COCONUT REPELS MOSQUITOES

Today, the World marks Coconut Day! It is also called the 'Tree of Life' and one of its many benefits include serving as a mosquito repeller.
According to Prof. MacDonald Idu of the department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology of the University of Benin, all parts of the fruit is useful with Nigeria having best type of coconuts in worldwide.   “ It serves as food and medicine. Coconut oil is a multipurpose oil; there is about 200 uses of coconuts. “You can use it to soften your skin, reduce sugar level, prevent wrinkles, premature grey hair and hair lost. You can rub on your body to prevent mosquito bite, and many other uses. called on Nigeria to formulate policies that will attract investment in coconuts. The professor called on Nigeria to formulate policies that will attract investment in coconuts. Idu told journalists on Saturday in Abuja that government needed to have clear policies that will encourage investments in coconut businesses. According to the professor of phytomedicine, government should support investors in the coconut sector. 502050061705 Brazil and other countries, he argued, have huge investment in coconut businesses.
“Today, Nigerians are feasting on coconuts from Cotonou, Ghana and other countries which to me is ridiculous. “We have the shores and everything in this country to grow the plant. We also have research institutes with coconut as one of their mandates.
“The government can put in money into the institutes and their research and let it blossom and generate revenue for the country. “They can also fund small scale private sector investors in coconuts. This will generate employment and people taking off the streets,” Idu said.
He also stressed that investors could be train on how to produce and package their coconuts related products properly and export them to other countries.
 Newsmen report that Sept. 2 is being designated Coconut Day by the Asian and Pacific Coconut Community (APCC) with headquarters at Jakarta, Indonesia. 4846 The annual celebration is aimed at creating an awareness about the importance of the coconut and its potentials.