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Goa hosts ‘Goa Coconut and Cashew Festival 2015’

06 May 2015, 04:09 pm

Goa hosts ‘Goa Coconut and Cashew Festival 2015’
Panjim, May 6 (NITN): The state of Goa has hosted Goa Coconut and Cashew Festival 2015 from Apr 29 to May 3 in the capital city of Panjim drawing scores of tourists from far and wide.

This five day festival presented the benefits of coconut and cashew in a creative and unique manner and saw  local Goans  involved in this industry  showcasing  the best produce and  products  from  coconut  and  cashew here.
 
 Chief Minister of Goa Laxmikant Parsekar inaugurated the five day event.
 
In a unique  gesture signifying  Green Goa,  the  Chief  Minister and all the  distinguished  guests  were presented  with  coconut  and  cashew  saplings.
 
The  festival  was organized by Goa  Tourism  in association with  Department of  Agriculture, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and  Goa  Handicrafts  Corporation.
 
There were various coconut tree climbing workshops, demos on Feni distillation, handicrafts made from coconut and cashew and even cooking workshops. Interesting and innovative games were displayed using the nuts as an integral part of the fun quotient.
 
A stall was also be set up by the Dept.  of  Agriculture selling Coconut and Cashew  saplings  and grafts.
 
Various themed dances, songs and acts that go with the festival was conceptualized and presented to make the festival an integrated edutainment capsule. 
 
A performance titled ‘The Coconut and Cashew Musical’ was staged on the inaugural day and also performed on the last day.
 
A  major  highlight of the event was   the launch of a new  charcoaled-filtered and  blended oak-aged product ‘Lembranca’ by  Madame  Rosa  Distillery, the only drink label designed  by late Mario Miranda, Goa’s renowned  cartoonist.  
 
On the inaugural day,  the program comprised of the Coconut and Cashew Musical, The T Band by violinist Selwyn, Goenchim Noketram and LORNA LIVE.

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