DUNGUN, Nov 9 — A total of 69 participants in the Projek Berkelompok Kelapa Kampung Dendang, here, claim that their income has been affected since the beginning of this year due to an influx of imported coconuts in the market from Indonesia since the start of the year.
Project head Mohamed Zakaria Awang, 66, said that most wholesalers and traders of coconuts and coconut milk here prefer to source imported coconuts from Indonesia because they are cheaper compared to local ones.
He said that the situation caused a decrease in demand for the Matang variety of coconuts produced by the project participants, which in turn affected their sales and income.
Some 5,000 coconut trees across 20 hectares cultivated by participants of the Kampung Dendang Coconut Group Farming Project in Dungun November 9, 2026. — Bernama pic
