Gov’t investing $9M in coconut industry

Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud said government is upping its efforts to diversify the coconut industry and will invest $9M in the development of appropriate technology to bring this plan to fruition.

He made the announcement at a meeting convened on Monday to discuss developing a coconut water processing plant.

A Government Information Agency (GINA) press release said a study was completed with assistance from a coconut expert from India,