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THE MICROCOMPUTER REVOLUTION AND THE ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF COCONUT FARMING SYSTEMS Dan M. Etherington
International Coconut Community Journal Vol 2 No 01 (1986): CORD
Publisher : International Coconut Community

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37833/cord.v2i01.194

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Major developments, have taken place in computer technolo­gy in the last decade and the rate of change is increasing. Reduc­tions in the size and cost of microcomputers and the availability of vastly improved software can have, a beneficial impact on the speed with which agricultural research is analysed and its imphca­tions assessed. Examples of software of particular interest to agricultural economists dealing with coconut fanning systems are discussed in the paper.
A POLICY PERSPECTIVE ON COCONUT PROCESSING IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC ISLANDS Dan M. Etherington
International Coconut Community Journal Vol 4 No 02 (1988): CORD
Publisher : International Coconut Community

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37833/cord.v4i02.213

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For many island nations of the South Pacific the coconut palm is the most important smallholder tree crop. Most attempts to introduce processing; beyond the copra stage have failed. At the same time there is a declining trend in copra prices. Unlike most other major coconut producing countries (Philippines, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand), the South Pacific nations do not have significant expanding domestic urban markets. As a result they must look to alternative export markets and direct output to higher income, non‑traditional market niches. This paper, part of an on‑going research project, presents arguments in favour of an export ‘demand‑pull’ strategy for the coconut industry based on a re‑examination of the coconut as a total resource rather than only as a source of a raw vegetable oil. The effective use of this resource requires that the fruit be proces­sed as a mature fresh nut and that all parts of the nut are used. The strategy implies a switch in research priorities, away from plant breeding and disease control towards processing, domestic and in­ternational shipping, energy policies and market development. Im­proved markets would in turn give renewed impetus to the conti­nuation of the excellent plant breeding work that has already been done.
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