![]() Interestingly studies done elsewhere found that VCO provides the highest net return per 1,000 coconuts utilized compared to other traditional coconut kernel products. It is against this background that an economic analysis of the viability of this enterprise is done here under. Only a few entrepreneurs however, are capitalizing on this opportunity due to several factors such as lack of rigorous economic analyses and unavailability of information on market opportunities. Virgin coconut oil (VCO) has a high local demand as well as high export market potential. Whole nut Coconut products and b y-products in Kenya The coconut industry in Kenya has been taking a deliberate shift to value-added products like Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO), Coconut milk, Coconut powder, Desiccated coconut, Coconut water, Coir and coir-based products, Coconut shell charcoal/activated carbon among authors to increase export income.
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