Road map needed for coconut intercropping

Nothing less than a systematic competently formulated national road map will make the imperative of intercropping between coconut trees come true. Coconut area is the largest agriculture area with the most farmers and high incidence of poverty. In spite of this, this area has been neglected over many years. Consider the following: According to former Science and Technology Secretary and current CAMP (Coalition for Agriculture Modernization in the Philippines) chair Emil Javier, only 30 percent of 3.2 million coconut hectares are intercropped. If we allow 10 percent for spacing between trees, we still have 1.8 million hectares that are idle and can be planted with other crops. Ac...

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