The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) eyes to complete the distribution of 125,000 coconut seedlings for Antique farmers in February.<\/p>\n
PCA-Antique Agriculturist II Joy Lyn Gaitan said in an interview Tuesday that they have already distributed 112,870, or 90 percent of the seedlings, to 1,133 farmers since November 2025.<\/p>\n
The massive distribution is in support of the commitment of the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to plant 100 million coconut trees by 2028.<\/p>\n
Eligible farmers are those with a coconut farm of one hectare or less and registered with the National Coconut Farmers Registry System.<\/p>\n
Antique has 53,000 registered coconut farmers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe coconut seedlings are being distributed to farmers throughout the province under the PCA\u2019s Coconut Planting and Replanting Project,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Gaitan said they distribute Laguna Tall, Aromatic Green Dwarf and Green Tacunan Dwarf seedlings that could bear fruit in three years.<\/p>\n
Aside from seedlings, Gaitan said they also gave away 10,390 bags of fertilizers to farmers with bearing coconut plants.<\/p>\n
\u201cA farmer is given two sacks of fertilizers for a half-hectare coconut farm,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Individual farmers or their associations interested in availing of the assistance may coordinate with the PCA. (PNA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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