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A coconut plantation in Sipocot, Camarines Sur. Coconut production plays an important role in the national economy of the Philippines.According to figures published in December 2009 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the Philippines is the world's second largest producer of coconuts, producing 19,500,000 tonnes in 2009. [1]
The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the palm tree family (Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus Cocos. [1] The term " coconut " (or the archaic " cocoanut ") [2] can refer to the whole coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which botanically is a drupe, not a nut. They are ubiquitous in coastal tropical regions and are ...
The Philippine Coconut Authority (Filipino: Pangasiwaan sa Niyog ng Pilipinas, [1] abbreviated as PCA or PHILCOA) is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Agriculture (from 2014 to 2018, under the Office of the President of the Philippines and the Office of the Cabinet Secretary) responsible for developing the coconut and other palm oil industry to its full potential ...
Davao Oriental is the top coconut and copra (dried coconut meat) producer in the Philippines. [1] It also is a major producer of abacá, and exports crude oil and copra pellets. [2] On March 20, 2018, Davao Oriental signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Pionaire Finance Limited, a Hong Kong-based foreign firm for a $27-billion ...
The estimated total world production of coconuts in 2022 was 62,409,431 metric tonnes, down 0.6% from 62,791,068 tonnes in 2021. [1] Dependent territories are shown in italics. Indonesia, The Philippines and India produce around 72% of the world's total copra, [1] with Indonesia and the Philippines also being the world's main coconut oil exporters.
Philippine coconut jam is known as matamís sa báo (also matamís na báo or minatamís na báo, among other names). The names literally mean "sweetened coconut". It is different from other Southeast Asian versions in that it uses coconut cream (kakang gata, the first and second press of grated coconut meat) and cane sugar extract or molasses (treacle).
Nata de coco, also marketed as coconut gel, is a chewy, translucent, jelly -like food produced by the fermentation of coconut water, [1] which gels through the production of microbial cellulose by Komagataeibacter xylinus. Originating in the Ramon, Isabela, nata de coco was invented in 1949 by Teódula Kalaw África as an alternative to the ...
The chocolate industry in the Philippines developed after the introduction of the cocoa tree to Philippine agriculture. The growing of cacao or cocoa boasts a long history stretching from the colonial times. Originating from Mesoamerican forests, cacao was first introduced by the Spanish colonizers four centuries ago. [1]