Sustainable Farming for the Future
This session will focus on optimizing coconut tree productivity through quality planting material, nutrition, and pest and disease management. It will also explore drought management practices in coconut orchards, emphasizing climate-smart strategies.
Furthermore, discussions will revolve around breeding for improved coconut varieties, highlighting Kenya’s hybridization strides.
Youth Involvement and Innovation for Sustainability
Exploring the evolution of extension service delivery, this session will emphasize the use of ICT and media to disseminate good agricultural practices in coconut production.
Additionally, it will address strategies and opportunities to attract youth to the coconut value chain, showcasing case studies of youth involvement in coconut entrepreneurial activities.
Innovative Marketplace and Quality Assurance
Scaling up access to markets for small-scale farmers through farmer-producer organizations in Kenya will be a key focus. The session will also highlight the role of data in enabling integrated industry and decision support.
Furthermore, discussions will center on compliance status for coconut product standards for market access and preserving coconut produce quality from maturity, harvesting, and processing.
Coconut Industry Performance
Presentations on global success case studies for learning and upscaling will be featured, along with insights into consumer trends shaping the future of the coconut industry.
Additionally, a detailed examination of the Kenyan Coconut Industry Performance will be provided.
Investment in the Coconut Industry
Discussions will revolve around innovative financing of the coconut value chain, value addition opportunities for the future, and technologies for capacity building.
The session will also explore managing and maximizing utilization of coconut by-products such as leaves, husks, and shells.
Coconut Café and Networking
This session will offer a hands-on experience with sampling selected coconut snacks and oil, while also identifying and harnessing coconut solutions.
Participants will engage in discussions about the benefits of consuming coconut products in an interactive round table format.
Exhibition
Exhibitions will showcase various products, technologies, and innovations in the coconut industry, providing participants with opportunities for hands-on exploration and learning.
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