Commodity Chain and Value Addition of Biodiesel Production from Coconut in Philippines

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This paper provided an analysis of the commodity chain from coconutproduction as feedstock for biodiesel production (called Coco Methyl Ester or CME) as well as the value addition from its production and processing. The value-added for the industry included the summation of all the value-added in each enterprise, which includes personnel remuneration or the wages paid, taxes and duties earned by the government from the enterprises, depreciation and interest on investments, and the entrepreneur's net profit. Total value added (including the profits generated out of the by-products) of biodiesel production amounted to PhP66,199.56 (US$1,504.54)/ha production of mature nut processed into CME. Biodieselproduction showed optimistic results in terms of employment created and government income through taxes. The whole conversion process from mature coconut to CME required a total of 53man-day/ha/year while tax revenues/hawere estimated at PhP9,033.67(US$ 205.31) annually. The biodiesel industry has great potential of contributing to the reduction of the country's dependence on imported fuels with due regard to the protection of public health and the environment, at the same time providing opportunities for livelihood for poverty alleviation and sustainable economic development and energy security.