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Partnering with cooperative unions and credit unions can be effective for engagement with large groups of smallholder farmers.

Coconut Knowledge Center (CKC) curator Haigan Murray has recently completed collaboration agreements with Indonesia’s largest credit union cooperative KSP Kopdit Pintu Air. The scope of the relationship between CKC and Pintu Air is structured as a joint venture, aimed at improving the livelihoods of coconut farmer members over a long-term multi-project platform. Pintu Air was founded in 1995 and is…



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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.…



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Plant based meat manufacturing and coconut oil.

The rapid growth of plant-based meats in recent years has begun to fundamentally alter agricultural supply chains, creating new demand for key ingredients like cocoa butter and coconut oil. Yet even as the plant-based meat industry is snapping up more of those ingredients, small farmers say they’re not seeing any benefit. Discussing the potential of plant based meat and its special relationship with coconut…



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Coconut Milk Market

Coconut Milk Market

Coconut Milk Market is estimated to reach $2.9 billion by 2027, registering a CAGR of 17.1% from 2021 to 2027 (more…)



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The Other White Meat

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Texture, appearance and flavor. These are the three essential characteristics required to make plant-based animal protein alternatives work, and given that coconuts are so versatile in texture and appearance, absorb flavors so easily, offer a variety of nutritional benefits (with high levels of manganese, copper, iron and fiber) and have so many potential uses (such as coconut butter, coconut flour,…



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Coconut genetic improvement programme in Benin

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It is vital work for scientists to collect and store the seeds/ genetic material of every species of plant on earth to protect the human race from food insecurity and maintain biodiversity. Coconuts can only be kept in living collections to preserve their genetic materials, and are in urgent need of further dedicated projects and funding. (more…)



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No, Coconut Oil Does Not Threaten More Species Than Palm Oil

“A slightly more accurate title would have been, “Palm oil production threatens five times more species than coconut oil. However, coconut oil threatens five times more species on a per ton basis.” Of course, a title like that wouldn’t get quite as many shares on social media.” Read more



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Covid-19 Coconut Challenges

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India coconut by-products industry has been hit hard by the Covid-19 lockdown with South India coconut oil prices declined by around 20% in the absence of sufficient demand. Read More