Coconut Coir Processing

The growing global demand for geotextile, weaved coconut fiber twines, has transformed the priorities
of the Philippine coconut industry. The industry whose only source of income in the export market was
copra now faces a great challenge in meeting the growing demand for geotextile in countries like China
and USA.

However, the production of coconut fiber in the country is limited by the low technology of equipment
used and the under-utilization of coconut husks where the coconut fiber or coir is obtained and the lack
of capital of the coconut farmers.To overcome these limitations and promote the production of geo-
textiles in the Philippines, the government developed livelihood projects in order to facilitate the coconut
farmers in setting up their own facility for coconut fiber processing.

The Philippines is among the top three largest coconut-producing countries but the country has a very
limited participation on exportation. Bicol region has the largest area and is increasing in size per year.
By 2005, an estimate of 415,500 ha. is planted with coconuts. This area is followed by Eastern Visayas,
Davao Region and CALABARZON. However, from an estimated total of 324 Million coconut trees, only
85% are considered productive It can also be observed that Eastern Visayas, Davao Region and
CALABARZON are included in the top producers of coconut.

In this study shows that the government creates a wide variety of livelihood projects pertaining to the
use and production of natural fibers in the Philippines specially in the world of Copra. They introduced
equipments that will lessen the hassle of some fiber farmers. In addition to that the production has is
assumeably increased due to the introduction of the said equipments.

Entrepinoys Atbp. Business Ideas Philippines (November 28, 2017)

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