The Prospect of Nata de Coco

Muara Sungsang 18. – 19.01.2016
Located in Banyuasin district, the village of Muara Sungsang is divided into two settlement areas. Part of the population lives close to a mangrove forest, while the remainder lives inland. The villagers living further inland own hectares of coconut plantations and sell coconuts for reasonable prices (IDR 2500 to 2800 each). The villagers also produce copra by peeling the coconut shell and taking only the coconut meat. At present they are not benefiting from making use of coconut water and coconut shells.

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