date:Feb 21, 2014
reaping the rewards. There is a significant gap between skyrocketing sales in North America, and poverty-level incomes earned by farmers in key coconut producing economies. In the Philippines, for example, 60 percent of coconut farmers live in poverty.
Some of the most important challenges faced by coconut growers include:
Extreme poverty: Coconut farmers are among the poorest of the poor in countries like Indonesia and the Philippines, which threatens the sustainability of coconut farming as a