Samoa Business Group Considers Hawaii to Expand Coconut Oil Production

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A business consortium in Samoa is looking into expanding coconut oil production to the Hawaiian islands.

Radio New Zealand International reports:

Samoa’s Women in Business Development Incorporated and the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement have made a commitment to explore the expansion of the production of coconut oil to Hawaii and Native Hawaiian family farmers.

The Executive Director of Women in Business, Adi Tafuna’i says over the last 16 years they have worked with small groups of indigenous producers to establish coconut oil processing systems to supply large markets.

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Flickr image courtesy of Umair Mohsin.

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