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Seychelles will soon start to export the coco de mer kernel as a value-added product now that three local companies have been given the approval to process the kernel. The Ministry of Energy, Environment and Climate Change said a fourth business is also expecSeychelles to soon start exporting the coco de mer kernel as a value added product
Seychelles will soon start to export the coco de mer kernel as a value-added product now that three local companies have been given the approval to process the kernel. The Ministry of Energy, Environment and Climate Change said a fourth business is also expected to get its permit. The director general for biodiversity conservation and management, Marie-May Muzungaile, told SNA that the three companies -- David Low Yoke of Willow Ventures, Island Scent and Bill &Co Pty Ltd - were successful following a call for proposals in May last year. “The proposals were the ones which the selection committee felt that had given more value to the coco de mer kernel,” said Muzungaile. Muzungaile said that two companies were already exporting the kernel before a ban was imposed, while the two others are new to the industry.... Read more