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  • How does poverty affect the coconut industry in Mindanao?
  • dent directly or indirectly on the coconut industry (Faustino, 2006). In Mindanao, statistics show that the top coconut producing provinces are the ones experiencing hi h poverty, having poverty incidence that exceed the national average. The poorest provinces are Maguindanao and Zamboanga del Norte where more th
  • How much do coconut farmers make a day?
  • rmers are among the most impoverished farmers, earning only $5 a day. Whereas b fore their coconuts are processed into a single product: cooking oil. Now their coconuts are being processed into food, pharmaceutical, and industrial products but the farmers
  • How many coconuts are there in the Philippines?
  • water beverage (15%). The remaining 25% goes to domestic consumption. From 2009 to 2011, average production was estimated at 14.743 billion nuts or equivalent to 2.813 million metric tons copra. Coconut areas in Philippines are estimated at 3.564 million hectares. Of this,
  • How many farmers are able to grow coconut?
  • aim to reach close to 10000 farmers over time.3. Project Rationale Coconut (Cocos nucifera) is one of the most important crops grown by more than 11 million farmers, mostly low income smallholders from 90 countries. About 80% of co onut production comes from the Asia-Pacific countries (Adkins
  • How many coconuts are there in the world?
  • r of 38 coconut-based primary and downstream product and by-products,mainly CNO (60% , desiccated coconut, coco cream/milk, and coco water beverage (15%). The remaining 25% goes to domestic consumption. From 2009 to 2011, average production was estimated at 14.743 billion nuts or equivalent to 2.813 million metric tons copra.
  • Why are coconut farmers still poor?
  • fore their coconuts are processed into a single product: cooking oil. Now their coconuts are being processed into food, pharmaceutical, and industrial products but the farmers are still poor because their coconuts are bought at a very low price. To augment their income, many raise livestock a