PGMA to Launch Coconut Plantation Project in Lallo, Cagayan

Tuguegarao City (26 August) — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will spearhead the launching of the coconut plantation project in the Province of Cagayan.

The project is in line with the thrust of President Arroyo’s administration in addressing hunger, health, environment and literacy.

The President will witness further the forging of a Memorandum of Agreement between and among the representatives of Rotary Club of Centennial Quezon City (RCCPQ), Philippine Information Agency (PIA), Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), and Cagayan State University (CSU) as the core agencies to pursue the project dubbed as “A Dollar for a Tree of Life”.

The project is called “A Dollar for a Tree of Life” because for each dollar donated by a Rotarian, one coconut tree also known as the “tree of Life” will be planted by the farmer beneficiaries, and by planting coconut trees, millions of benefits will be reaped for a lifetime.

The project will be implemented in Northern Luzon and Cagayan province was chosen as one among the pilot areas of the project. In Region 2, there are 642,299 hectares suitable for coconut plantation.

The project is laudable considering that thousands of coconut seedling will be planted that will produce plenty of food, oil, bio-fuels, medicinal products and many more by-product out of coconut.

The coconut tree planting activities will also help farmers because it would generate thousands of jobs. (Oliver B./PIA 2)