Raising prosperity from coconuts

Ben Tre (VNA) - Prosperity Initiative (PI), a non-governmental UK
organisation focusing in agricultural and market development assistance,
will help increase the value of coconut-palms in the Mekong Delta province
of Ben Tre.

The organisation will focus on studying coconut products that have a high
export value and can bring in large profits. PI will also help improve
provincial businesses' capacity, provide professional training and promote
socio-economic development in Ben Tre's rural area.

The project will be implemented over three years at an estimated cost of
over 1.4 million USD