PCA to Plant 50M Coconut Trees in 2026

The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) will plant 50 million coconut trees next year to further boost local productivity and regain the global top spot, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Thursday last week.  “The initial target for next year was 25 million trees, but on the orders of President Marcos, we are doubling our efforts. Our new goal for 2026 is to plant 50 million new coconut trees,” Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said in a statement.
Tiu Laurel assured adequate funding to ensure that the coconut replanting efforts will be scaled up to help the Philippines regain its position as the world’s number one coconut producer. “The President has allocated additional funds for this, and we will involve coconut farming communities to fast-track the production of planting materials,” he said.
Besides replanting efforts, the DA is also focusing on the fertilization program to increase the yield of coconut trees. President Marcos approved about PHP1.8 billion for the fertilization program.  “The goal is to raise yields to at least 60 coconuts per tree annually through fertilization with agricultural grade salt while we wait for the new coconut trees to mature,” Tiu Laurel said.