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Solomon Islands Coconut Value Chain Analysis

The report comprises five sections: section two describes Solomon Islands Government's (SIG) national and sector policies and strategies, the state of infrastructure and transport, relevant institution and regulatory frameworks activities of d...

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Main Authors:	Young, David, Pelomo, Moses
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACIAR ADVERSE EFFECT AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY AGRICULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT AGRICULTURAL MARKET AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURE PROJECT AGRICULTURE RESEARCH ANIMAL FEED AUCTIONS AVERAGE PRICE AVERAGE YIELDS BANK LOANS BENCHMARK BY-PRODUCTS CAPACITY BUILDING CERTIFIED FAIR COCOA COCONUT COCONUT INDUSTRY COCONUT OIL COCONUT PRODUCTS COCONUTS COIR COMMERCE COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCIAL VALUE COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMODITY TRADE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVE PRICES CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS COPRA COPRA PRICES CROP CROPPING CROPPING SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DOMESTIC MARKET EXPORT CROPS EXPORT MARKET EXPORT MARKETING EXPORT MARKETS FAIR TRADE FARMERS FARMING FARMING SYSTEMS FARMS FEASIBILITY STUDY FISH FISHERIES FLOUR FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD SECURITY FORESTRY FRUITS GARDENS GDP GLOBAL WARMING GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS MARGIN GROSS VALUE GROWTH RATE HARVESTING HORTICULTURE IFAD INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME GENERATION INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL MARKET INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL TRADE ITC JUTE LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK FEED LIVESTOCK MARKET MARKET ACCESS MARKET PRICE MEAL MEDICINAL PURPOSES MERCHANDISE MERCHANDISE EXPORTS MILK MONO-CROPPING MONOPOLY NATIONAL ECONOMY NICHE MARKETS NURSERIES OIL PALM ORGANIC MARKET PALM OIL PALMS PLANTATIONS POPULATION GROWTH POTTING POULTRY POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE INCENTIVES PRICE LEVELS PRICE PREMIUM PRICE VOLATILITY PRODUCE PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM MANAGEMENT PURCHASING QUARANTINE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REPLANTING RETAIL RETAIL PRICES ROOTS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL POVERTY RURAL POVERTY ALLEVIATION SALE SALES SALINIZATION SEED SEEDLINGS SHADOW PRICE SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE SPREAD STOCKS SUBSTITUTE SUBSTITUTION SUPPLIER SUPPLIERS SURPLUS TEA TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOTAL COSTS TRACEABILITY TRADE BARRIERS TREES TROPICAL PRODUCTS TURNOVER VALUE ADDED VARIABLE COSTS VEGETABLE OILS WHOLESALE PRICES WORKING CAPITAL WORLD MARKET
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/19253715/solomon-islands-coconut-value-chain-analysis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17831

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Summary:	The report comprises five sections: section two describes Solomon Islands Government's (SIG) national and sector policies and strategies, the state of infrastructure and transport, relevant institution and regulatory frameworks activities of development partners involved in the coconut industry; section three provides an overview of global and domestic trends in prices, production and productivity of coconut products; section four provides an overview of the copra value chain and a snapshot of costs, revenues and gross margins accruing to smallholders, traders and exporters at each stage of the value chain; section five provides an overview of key challenges in development of the Solomon Islands coconut value chain; and section six concludes the main findings of the value chain analysis and makes recommendations around improving agriculture services and enhancing value chains.