CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, March 22 -- The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) is rolling out to the various parts of Central Luzon the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan (CFIDP), a roadmap to help alleviate the plight of indigent coconut farmers.

The PCA, in partnership with Agricultural Training Institute in Central Luzon (ATI 3) and other agencies, has been conducting batches of information caravan around the region since the start of this month to present the salient features of the CFIDP and its components and guidelines to the coconut farmers.

Aeron Bermudez, information officer of the ATI-Regional Training Center-Central Luzon, said on Wednesday that the caravan is aimed at educating farmers on the latest coconut industry de...