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Coconuts and Cashews, John reports from Vietnam

Posted by Jordans Cereals 24 Oct 2008 10:55am

After being very impressed with the coconut crop I have now moved on to checking cashew nuts but not without having some time to reflect on my visit to the coconut farms.
And I am pleased to admit I was very impressed with the way coconuts are grown here. The land where the trees grow is divided up into family owned units so that each family benefits from growing the crop. They also work hard on intercropping, so fruits like lime, bananas, and grapefruit are also grown in the same area.
Much to my surprise the drainage ditches seem to be inhabited by freshwater shrimps, all of which must benefit the local diet.
I think I confused my hosts though, I keep tropical fish it home and kept staring intently into the water to see if there was anything exotic lurking there rather than looking up at the coconuts in the trees!
I have to go and look at some more cashews now and will report back later.
John

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