PCA LEADS THE 31ST ANNUAL COCONUT WEEK CELEBRATION

The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) will lead the country’s 31st Coconut Week Celebration this year and the 4th International Coconut Festival on August 18-20 at the Megatrade Hall 1, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City.  With the theme “Go healthy, go wealthy with COCONUTS,” the event features the following activities: 

August 18 - opening of trade fair and exhibits, tribute & recognition to coconut farmers and exporters, technologies, products, services & programs promotions and launching, coconut industry stakeholders’ conference, coconut-inspired fashion show and cocomania; August 19 - coconut investment forum cum B2B meetings (investing in quality coconut oil, processing coconut shell into charcoal, investing on coconut-based social enterprises, coconut water processing, cocopeat-based urban gardening/nursery management, bio-technology for productivity improvement), KAANIB partners congress, and cocomania; 

August 20 - Trade related Seminars (halal certification, fair trade certification, organic certification, requirements in exporting organic VCO to China and GAP certification), cocomania, cooking demo with chef Boy Logro, coconut inspired fashion show, and closing of trade fair & exhibit.