Comments on: Drink this http://agro.biodiver.se/2008/07/drink-this/ Crops, animals, wild relatives ... Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:25:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jeremy http://agro.biodiver.se/2008/07/drink-this/comment-page-1/#comment-558846 Jeremy Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:45:12 +0000 http://agro.biodiver.se/2008/07/drink-this/#comment-558846 This was on sale in Italy. It would be interesting to know a little more about the machinery for producing these. Is it very captial intensive? Or is this something that could be done on a village scale? This was on sale in Italy. It would be interesting to know a little more about the machinery for producing these. Is it very captial intensive? Or is this something that could be done on a village scale?

]]> By: Shree Padre http://agro.biodiver.se/2008/07/drink-this/comment-page-1/#comment-558585 Shree Padre Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:47:51 +0000 http://agro.biodiver.se/2008/07/drink-this/#comment-558585 I was happy to see this 'ready to drink coconut'. In fact, In India, there are a few units that produce this - what is called as minimally processed tender coconut. Of course, countries like Philippines & Thailand have gone very far in the value addition. I'm a farm journalist. We are running a farm magazine in vernacular in India since 20 years. We have published stories on this. If you are interested, I can send you photos. Maybe you can exchange whatever info you have. In which country this product was being sold etc etc. Regards Shree Padre I was happy to see this ‘ready to drink coconut’.

In fact, In India, there are a few units that produce this – what is called as minimally processed tender coconut. Of course, countries like Philippines & Thailand have gone very far in the value addition.

I’m a farm journalist. We are running a farm magazine in vernacular in India since 20 years. We have published stories on this. If you are interested, I can send you photos.

Maybe you can exchange whatever info you have. In which country this product was being sold etc etc.

Regards

Shree Padre

]]> By: Hugh http://agro.biodiver.se/2008/07/drink-this/comment-page-1/#comment-558472 Hugh Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:16:11 +0000 http://agro.biodiver.se/2008/07/drink-this/#comment-558472 Mike Foale found it in Kerala prior to 2001 where they were preparing and marketing a product known as Snowball which conforms closely to yours. It is pictured on page 120 of Mike's book "The Coconut Odyssey" and can be seen at http://www.aciar.gov.au/publication/MN101 A similar product from Mexico turned up in UK last year, under the name "Yoconut" http://www.yoconut.com/what.html Mike Foale found it in Kerala prior to 2001 where they were preparing and marketing a product known as Snowball which conforms closely to yours. It is pictured on page 120 of Mike’s book “The Coconut Odyssey” and can be seen at http://www.aciar.gov.au/publication/MN101

A similar product from Mexico turned up in UK last year, under the name “Yoconut” http://www.yoconut.com/what.html

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