Meanwhile, Duque lauded the United
Coconut Associations of the Philippines for organizing this year's World
Coconut Congress, in line with the 33rd National
Coconut Week Celebration.
Moreover, in the medium to the long term, our
coconut has so much upside in the unique freshness of
coconut water and the many uses and applications of
coconut cream (milk).
Pinol again urged Malacanang to lift the Marcos-era ban on the export of mature
coconuts.
Aside from
coconut water,
coconut milk is seen as an alternative coffee creamer in the US.
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pinol in a statement said the shipment will be followed with a launching of marketing young
coconuts in San Jose, California.
Upon collecting the initial P100 million, the Philippine
Coconut Authority (PCA) established the
Coconut Investment Fund on behalf of the
coconut farmers.
"We call it coco-wood, which is
coconut timber harvested when the tree is no longer productive.
'Badagry was the first point of contact the
coconut plantation was established in 1845; that's about 173 years ago; hence the importance the average indigene of the area attaches to the fruit,' he stated.
Sando told our reporter how she and others that are engaged in selling
coconut shelf purchase a pick-up load of the product for LRD$45, 000.00, and a truck load for LRD$100, 000.00, depending on the distance to be covered.
'Currently, there is only the Malaysian Pineapple Industry Board (LPNM), while there is no special body to oversee
coconut,' he told a media conference after a visit to a pineapple farm here today.
However, the American Heart Association (AHA) recently sought to hit the brakes on a major part of that trend-health claims for
coconut oil.