World Coconut Day

Their significance extends beyond their nutritional value and medicinal properties, encompassing a wide range of practical applications and cultural traditions. As the demand for sustainable and healthy food sources continues to grow, the importance of coconuts is likely to increase in the future.

To signify World Coconut Day, Kokonas Indastri Koperesen (KIK), hosted a two-day event at the Laiwaden Oval on the 01^st and 02^nd September, giving the opportunity to the general public to learn more about how coconuts can boost factors in the economy.

Since 2019, the biannual WCD has only been celebrated in Alotau. This year's WCD theme was ‘Invest in Coconut to Save the World.’

The WCD celebrations attracted coconut growers from the four provincial districts like Alotau, Samarai Murua, Esa'ala and Kiriwina Good Enough.

According to one organizer, Milne Bay Division of Agriculture Livestock, Principal Advisor, Jonathan Kapoila, since the inaugural event, WCD celebrations in 2019 at Bubuletta, the coconut growers had improved their range of coconut products.