Revitalising coconut farming in Southeast Asia

Coconut has been left in the shadow of palm oil in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, but there are signs of a revival.

“Coconut is dominated by smallholders, and the issues they are facing, including low productivity, low investment and lack of access to markets, are creating a vicious cycle,” said Chandra Pandjiwibowo, senior director for Asia-Pacific at the Rainforest Alliance.

Here we share a recent article that includes observations from the Coconut Knowledge Center (CKC) team and other upstream coconut stakeholders.

Article by Nithin Coca and published originally by China Dialogue.

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