It’s a hot, tiring job, but the making of copra is one of the few ways Marshallese on the outer islands can make money. There are many steps in taking a coconut from a tree and turning it into sellable products, and one of the most important is undertaken by the Tobolar Copra Processing Authority. It has a Refining Plant in Woja and a Milling Plant in Delap, Majuro Atoll.
Its main product is crude coconut oil and ‘press cake’ (the solid remains after pressing out the liquid). These are marketed through brokerage and are exported to various international buyers.
Tobolar also produces popular local goods such as bar soap, ‘beauty’ oil, and cooking oil.
Check out its website: https://w.tobolarrmi.com/home
