But what did the soaring demand mean for coconut producers? Well, harvesting coconuts is dangerous work. Farmers risk their lives climbing 80-foot palm trees to get the fruit. And processors brave ...
On the island province, coconut trees are ubiquitous. Climbing them to harvest coconuts has long been a traditional activity among locals, eventually evolving into popular coconut picking ...
The mid-range technology, developed in Jamaica in collaboration with the University of the West Indies, the Coconut Industries Board and the Scientific Research Council, is described in a FAO ...
A significant highlight of the fair was the presentation of a high-tech coconut plucker stand, capable of reaching up to 80 feet. The ‘carbon-fibre telescopic plucker’ can harvest coconuts and ...
A farmer in India, plagued by monkeys destroying his coconut harvest, devised an ingenious solution. Inspired by solar fencing, he created "Monkey Shock Pads" – PVC pipes with aluminum sheets ...