Coconut shell project under way
Article by Sheria Brathwaithe Acting NCC general manager Ryan Als showing a large pile of shredded coconut shells. - (Picture by Shanice King.) Social Share The National Conservation Commission (NCC) and the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) are teaming up to turn coconut shells into a valuable product. CARDI’s representative to Barbados, Ansari Hosein, said the coconut had tremendous economic potential and Barbadians were only scratching the surface when it came to developing products from it. He said the nut was used to make brooms, medicine, rop...
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