Ilocos Norte IPs Support Moves to Revitalize the Coconut Industry

Indigenous peoples (IPs) in Ilocos Norte have expressed their support to the government’s efforts to revitalize the coconut industry.  As one of the beneficiaries under the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan (CFIDP) in Ilocos Norte, Emilio Rabago, president of the Saguigui Tribal Council Inc. in Pagudpud, is encouraging farmers to plant more high yielding varieties of coconut.

Rabago urged coconut farmers to register to the government’s registry system to avail of various government support services.  Under the revised CFIDP 2024-2028, a five-year road map to transform the country’s coconut industry that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. approved on May 21, 2025, registered coconut farmers can expect a renewed push to boost their productivity, income, and social welfare by rehabilitating and expanding their coconut plantations.

Through the assistance of the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) and other partner-agencies, farmers are being organized into cooperatives while various capacity-building trainings are being conducted to integrate them into the value chain. Among the benefits accorded to coconut farmers and their families include the provision of health and medical benefits, crop insurance, scholarship grants, trainings, and provision of coconut hybrid seed nuts.