River power and coconut fiber: The business of bringing light and life to poor coconut farmers in mountainous areasCoco fiber processing for income, household lightings and environmental conservation
The coconut fiber -
Coconut fibers are produced by breaking the coconut husk. These fibers will still be processed by twinning and looming in order to produce a higher value fiber product. Twinning and looming is a laborious process, thus creating livelihood opportunities. In my business plan, the farmers in remote, un-electrified areas will use these coconut fiber products to pay for recharging their batteries in order to maintain the lights in their homes. The project will sell these fiber products to contracted companies to generate profit


