Pikit
| Region: | Region XII | ||||||||||
| Province: | North Cotabato | ||||||||||
| Town: | Pikit | ||||||||||
| About the Product: | |||||||||||
| OTOP Product: | Coconut Meat (Copra) | ||||||||||
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| Product Background: | The municipality of Pikit is a major coconut producer in the Province of Cotabato, with 5,314 hectares, a production of 8,805 tons per year, with 684 farmers involved in direct production. At present, the farmers produce coconut meat or copra, a raw material for coconut oil processing. The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) , based at Aroman, Carmen provides technical support to coconut farmers in the Province of Cotabato. | ||||||||||
| Product Description: | Coconut meat or copra is made from mature coconut nuts. It is done by splitting the nut and drying the coconut meat by solar drying or by the use of dryers. Upon reaching a moisture content of about 14 to 16 % , it is packed in PE sacks of 50 to 60 kg in weight. Copra is the major raw material used in production of refined edible cooking oil and other coconut based products. | ||||||||||
| Product Lines: | Copra Meat packed in PE sacked of 50 to 60 kilograms | ||||||||||
| Product History: | The Philippines is the world’s major producer of coconut oil, with 3.37 million hectares of land planted to coconut. Considered as the “Tree of Life”, coconut can be made into valuable products such as cooking oil, soap, virgin coconut oil, charcoal, activated carbon, lumber, wine, and vinegar among others. | ||||||||||
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| How many OTOP SMEs in the town? |
Coconut farmers who are members of the Samahang Magniniyog ng Pikit Inc. |
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| About the Town: | |||||||||||
| Geography: | The municipality is bounded on the north by the Municipality of Aleosan, on the south by Pagalungan, Maguindanao, on the west by Liguasan Marsh and on the east by the Municipality of Kabacan. The municipality has a total land area of 27,670 hectares or 4.21 % of the province’s land area. Major soil types are Aroman Clay Loam and Kudarangan Clay . Lowland area is about 1,004 hectares, upland area – 1,728 hectares, and mountainous – 24,938 hectares. | ||||||||||
| History: | Pikit was established by the Spanish conquestadores as evidence by the stone walled fort. However, there is no recorded date of when it was established. When the Americans took over, the same fort was being used by them in the supervision of the area.
The only recorded event was when Pikit was established as an Agricultural colony to implement the Osmeña Colony Act of 1912. The first sixty five (65) families from Cebu arrived in Pikit on June 17, 1913. Pikit was then a wilderness so that settlers were concentrated around the fort and later moved to other places along the Pikit-Paidu Pulangi road. The Pikit-Paidu Pulangiroad was then the only road and the shortest route going to Cotabato from Pikit, Establishment of Pikit has opened a new frontier. |
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| Population: | As of August 1, 2007 =96,372 | ||||||||||
| Language: | Cebuano, Ilongo, tagalong, Ilocano and manobo | ||||||||||
| Major Industries: | A major producer of corn with area planted of 5,074 hectares and production of 13,310 tons per year. The municipality is also a major producer of coconut and freshwater fish.
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| Places to visit/Landmarks: | Fort Pikit (Spanish Fortress), Pikit Municipal Hall
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| People: | The town is generally inhabited by maguindanaoans with little participation of other ethnic groups like Cebuanos, Ilongos, tagalong, Ilocanos and manobos | ||||||||||
| Contact Us Info: | |||||||||||
| Name of Executive/s: | Datu Sumulong K. Sultan – Municipal Mayor | ||||||||||
| Contact Address: | Municipal Hall of Pikit, Pikit, North Cotabato | ||||||||||
| Contact Numbers: | 09198244169 (Municipal Agriculture Office)
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