Coconut production in the Philippines

A coconut plantation in Sipocot, Camarines Sur

Coconut production plays an important role in the national economy of the Philippines. According to figures published in December 2009 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the Philippines is the world's second largest producer of coconuts, producing 19,500,000 tonnes in 2009.[1] Production in the Philippines is generally concentrated in medium-sized farms.[2]

According to 2019 Philippine Statistics Authority data, coconut farmers earn an average daily wage of PHP338.72.[3] According to farmers group Kilusan Para sa Tunay na Repormang Agraryo at Katarungang Panlipunan, coconut farmers are among the poorest farmers in the agricultural sector.[4]

The Philippines is the world's top producer and exporter of virgin coconut oil.[5][6]

  1. ^ Food And Agriculture Organization of the United Nations:
    Economic And Social Department: The Statistical Division
  2. ^ Hayami, Yūjirō; Quisumbing, Maria Agnes R.; Adriano, Lourdes S. (1990). Toward an alternative land reform paradigm: a Philippine perspective. Ateneo de Manila University Press. p. 108. ISBN 978-971-11-3096-1. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Farm workers are paid an average daily wage of PhP 331.10 in 2019; CALABARZON farm workers are the highest paid while Central Visayas farm workers are the lowest paid | Philippine Statistics Authority | Republic of the Philippines". Philippine Statistics Authority. August 28, 2020. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  4. ^ Miraflor, Madelaine (October 25, 2020). "Coconut farmers are poorest agri people". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  5. ^ Canivel, Roy Stephen C. (19 January 2021). "Coconut, calamansi producers urged to export to EFTA countries". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Information Sheet on Coconut" (PDF). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. United Nations. 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2021.