Topic: coconut

The Cayman Department of Agriculture is working to increase the number of coconut varieties grown locally as part of a wider effort to boost local food production and help build a stronger and more resilient coconut industry.

It is no secret that one of the jewels of the Caribbean is the noble coconut. This bountiful fruit or drupe, as it is officially classed, is the raw beginning of so many natural things such as coconut water, milk, fresh coconut and coconut oil.