Coconut is one of the most important crops in the country because of its versatile uses. It substantially contributes to local income and foreign exchange earnings. The Philippines is still enjoying as one of the world’s leading suppliers of traditional products which includes copra meal, coco oil, activated carbon & coco coir.
Davao Oriental is once considered as the emerging coconut country. But with the catastrophic occurrence wiping a significant number of coco trees in the landscape, the province will surely double its efforts to become one. However, the efforts of the PCA cannot be discounted, as the number of coconut trees planted are fast rising in number. Surprisingly, the latest records from the PCA disclosed an average production of 1.303 metric tons/ hectare/ year, where a slight decline from the previous average annual production of 1.4 metric tons/hectare/year.
