The National Conservation Commission (NCC) and the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) are teaming up to turn coconut shells into a valuable product.
CARDI’s representative to Barbados, Ansari Hosein, said the coconut had tremendous economic potential and Barbadians were only scratching the surface when it came to developing products from it.
He said the nut was used to make brooms, medicine, rope, mouthwash, furniture, oils, milk, flour, soaps, cosmetics and craft in addition to its water, which is widely popular in Barbados.
Hosein said NCC and CARDI were utilising the material to create a value-added product.
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