COAGROPACIFICO

Agricultural Cooperative of the Pacific

Legally established on 5 November 1989, the cooperative now has some 200 associates who are coconut cultivators and constitute twenty percent of all the cultivators of Tumaco. The annual production of coconut from Tumaco reaches 6200 tons, making it the major producer of the country.

Objectives:

• To improve the quality of life of the associates and their families
• To promote the development of the agricultural industry in the region
• To facilitate good agricultural practices by means of training

Coconut from Tumaco can be found in the supermarket chains of Carrefour in Colombia.

The coconut is sold in four different ways: Rasped, dried, crystallized and covered in chocolate.