Creating an Integrated Coconut Industry Prototype Based on a Narrow Coconut Plantation

The integrated coconut industry has not been widely found in Indonesia, whereas by processing coconut in an integrated manner, the processing will be effective and efficient. Every part of the coconut tree can be used, including the fruit or all parts of the fruit. By utilizing coconut fruit as a whole, apart from producing a number of products, there is also a part of the fruit that can be used as an energy source for the production process. This condition will also minimize and even eliminate the use of energy from outside. In addition, the use of energy from biomass is carbon neutral so that it is environmentally friendly because it is renewable energy and saves production costs. Production costs that can be saved due to the use of biomass waste such as coir/fibre  and coconut shells will make business profits bigger.

Coconut plantation owners with an area of several tens or hundreds of hectares can create an integrated coconut industry pilot project (prototype). By making a prototype of the integrated coconut industry, it can be the basis for further scale up. Product characteristics, production processes to market opportunities can be better studied in this way. After all the information has been obtained and mastered properly, it becomes easier to develop, including if you want to find investors for the development of the business.

 Indeed, the route or method above takes longer and the effort is harder than selling only coconuts from the plantations, especially young coconuts that are sold, of course it is faster and easier. But if the big vision is built by optimizing this potential, the route or method above will be much more effective and more applicable in a number of coconut production centers wherever they are. With this integrated approach to the coconut industry, besides maximizing profits, it is also a zero waste production activity. Unlike palm oil, which has more limited product variants, there are more coconut product variants so that the integrated coconut industry approach from one place to another can be different.