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The country’s coconut development plan continues to face funding gaps due to limited operational budgets and underutilized allocations, which have limited implementation, according to the Philippine Coconut Authority.

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Proving that trade exhibitions offer far more than simple product exposure, the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) 2026 COCONUTPhilippines Trade Fair generated P309.57 million in total sales.

 
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Since launching Save Our Coconuts in 2024, Coco Mama has donated 40,000 quality seedlings to farming communities. The program’s next phase will build on that progress by combining seedling distribution with farmer training, proper planting practices and support for establishing and maintaining new trees.

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It is a jampacked last weekend for August. 

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The Philippine Coconut Authority has signed an agreement with Japan’s Mitsui Group to test nanotechnology for coconut farms, boosting productivity for the country’s largest agricultural export.

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Coconut exports this year may surpass the $3.57 billion record high set in 2025 despite production being weighed down by the incoming El Niño weather event, an official of the Philippine Coconut Authority said.

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The Philippine Coconut Authority  is seeking P1.26 billion in additional funding to meet its coconut-replanting target this year to replace aging trees.

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The Philippine Coconut Authority is seeking regulatory powers to influence the prices of copra and shield the country’s coconut farmers from declining copra prices.

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Coconut industry heads are calling for better government funding to improve competitiveness in the industry and ensure compliance with increasingly strict global standards.

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 Coconut farmers may face multiple challenges this year as surging shipping costs due to the war in the Middle East and the incoming El Niño weather phenomenon, would weigh heavily on the local industry.

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The country’s coconut development plan continues to face funding gaps due to limited operational budgets and underutilized allocations, which have limited implementation, according to the Philippine Coconut Authority.

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Proving that trade exhibitions offer far more than simple product exposure, the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) 2026 COCONUTPhilippines Trade Fair generated P309.57 million in total sales.

 
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Since launching Save Our Coconuts in 2024, Coco Mama has donated 40,000 quality seedlings to farming communities. The program’s next phase will build on that progress by combining seedling distribution with farmer training, proper planting practices and support for establishing and maintaining new trees.

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It is a jampacked last weekend for August. 

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The Philippine Coconut Authority has signed an agreement with Japan’s Mitsui Group to test nanotechnology for coconut farms, boosting productivity for the country’s largest agricultural export.

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Coconut exports this year may surpass the $3.57 billion record high set in 2025 despite production being weighed down by the incoming El Niño weather event, an official of the Philippine Coconut Authority said.

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The Philippine Coconut Authority  is seeking P1.26 billion in additional funding to meet its coconut-replanting target this year to replace aging trees.

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The Philippine Coconut Authority is seeking regulatory powers to influence the prices of copra and shield the country’s coconut farmers from declining copra prices.

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Coconut industry heads are calling for better government funding to improve competitiveness in the industry and ensure compliance with increasingly strict global standards.

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 Coconut farmers may face multiple challenges this year as surging shipping costs due to the war in the Middle East and the incoming El Niño weather phenomenon, would weigh heavily on the local industry.

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