It's Time for the World to Start Caring about Coconuts ...
70% of the world's coconut can be traced back to small family farms in 3 countries: Indonesia, the Philippines and India. Despite the market growth, the average coconut farmer in the Philippines lives below the poverty line on less than $1 per day ().Without income to invest back into their crop, farmers are defenseless against typhoons, pests, aging trees and other environmental factors ...