CHALLENGES TO BE ADDRESSED The Strategies being proposed with respect to rehabilitation, conservation and development of the Regional Coconut Industry are designed to address the range of issues impacting on…
Coconut Production: The Wider Caribbean produced an average of 512 thousand tonnes of coconut annually over the 1999/02 period of which CARICOM accounted for 301 thousand tonnes or 59% (Table…
Within the Caribbean, there are a wide number of Tall types, Dwarfs and hybrids including intermediates or “Bastard types”. There is also a wide range of cultivated variants which were…
By Louis B Homer Story Created: Jun 9, 2013 at 10:23 PM ECT – Trinidad Express Newspapers Story Updated: Jun 11, 2013 at 6:27 AM ECT The local coconut industry…
By Douglas McIntosh May 6, 2014 JAMAICA INFORMATION SERVICE Story Highlights • Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence, says the local coconut industry remains…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines was once the coconut capital of the Commonwealth. Coconut oil and other coconut-related products were vibrant and booming, with respectable export figures to other countries…
Updating coconut water quality and safety standards will positively impact on public health and trade The demand for fresh and packaged coconut water across the region is rapidly increasing. However, there are growing concerns…
Title: Status of the Regional Coconut Industry and the Way Forward towards its development Location: Cayman Islands Description: Together with ITC, CARDI hosted, at Caribbean Week of Agriculture, a seminar on the “Status of the…
Title: ITC/ CARDI Coconut Niche Products Workshop Location: Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Description: Product development and processing of the following niche products: 1. Green Coconut Water (GCW). 2. Coconut Oil 3. Other products including grated coconut, cream, milk,…
Full article Published March 17, 2017