ASPECTS OF COPRA PRODUCTION AND MARKETING IN VANUATU

Coconuts occupy the largest area under any crop in Vanuatu and provide employment and incomes for the majority of the rural population; copra exports have provided far and away the most important source of foreign exchange earnings during most of the past one hundred years, and their position remain...

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Main Author: Martin R Fowler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Coconut Community 1987-06-01
Series:CORD
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Online Access:https://journal.coconutcommunity.org/index.php/journalicc/article/view/203
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description Coconuts occupy the largest area under any crop in Vanuatu and provide employment and incomes for the majority of the rural population; copra exports have provided far and away the most important source of foreign exchange earnings during most of the past one hundred years, and their position remains paramount. Copra exports also provide an important source of Go­vernment revenue; and. finally, coconuts are an important compo­nent of the national diet. Given the fundamental importance of the coconut subsector to the economic life of the country, a deeper understanding of its recent and projected evolution is essential for macro‑economic policy formulation.
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spelling doaj.art-0aef354b003f4909bb73b84881a63fad2022-12-22T00:59:33ZengInternational Coconut CommunityCORD0215-11622721-88561987-06-0103021929https://doi.org/10.37833/cord.v3i02.203ASPECTS OF COPRA PRODUCTION AND MARKETING IN VANUATUMartin R FowlerCoconuts occupy the largest area under any crop in Vanuatu and provide employment and incomes for the majority of the rural population; copra exports have provided far and away the most important source of foreign exchange earnings during most of the past one hundred years, and their position remains paramount. Copra exports also provide an important source of Go­vernment revenue; and. finally, coconuts are an important compo­nent of the national diet. Given the fundamental importance of the coconut subsector to the economic life of the country, a deeper understanding of its recent and projected evolution is essential for macro‑economic policy formulation.https://journal.coconutcommunity.org/index.php/journalicc/article/view/203copra productioncopra marketing
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title ASPECTS OF COPRA PRODUCTION AND MARKETING IN VANUATU
title_full ASPECTS OF COPRA PRODUCTION AND MARKETING IN VANUATU
title_fullStr ASPECTS OF COPRA PRODUCTION AND MARKETING IN VANUATU
title_full_unstemmed ASPECTS OF COPRA PRODUCTION AND MARKETING IN VANUATU
title_short ASPECTS OF COPRA PRODUCTION AND MARKETING IN VANUATU
title_sort aspects of copra production and marketing in vanuatu
topic copra production
copra marketing
url https://journal.coconutcommunity.org/index.php/journalicc/article/view/203
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