towards prescribed application fee drawn in favour of the Chairman, Coconut Development Board, Kochi payable at Ernakulam should reach the Chairman, Coconut Development Board, Kera Bhavan, Kochi – 682011 within 45 days from the date of appearance of the advertisement in the Employment News. Application may be sent either in English or in Hindi.
2. Candidates working in Central/ State Governments, Research Institutions, Public Sector Undertakings, Autonomous Bodies, etc. should apply through proper channel and their applications should be forwarded by controlling authorities alongwith original/attested copies of Annual Confidential Reports for the last 5 years, Vigilance and Integrity Certificates. Incomplete applications/applications received after the due date and applications of serving candidates not forwarded by the controlling authorities shall not be entertained. The Chairman, Coconut Development Board reserves the right to reject any or all the applications without assigning any reason(s).
3. Candidates called for interview will not be paid any TA/DA. However, in the case of SC/ST candidates, they shall be paid 2nd class rail fare by the shortest route from their place of residence/ employment to the place of interview and back. The above concessions are not admissible to those SC/ST candidates who are already in Central/State Government service.

Tentative Last Date: 15-06-2011

About the organization:
Coconut Development Board is a statutory body established by the Government of India for the integrated development of coconut production and utilization in the country with focus on productivity increase and product diversification. The Board which came into existence on 12th 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 Andhra Pradesh and Port Blair in the Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The Board has 9 Demonstration cum Seed Production (DSP) Farms in different locations of the country and now 7 farms are maintained. 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. Adopting measures for the development of coconut industry, inter alia Imparting technical advice to those engaged in coconut cultivation and industry. Providing financial and other assistance for the expansion of area under coconut. Encouraging adoption of modern technologies for processing of coconut and its products. Adopting measures to get incentive prices for coconut and its products. Recommending measures for improving marketing of coconut and its products. Recommending measures for regulating imports and exports of coconut and its products. Fixing grades, specifications and standards for coconut and its products. Financing suitable schemes to increase the production of coconut and to improve the quality and yield of coconut. Assisting, encouraging, promoting and financing agricultural, technological, industrial or economic research on coconut and its products. Collecting statistics on coconut and its products and publishing them. Undertaking publicity activities and publishing books and periodicals on coconut and its products. With a view to accomplishing the objectives envisaged under the Act, the Board has been formulating and implementing various schemes since its inception.Facilities for chemical analysis of copra, coconut oil and coconut vinegar are available at the Technology Development Centre of the Board at Vazhakkulam, Aluva, Ernakulam.To focus attention on the huge potential for coconut convenience foods and range of product recipes. To impart training skills, entrepreneurship development, leadership qualities and provide marketing tips. To familiarize the participants about quality control operations & quality management systems being followed in food processing industries. To gain an insight into various packaging systems for preservation of coconut convenience foods. This Programme has been designed for self help groups/women groups/societies/entrepreneurs venturing into coconut based convenience foods.
FEES Rs.450/- per participant for 4 day programme, Rs.125/- per participant for one day programme and Rs.1000/- per individual or unit (max. 3 nominees) for two day programme on Coconut Vinegar. Fee covers lecture sessions, course material, lunch, tea & snacks and Institutional amenities. Participants are requested to register in the enclosed registration form along with prescribed fee in favour of Coconut Development Board payable at Aluva.The progress of the Indian Coconut Sector during the last two decades can be classified into three distinct categories. First is the progress achieved in extending the cultivation of the crop in more areas both in traditional and non-traditional areas. Second is the increase in area, production and productivity of coconut in the country with the regress in the consumption of coconut oil in both edible and non-edible sector which warranted the need for the development of broad based processing technologies for the sustainable growth of the industry. Third is the problems of low income from the coconut holdings due to price fluctuations, decline in the prices of coconut and its products which necessitated the need for the development of appropriate coconut based farming systems to enhance the farm level income. The stiff import duties imposed on the edible oils and restricted import of the coconut products played an important role in keeping the domestic price high. Hence the structural rigidities in the coconut industry have been keeping a hold on its performance. The industry has not able to unleash its true potential mainly because of its oil driven market. However by realizing the imperative need to become competitive, the industry is now undergoing modernization, product diversification and byproduct utilization and restructuring process. Consumer demands for varied high value coconut products are tremendously increasing and hence the domestic industries have become vibrant. This in turn would help make the industry globally competitive. Consequent to the liberalization of the Indian economy, the domestic industry has not been catching up commensurating with the growth of other world leaders like Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and Sri Lanka. However, new vistas could be opened up in value addition and products development due to the timely interventions and concerted efforts of the organizations like Coconut Development Board, Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Defence Food Research Laboratory, Regional Research Laboratory, SAUs etc. by development and infusion of appropriate technologies which have resulted in value addition in coconut and emergence of variety of products in edible and non-edible sector.TOP The economic globalization has made possible the integration of various regional markets into a world market encompassing the entire globe within its sphere. New coconut products from elsewhere in the world have been found prominent place in the product profiles of the food chain markets in the country. In pursuit of making the Indian coconut products accessible to consumers across the world, there have been significant changes in the domestic markets in terms of product developments and deep market integration. Viable processing technologies are now indigenously available in the country for manufacture of varied products based on coconut kernel, coconut water, husk, shell and coconut stem. The potential of coconut palm as a source of renewable energy is also being recognized. The emphasis given by the Coconut Development Board on evolving technologies for the development of new value added products has yielded results and the product diversification and byproduct utilization has gained momentum in the recent past. Various research programmes sponsored by the Board through the premier research institutions in the country led to the development of new technologies for the manufacture of coconut cream, spray dried coconut milk powder, preserved and packed tender water and coconut water based vinegar. The commercialization of these technologies has gained momentum consequent to the launching of Technology Mission on Coconut in 2001. Many processing units have been established in different parts of the country for the commercial production of products with the technologies so developed. Accelerated efforts of market promotion and product awareness have fuelled the pace of commercialization. Now the coconut economy of India is in a convenient status. India accounts for 22.34 per cent of the world’s coconut production and is one of the major players in the world’s coconut trade. Currently the crop is grown in 1.91 million ha with an annual production of nearly 13000 million nuts. Copra processing, coconut oil extraction and coir manufacturing are the traditional coconut based industries in the country. The price of the coconut in the country is dependent on the prevailing price of coconut oil which is characterized by recurring violent fluctuations. The behavior of coconut oil price is relatively dependent on overall supply of oils and fats in the country. The fluctuation in the price of the coconut oil simultaneously reflects on the price of coconut. The volatile price situation often ends in the negligence of the coconut gardens, leading to attack of pests and diseases and low productivity. Of the range of ways, promoting cost effective coconut based farming system, product diversification and value addition play a crucial role in the stabilization of the coconut oil driven domestic market and is essential for reorienting and engineering the Indian Coconut Industry cost effective and globally competitive. The Coconut Development Board has been playing pivotal role in promoting viable coconut based farming system, on-farm processing and products development. The production and marketing of value added products have started attracting commercial interest and the situation brought rejuvenation in the sector. Price for coconut products has been on an upward trend. The market promotional measures undertaken in pursuit of the popularization of health benefits of coconut oil and tender coconut water have attributed a stimulating effect on the less dependency of coconut oil driven coconut economy. The concerted efforts of the Board in enhancing farm level income through productivity improvement and other production measures, product diversification and subsequent demand creations for the new products have resulted in a dynamic push to the industry for its sustained growth (Thomas Mathew, 2004). Thus the Board has, by now rendered yeomen service to the cause of the coconut industry. There has been a well defined network in the country to undertake the R&D of coconut. The State Agricultural Universities, ICAR Institutes, Agriculture/ Horticulture Departments of States/ UTs, organizations like, NAFED, Kerafed, Marketfed, etc. and private institutions contribute to the pursuit of the research and development process of coconut in the country.

Address :
Coconut development board
(Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India)
Kera Bhavan, SRVHS Road, Kochi – 682 011, India

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