In this paper, we exploit the new evidence derived from two original farm-level surveys in Jamaica and Guyana, to deepen our understanding of coconut production in the Caribbean region. We innovate on more traditional studies as we include into the analysis not only farm-level variables, but...

Internet of Things (IoT) implementation in Sri Lanka is limited. This research addressed the need of adopting IoT technology in irrigation of coconut farming in Sri Lanka to examine the situation before the IoT implementation and the benefits after the implementation of IoT. Further, this study...

The hazardous waste sulfuric acid from alkylation process contains numerous organic pollutants and seriously threatens the ecological environment. Conventional pyrolysis process inevitably demands high investment and energy-extensive input, which constrains further large-scale applications....

The coconut industry was heavily devastated when super typhoon Yolanda (internationally known as Haiyan) hit Eastern Visayas, Philippines in November 2013. This study aims to assess the impact of super typhoon Yolanda on the livelihood of coconut farmers in Leyte by determining the lost income...

The evaluation of the impact of agricultural insurance program of the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation on coconut farmers in Region IV-A (CALABARZON) was conducted from October 2015 to July 2016. The main instrument for conducting impact evaluation was the Coconut Farmers Survey which...

Coconut farming in Ben Tre plays a very important role, creating unique features of the province's culture and economy. In the land of Coconut - Ben Tre in particular as well as in the sweet “phu sa” sub-region in general, for the first time the work of coconut cultivation has become a...

The literature that addresses the role of institutions in bilateral trade is extensive. However, research that link institutional quality to specific products and their different levels of value addition is lacking. In this study, we look into institutional quality, based on three indicators...

The evaluation of the impact of agricultural insurance program of the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation on coconut farmers in Region IV-A (CALABARZON) was conducted from October 2015 to July 2016. The main instrument for conducting impact evaluation was the Coconut Farmers Survey which...

This report presents the results of the interlaboratory comparison (ILC) organised as a proficiency test (PT) by the European Union Reference Laboratory for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (EURL-PAHs) on the determination of the four EU marker PAHs, benz[a]anthracene (BAA), benzo[a]pyrene...

This report presents the results of the PT of the EURL for Mycotoxins which focused on the determination of aflatoxin B1 (Afla B1) in coconut powder samples. Sixty-one participants from 31 countries registered for the exercise and fifty-eight sets of results were reported. Only z-scores were...

This paper describes and analyzes the coconut cultivation in China, and the current comprehensive utilization of waste resources generated during cultivation and processing of coconut. The wastes generated in the process of cultivation include old coconut tree trunk, roots, withered coconut...

The aim of this paper is to present a search model in the field of environmental economics, where so-called clean and dirty producers enter the trading market, both looking for a partner with whom to exchange the goods they are endowed with. The model derived in this paper is rather simple....

Alien invasive species are non-native organisms that occur outside their natural adapted habitat and dispersal potential. They are seen as a threat not only to biodiversity and ecosystems, but also to socioeconomic development, livelihood and human well-being. In India, the bioinvasion of...

The production and marketing scenario of coconut in the country has witnessed a phenomenal development, particularly in the field of production such as development of improved high yielding dwarf varieties of crossbred coconut palm, traditional, non-traditional, commercial and industrial coconut...

In the recent times, seismic effects have become major governing factor in analysis, design and construction of structures in Papua New Guinea. This is mainly due to the occurrence of severe earthquakes in the region. As to the current construction practices, most of the earthquake resistive...

Alien invasive species are non-native organisms that occur outside their natural adapted habitat and dispersal potential. They are seen as a threat not only to biodiversity and ecosystems, but also to socioeconomic development, livelihood and human well-being. In India, the bioinvasion of...

The objective of this study is to report on the extent and nature of involvement of children in the coir industry. For this purpose, it was decided to study only those operations of the industry in which children were found to be involded in significant numbers on tlie basis of actual...

Este trabalho tem como principal objetivo demonstrar, a partir dos custos de produção e de beneficiamento do coco ao longo de toda a cadeia produtiva, os valores agregados ao produto e a parcela retida por cada elo ao longo dessa cadeia. Foram usados como dados da equação o preço final pago...

The main focus of this study is to investigate a distributed neural network used to forecast production in Andaman and Nicobar Islands using weather parameters. The data relating to coconut yield from Central Agricultural Research Institute (CARI) have been collected for the period 1980 to 2006....

The specific objective of the study is to develop a multi-market model for the analysis of alternative policy options to increase exports of coconut products from Sri Lanka. Secondary data on the production and exports of coconut products are used. Simulations indicate that depreciation of the...

This guide has been written to assist anyone interested in running small stationary diesel powered engines on coconut oil. It is intended to be a 'how-to' guide to provide with relevant information of every aspect of fuelling an engine with coconut oil. The guide is specifically written with...

A large, empirically based general equilibrium model of the Philippine economy is used to analyze the implications of a tax on coconut oil exports. The analysis shows how general equilibrium models can be used to derive optimal tax rates and to show the detailed relationship between the rates at...