Marcos Wants 50 Million Coconut Trees Planted Next Year

Marcos wants 50 million coconut trees planted next year

President Marcos has ordered the Philippine Coconut Authority  to double its coconut planting target next year to 50 million trees to accelerate the industry’s development and regain the country’s position as the world’s top producer of the commodity.

DA EYES TO PLANT 50M COCONUT TREES UNTIL 2026

The Philippines is rapidly scaling up its coconut replanting efforts in a bold attempt—envisioned by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.—to reclaim its historic position as the world’s top coconut producer (Ph is the top coconut exporter, however it is the #2 coconut producer) a title lost to Indonesia nearly 30 years ago. The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), whose policymaking board is chaired by Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., is…