AT LEAST 1 million hectares of land devoted solely to coconut cultivation will be targeted for conversion to diversified crop production sites, aided by advanced irrigation techniques, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said.
AT LEAST 1 million hectares of land devoted solely to coconut cultivation will be targeted for conversion to diversified crop production sites, aided by advanced irrigation techniques, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said.
At least 1-million hectares of mono-cropped coconut farms will be transformed into Model Coconut Farms where farmers will practice diversified farming and embrace modern technology, including drip irrigation, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel F. Piol said in a social media post Wednesday.
The DA said the initiative is a component of its Coconut Industry Modernization Program, amid low prices for copra, the main raw material for producing coconut oil.
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