PBBM Approves Revised Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan (CFIDP) 2024-2028, to help coconut farmers increase productivity and income, alleviate poverty, and modernize the coconut industry.  Th Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), which is the lead agency responsible for the promotion and development of the Philippine coconut industry, is mandated to lead the implementation of the CFIDP 2024-2028.   
The CFIDP 2024-2028 was a revised version of the CFIDP 2022-2026. The revisions aim to enhance the coordination among implementing agencies and optimize key strategies for program delivery, in alignment with the objectives and intent of RA 11524. The revised CFIDP restructured the original six national development programs into seven components. 
The programs are: Social Protection Programs; Training Program for Coconut Farmers and their Families; Coconut Farmers Organization and Empowerment through Cooperatives; Coconut Hybridization Program; Community-based Farm Enterprise Development; Integrated Coconut Processing and Downstream Products; and Support Service Programs.