The Supply Chain Of Coconut Products In The Philippines In Support Of Global Sustainability Of The Coconut Industry
The Philippines is home to some 340 million coconut trees and makes available some 15.5 billion coconuts for processing into various products and by-products for domestic and export market. The industry's around 40 export products and by products aggregately turn in USD 1.5 billion annually in export receipts making the coconut as the top earner in the agriculture sector. Given the enormity> of coconut products and by-products available in the trade, the paper delves only on the major coconut products and by-products as well as leading non-traditional coconut export products. The presentation starts with an overview of the Philippine coconut industry’ for a grasp of its depth, breadth and capability as major global player in the coconut supply chain. The paper then tracks the supply chain of the primary products from production to markets.