The incentive for coconut growers in Maharashtra will be increased to Rs 30,000 from Rs 8,000 per hectare of cultivation. There is lot of potential for coconut cultivation in Thane district and the farmers should make the most use of the opportunities being given by the the Coconut Development Board (CDB) under the Ministry of Agriculture, says Rajeev Bushan Prasad, CDB's Deputy Director for Maharashtra and Gujarat.