PCA CARAGA Starts Shipment of 200k Coco Seednuts for Dinagat Islands

The first batch of shipment of coconut seednuts for farmers in Dinagat Islands province started on January 19 with the loading made at the Zamboanga City port, the Philippines News Agency reported.  According to Philippine Coconut Authority in the Caraga Region (PCA-13) Manager Joel Oclarit, the shipment involved some 40,000 coconut seednuts composed of open-pollinated varieties of Catigan Dwarf which came from PCA Research Center in Zamboanga City.

A total of 200,000 seednuts will be delivered to Dinagat Islands as per request by the provincial government but the navy ship which PCA is utilizing can only carry 40,000 seednuts, Oclarit said.  Another round of deliveries will follow to complete the total order.  The seednuts derived from the Research Center are free, Oclarit said, but the handling services will be for the account of the provincial government.