LUCENA CITY—
Noting that the workshop brought together key stakeholders from various sectors, Searca Director Dr. Glenn Gregorio said it yielded significant outputs that will serve as crucial inputs for the formulation of the coconut roadmap document. She emphasized the need for a well-structured coconut plan tailored to the province’s unique circumstances.
The initial SWOT findings were augmented by SWOT analyses of specific coconut-based commodities, namely, virgin coconut oil, copra, coco sugar and lambanog undertaken and presented by the workshop participants.