Speaking before hundreds of local and international delegates during the 2nd World
Coconut Congress at SMX Convention Center, the PCA chief noted that they will be guided by TEAM efforts as they prepare a comprehensive
coconut industry roadmap that shall track and cover all the policies, plans and programs necessary to protect and develop the industry.
Apart from credit support, the Philippine
Coconut Authority (PCA), the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI), the Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM), the Department of Agriculture's (DA) High Value Crops Program, the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI), the DA Marketing Services Office, the DA Regional offices, and the local government units (LGUs) themselves should work together to attain the objective of having all the three million hectares of
coconut intercropped within a five-year period.
'The importers apparently intend to process the whole mature
coconuts into high-value products like
coconut milk,
coconut flour and bottled
coconut water while at the same time process the coco shells into coco charcoal briquettes,' he said.
UAandP said the
coconut industry market has undergone a transformation in the past 15 years, mainly influenced by supply and demand factors.
A local company, Eng Seng Food Products, shipped on Tuesday about 36,000 young aromatic
coconuts to Guangzhou and Xiamen, China this week in coordination with the Department of Agriculture (DA) and Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI).
In his speech, the President pushed for the passage of the
coconut trust fund bill to uplift the lives of the
coconut farmers and to develop the industry.
Coconut Monoi Cleansing Balm gently cleanses skin of makeup, dirt and pollution while maintaining an optimal moisture balance so that skin never feels dry, stripped or tight.
These and other products extracted from the
coconut tree were on display at the recently held Agritec Africa Exhibition in Nairobi.
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Not a few therefore see the decision of the Lagos State government to fully throw its weight behind this year's
coconut festival, as a way of reviving the communities waning cultural glories and again restore the age-old bond between it and the fruit.
This paper has gathered that dealers purchase a pick-up load of
coconut shelf for the amount of LRD$45, 000.00; and a truck load for LRD$100, 000.00, depending on the distance the goods come from.