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What is Copra Used For? The Industrialized Byproduct of Coconut

What is copra? Read more to learn how sun-dried coconut “meat” has been extracted to make a very low-value commodity called copra.

Ahalife Picks Kapuluan & Banago as Best Gift for Mother’s Day

Banago empowers local women by teaching quality work and entrepreneurship, but on November 8 of 2013 Banago’s entire production infrastructure and the homes of its artisans and the founders were completely destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), the strongest Typhoon ever recorded to make landfall.

Kinabuhi: A Documentary Short Film About Filipino Coconut Farmers

Echoes of Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan)

Watch this powerful and moving film that chronicles the devastating effects of the typhoon that hit the Philippines in 2013 and the resilience and strength of the Filipino people in the aftermath.