Coconut Sugar Production
PROJECT TITLE: Coconut Sugar Production
PROJECT LOCATION: Poblacion, Mutia, Zamboanga del Norte
A. PROJECT OVERVIEW
1. Background:
Coconut sap sugar is an emerging high-value product that gained popularity because of its health benefits. It has a very low Glycemic Index making it a great natural sweetener for diabetics and those with family history of diabetes.
Processing this novel product is an economic opportunity which can be feasibly operated at the Municipality of Mutia which is predominantly coconut planted-area and where our 4 hectare ancestral land is located.
2. Rationale:
The province of Zamboanga del Norte is predominantly planted to coconut trees being the second largest coconut producing province nationwide. The municipality of Mutia typifies this agricultural landscape having coconut as its major crop. Prompted by the emergence of local and international market demands for coconut sugar, our family has decided to invest on this new business venture. Moreover, many of our coconut plantation workers are distant relatives or acquaintances whom we’ve developed close ties through years of working together, our family are also inclined help workers by giving them better avenues of financial gains.
3. Description:
Transforming the coconut sap to sugar granules is appropriate and best adapted to a farm-level or medium scale enterprise. It is a good and sustainable source of immediate income for with an increasing demand both in the local and international markets.
To realize this, the project should undergo two major phases. First, the establishment of Aromatic variety in our family owned land. The unique characteristic of this variety makes it the best source of coconut sap for sugar processing.
Almost halfway to the field establishments commences the construction of the village-type processing plant for coconut sap sugar. Freshness of the sap is a key factor to caramelization process, hence proximity of the
PROJECT LOCATION: Poblacion, Mutia, Zamboanga del Norte
A. PROJECT OVERVIEW
1. Background:
Coconut sap sugar is an emerging high-value product that gained popularity because of its health benefits. It has a very low Glycemic Index making it a great natural sweetener for diabetics and those with family history of diabetes.
Processing this novel product is an economic opportunity which can be feasibly operated at the Municipality of Mutia which is predominantly coconut planted-area and where our 4 hectare ancestral land is located.
2. Rationale:
The province of Zamboanga del Norte is predominantly planted to coconut trees being the second largest coconut producing province nationwide. The municipality of Mutia typifies this agricultural landscape having coconut as its major crop. Prompted by the emergence of local and international market demands for coconut sugar, our family has decided to invest on this new business venture. Moreover, many of our coconut plantation workers are distant relatives or acquaintances whom we’ve developed close ties through years of working together, our family are also inclined help workers by giving them better avenues of financial gains.
3. Description:
Transforming the coconut sap to sugar granules is appropriate and best adapted to a farm-level or medium scale enterprise. It is a good and sustainable source of immediate income for with an increasing demand both in the local and international markets.
To realize this, the project should undergo two major phases. First, the establishment of Aromatic variety in our family owned land. The unique characteristic of this variety makes it the best source of coconut sap for sugar processing.
Almost halfway to the field establishments commences the construction of the village-type processing plant for coconut sap sugar. Freshness of the sap is a key factor to caramelization process, hence proximity of the