Bright prospects for the coconut industry

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Created on Friday, 31 August 2012 Published Date

dachief SenLegardaAgriculture Chief Proceso J. Alcala (center) guides Senator Loren B. Legarda during a walk-thru of the  mini coconut farm of the Kasaganaan sa Niyugan ay Kaunlaran ng Bayan (KAANIB) project showcased at the 26th National Coconut Week Celebration and 11th National Coconut Festival. The KAANIB project is among the flagship initiatives of the Department of Agriculture’s Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) which focuses on poverty alleviation among coconut farmers through intercropping and livestock-raising among others. Alcala said that the trust and confidence of President Benigno S. Aquino III in the export potentials of the coconut industry, specifically coconut water, has led the government to increase the PCA budget. (Photo by: Kathrino Resurreccion, DA-Information Service)