Picture of Copra-A Forgotten Business In Malaysia

-- One By One - The worker is arranging the split of coconut on open area and left to dry in the sun. The meat is then scraped out and dried once more again before it packed and sell to the copra dealer. The meat of the coconut is the most valuable part and contains nearly all of the oil in the nut. The separated and dried meat of the coconut constitutes copra, which is the source of all of commercial supply of coconut oil. TO MATCH WITH PHOTO ESSAY "COPRA-A FORGOTTEN BUSINESS IN MALAYSIA"