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Philippines

Oilseeds, oils and meals

Coconut

01/12/2014

Consumption and marketing

Sector development

Approved supplementary funding for the Coconut Authority\'s activities in support of coconut farming.

Reportedly, the government has allocated Pesos 1.38 billion (USD 30.9 million) to the country’s Coconut Authority, to enhance the latter’s activities in support of coconut production. The additional funding will be used for, among others, planting and replanting incentives to coconut farmers, distribution of organic fertilizers, capacity-building activities related to intercropping, and pest control programmes.