coconut farmers

A sales sign advertising coconut lumber at the Tugop Farmers' Association, Leyte. (Photo: Eleanor Farmer/Oxfam)

3 Months on Coconut farmers

Coconut farming is the second most important agricultural sector in the Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan has caused widespread damage to the coconut industry, especially in the Eastern Visayas region where an estimated 33 million trees have been damaged, putting the lives and livelihoods of over one...

Coconut husks collected at the Hernani Integrated Coconut processing Plant and Agribusiness Livelihood Centre. (Photo: Caroline Gluck)

Rebuilding Better for Coconut Farmers: Post Haiyan Reconstruction in the Philippines

Typhoon Haiyan damaged or destroyed more than 33 million coconut trees in the Philippines in November 2013, putting at risk the livelihoods of more than one million farming households. The recovery presents an opportunity for the government to break the cycle of poverty and disaster impacts endured...