Coconut Value Chain Analysis: A Systematic Review

Fakhrul Anwar Zainol, Nalini Arumugam, Wan Norhayate Wan Daud, Nurul Aisyah Mohd Suhaimi, Balogun Daud Ishola, Aida Zairina Ishak and Asyraf Afthanorhan ()
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Fakhrul Anwar Zainol: Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak Campus, Kuala Nerus 21300, Terengganu, Malaysia
Nalini Arumugam: Faculty of Bioresources and Food Industry, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Besut Campus, Kuala Terengganu 22200, Terengganu, Malaysia
Wan Norhayate Wan Daud: Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak Campus, Kuala Nerus 21300, Terengganu, Malaysia
Nurul Aisyah Mohd Suhaimi: Faculty of Bioresources and Food Industry, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Besut Campus, Kuala Terengganu 22200, Terengganu, Malaysia
Balogun Daud Ishola: Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak Campus, Kuala Nerus 21300, Terengganu, Malaysia
Aida Zairina Ishak: Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak Campus, Kuala Nerus 21300, Terengganu, Malaysia
Asyraf Afthanorhan: Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak Campus, Kuala Nerus 21300, Terengganu, Malaysia

Agriculture, 2023, vol. 13, issue 7, 1-31

Abstract: In the past, Malaysia’s coconut sector faced several difficulties and upheavals related to the economy. However, as a result of the EU’s decision to oppose the cultivation of palm oil due to worries about forest clearing and environmental damage, the business has recently demonstrated enormous potential to be further grown and improved. Thus, this systematic review aimed to synthesize the challenges associated with the level of coconut production and its supply chain. Six electronic databases were searched for publication from 2013 to 2022 (i.e., a cumulative index to give an overview of the coconut value chain and the literature on the coconut supply chain via Scopus, the Web of Science, Google Scholar, Proquest, Science Direct, and Springer Link). Titles/abstracts and then full texts were screened independently. It was discovered that the factors contributing to the low production of coconuts and the difficulties in the coconut supply chain were categorized by some authors as severe or apparent factors, while others categorized these problems as technological, political, or socioeconomic factors, and yet others categorized them as inherent or environmental factors. Therefore, policymakers should introduce some policies such as subsidies, free tax for farmers, farm settlement schemes e.t.c that would encourage more citizens to be willing to go into coconut production. Policymakers also need to encourage scientists to carry out research on how these problems especially environmental factors will be tackled and try to recruit more extensionists.

Keywords: coconut supply chain; coconut value chain; export of coconut; marketing of coconut; production of coconut (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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