Will the beverage competition move to Coconuts?

ROYAL Agricultural Resources in Sayao, Pangadian City has been pioneering in sweetcoconut propagation of the Thai Coconut variety for the last eight years. In a 24 hectares former fishpond clearings, entrepreneur, Rey Quisumbing, an Agricultural Engineering graduate of Xavier University has been farming thousands of fast fruit bearing coconut trees that he periodically harvest first for his roadside restaurant until the resorts and hotels in Zamboanga, Sibugay discovered the unique sweetness quality of the young coconut water.

Land commuters from Zamboanga City to Pangadian or Cagayan de Oro have made regular stops at his Sayao Farm along the national highway in Pangadian City to sample the freshness of his sweet water. Touted as a natural drink that helps tired bodies rehydrate, coconut water is hitting a growing number of followers in the Mindanao. A tiny fraction of the Philippines non alcoholic beverage production finds its market in the first class hotels and restaurants in Cebu and Manila up to the export market in Hongkong, Macau and Taiwan.

Coconut sweet water keeps the body cool and at the proper temperature. It threats kidney and urethral stones according to our old folks. Recent medical findings point to coco water as best cure in removing toxins from the body and helps in digestions and many other health benefits. A hotel in Cagayan de Oro City specializes in serving the Thai Coconut sweet water. It is not in the menu because it sells fast and the Bar always runs out of stocks and would have to order online from Pangadian City.