Malekula take two

Karacool
Stephen Bassett
Mon 27 Aug 2012 22:41
This is Lakatora, a busy town in the north of the island. It earns its money from Copra. This is the oils extracted from coconuts and then used in pharmaceuticals and beauty creams.
 
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Preparing the coconuts is a 24 hour operation. This is run as a cooperative and operates for 24 hours a day. Even the kids help split coconuts. The hillsides are covered in plantations and the coconuts are brought in constantly.
 
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Stephen checking out the drying ovens.
 
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Todays price for the copra. That is approx 225 Pounds/ton.