{"id":3734,"date":"2024-07-02T14:16:54","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T10:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/?p=3734"},"modified":"2024-07-02T15:04:58","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T11:04:58","slug":"capacity-building-for-sustainable-coconut-production-and-processing-in-mauritius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/?p=3734","title":{"rendered":"Capacity Building for Sustainable Coconut Production and Processing in Mauritius"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3734\" class=\"elementor elementor-3734\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da9e741 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da9e741\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b5177d\" data-id=\"1b5177d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ee070b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ee070b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>In view of strengthening and capacity building in coconut production and processing, the Food and Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (FAREI) solicited the expertise of an international consultant, Dr V. Krishnakumar, former Head of ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Regional Station Kerala, India. Dr. V. Krishnakumar has thirty-seven years of experience in research, including eighteen years dedicated to coconut research and development. He has edited twelve books and published more than 100 research and technical articles and contributed chapters in many books and articles, both at the National and International level.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b402f77 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b402f77\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da25de0\" data-id=\"da25de0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78bfd06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78bfd06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/IMG-20240426-WA00131-rleu7n2wy6aavif0q15uhlwha5q7si8jhp7e66v2pc.jpg\" title=\"IMG-20240426-WA0013[1]\" alt=\"IMG-20240426-WA0013[1]\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fig 1.0 Dr Krishnakumar presented three of his published books to the Ag. CEO of FAREI, Mrs. M. Seenevassen Pillay namely Coconut water by Rethinam and Krishnakumar, The coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.) Research and development Perspectives by Nampoothiri, Krishnakumar, Thampan and Nair and Virgin Coconut Oil for Health and Wellness by Rethinam and Krishnakumar.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-062c6c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"062c6c9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa65cc4\" data-id=\"aa65cc4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-816f2b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"816f2b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. V. Krishnakumar visited Mauritius from 15th to 27th April 2024 in order to provide training on sustainable coconut production, coconut variety identification, post-harvest practices, coconut waste valorisation, coconut processing and value addition. A total of thirty eight participants comprising of staff from FAREI, staff of Ministry of Agro-Industry and Food Security (MAIFS), staff of Outer Islands Development Corporation (OIDC), as well as entrepreneurs and growers attended the training programmes.<\/p><p>On 16<sup>th<\/sup> April 2024, Dr. V. Krishnakumar, accompanied by officers of Fruit Research Division of FAREI, visited Plaisance Model Farm of FAREI, Plaisance Experiment Station of MAIFS and various coconut growers to acquaint himself with the cultivation practices and local coconut varieties present on the island.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11ac146 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11ac146\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22bc9c6\" data-id=\"22bc9c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27205ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"27205ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/IMG-20240416-WA00061-rleu7m52rc7vmprt7deauwgzx2yg116fylk8mzuisg.jpg\" title=\"IMG-20240416-WA0006[1]\" alt=\"IMG-20240416-WA0006[1]\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5495902\" data-id=\"5495902\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a8f45e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a8f45e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/IMG-20240427-WA00201-rleu7n2wy695ybqg1vsxfe8gigtt8qa6aq7q49t4m8.jpg\" title=\"IMG-20240427-WA0020[1]\" alt=\"IMG-20240427-WA0020[1]\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e7d5da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e7d5da\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0312723\" data-id=\"0312723\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0355653 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0355653\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Fig 2.0 Field visit to coconut growers and entrepreneurs<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad1e8be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad1e8be\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-295ee43\" data-id=\"295ee43\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db9f72b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"db9f72b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/IMG-20240603-WA00061-rleu7m52rc7vmprt7deauwgzx2yg116fylk8mzuisg.jpg\" title=\"IMG-20240603-WA0006[1]\" alt=\"IMG-20240603-WA0006[1]\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7744338 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7744338\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8afee5c\" data-id=\"8afee5c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18431a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18431a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Fig 3.0 Identification of local coconut varieties<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-497dd3c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"497dd3c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f47d5ab\" data-id=\"f47d5ab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-390c2cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"390c2cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From 17th to 19th April 2024, a total of 29 participants attended a training lecture programme on coconut at FAREI St Pierre, consisting of officers from scientific, technical and managerial field as well as coconut farmers and entrepreneurs. The training comprised mainly of interactive PowerPoint lectures together with video presentations on global coconut scenario, planting material production, plantation management and aftercare, coconut varieties and hybrids released by the ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI), cropping systems, pest and disease management, harvest equipment, post-harvest management practices, and coconut waste valorisation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9770885 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9770885\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a080647\" data-id=\"a080647\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67c86a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"67c86a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/IMG-20240419-WA00081-rleu7m52rc7vmprt7deauwgzx2yg116fylk8mzuisg.jpg\" title=\"IMG-20240419-WA0008[1]\" alt=\"IMG-20240419-WA0008[1]\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fig 4.0 Dr. V. Krishnakumar with participants of the training held from 17th to 19th April 2024 at FAREI St. Pierre<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da71cf0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da71cf0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5e4bd0\" data-id=\"c5e4bd0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a07d943 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a07d943\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/IMG-20240417-WA00261-rleu7m52rc7vmprt7deauwgzx2yg116fylk8mzuisg.jpg\" title=\"IMG-20240417-WA0026[1]\" alt=\"IMG-20240417-WA0026[1]\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fig 5.0 Lecture by Dr. V. Krishnakumar at FAREI St. Pierre<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65d3609 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65d3609\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-89b1717\" data-id=\"89b1717\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e25ad9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e25ad9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From 23<sup>rd<\/sup> to 26<sup>th<\/sup> April 2024, eighteen participants from the scientific, technical and managerial fields, along with auxiliary staff of FAREI, coconut farmers and entrepreneurs attended a hands-on demonstration programme at Wooton Crop Research Station of FAREI during which Dr. Krishnakumar shared his expertise on the processing and value addition of coconut products, as practiced in ICAR-CPCRI laboratories and research centres.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-935f3fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"935f3fc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c9afc5\" data-id=\"2c9afc5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14881f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"14881f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/IMG-20240423-WA00061-rleu7m52rc7vmprt7deauwgzx2yg116fylk8mzuisg.jpg\" title=\"IMG-20240423-WA0006[1]\" alt=\"IMG-20240423-WA0006[1]\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fig 6.0 Lecture on Value-added coconut products<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2b537c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2b537c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96e2c70\" data-id=\"96e2c70\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-622bef2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"622bef2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/IMG-20240424-WA00071-rleu7n2wy695ybqg1vsxfe8gigtt8qa6aq7q49t4m8.jpg\" title=\"IMG-20240424-WA0007[1]\" alt=\"IMG-20240424-WA0007[1]\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3e37e0\" data-id=\"d3e37e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c010635 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c010635\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/IMG-20240425-WA00491-rleu7m52rc7vmprt7deauwgzx2yg116fylk8mzuisg.jpg\" title=\"IMG-20240425-WA0049[1]\" alt=\"IMG-20240425-WA0049[1]\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a3fd802 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a3fd802\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa4367f\" data-id=\"aa4367f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cd7444 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cd7444\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fig 7.0 Hands -on practical sessions on coconut processing<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d889fdb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d889fdb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3beb21\" data-id=\"e3beb21\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a17015d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a17015d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The following are some of the products made upon consultant\u2019s instructions:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc25fc7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc25fc7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-85c027e\" data-id=\"85c027e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-644fd01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"644fd01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240425-WA00521-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3727\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240425-WA00521-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240425-WA00521-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240425-WA00521.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">(1) Coconut Jelly<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1e706d\" data-id=\"c1e706d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f27b3ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f27b3ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240425-WA00541-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3728\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240425-WA00541-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240425-WA00541-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240425-WA00541-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240425-WA00541.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">(2) Coconut water wine processed (initial phase)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-773f61b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"773f61b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-158b829\" data-id=\"158b829\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b808ce0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b808ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240513-WA00051-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3732\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240513-WA00051-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240513-WA00051-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240513-WA00051-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240513-WA00051.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">(3) Coconut wine after 2 weeks storage<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-199e93b\" data-id=\"199e93b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef6bc89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ef6bc89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240425-WA00431-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3724\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240425-WA00431-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240425-WA00431-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240425-WA00431.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">(4) Coconut Water Vinegar (Initial Phase)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9cc8ba6\" data-id=\"9cc8ba6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dd8fd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1dd8fd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240425-WA00501-1024x536.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3726\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240425-WA00501-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240425-WA00501-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240425-WA00501-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG-20240425-WA00501.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">(5) Virgin Coconut Oil (Thermal and Non-Thermal)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb2f6c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bb2f6c0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a6cff8\" data-id=\"0a6cff8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b71a5b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b71a5b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During the lectures and practical sessions, participants gained knowledge on coconut production, post-harvest practices and production of edible products such as coconut vinegar, squash and jelly, coconut wine, coconut sugar, coconut water storage techniques and virgin coconut oil. They also learned about non-edible products like making of compost from coir pith and coconut leaves, activated charcoal and coco-peat using coconut as a by-product. These products have immense marketing potential and expected to significantly boost the Mauritian economy through sales, attaining self-sufficiency, and generating employment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In view of strengthening and capacity building in coconut production and processing, the Food and Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (FAREI) solicited the expertise of an international consultant, Dr V. Krishnakumar, former Head of ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Regional Station Kerala, India. Dr. V. Krishnakumar has thirty-seven years of experience in research, including eighteen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3736,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"plain-container","ast-site-content-layout":"normal-width-container","site-content-style":"unboxed","site-sidebar-style":"unboxed","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"disabled","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"disabled","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"disabled","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"disabled","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-enews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3734"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3734\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3742,"href":"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3734\/revisions\/3742"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}