By Jonathan Kapoila and R. Bourdeix, in construction
Milne Bay is a province of Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Alotau. The province covers 14,345 km² of land and 252,990 km² of sea, within the province there are more than 600 islands, about 160 of which are inhabited. The province has about 276,000 inhabitants, speaking about 48 languages. Economically the province is dependent upon tourism, coconut, oil palm, and gold mining on Misima Island; there are many small-scale village projects in cocoa and copra cultivation.
Milne Bay is a province of Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Alotau. The province covers 14,345 km² of land and 252,990 km² of sea, within the province there are more than 600 islands, about 160 of which are inhabited. The province has about 276,000 inhabitants, speaking about 48 languages. Economically the province is dependent upon tourism, coconut, oil palm, and gold mining on Misima Island; there are many small-scale village projects in cocoa and copra cultivation.
Milne Bay Province have four districts and a total of 16 LLG. All four districts came in to participate to this first coconut contest ever organized.
Total of 800 people witness the event
Characters which we were interested and display were:
- Biggest coconut
- Sweetest green coconut juice
- Soft kernel
- Biggest bunch
- Soft husk
- Thickest husk
Please visit the link about coconut varietal contests in CIDP website:
Preparation of the world first regional coconut varietal contest
When in Samoa in Nuu Research Center, Dr R. Bourdeix discovered than a previous and more simple coconut varietal contest have been organized in 1984 in Samoa.
Preparation of the world first regional coconut varietal contest
When in Samoa in Nuu Research Center, Dr R. Bourdeix discovered than a previous and more simple coconut varietal contest have been organized in 1984 in Samoa.
