It's amazing how different countries handle their coconut situation. Thailand is fully commercialized, growing them in long straight rows with interconnected canals in between, and most large farms have a boat that drives down the canal pumping up the water and spraying to the left and right onto each row. Growing like this, it is no wonder there are cheap Thai coconuts available even in the USA.

In Cambodia, there isn't really a commercial coconut scene, not even close to what exists in Coronie. Instead, every home has 3 or 4 trees, and every so often, coconut hustlers drive around in trucks making offers to climb each homeowner's tree(s) to pick for resell. These guys in turn sell these coconuts to roadside shops with sharp knives and big ice chests, who then sell them to the public.

This simple system means you are never more than a 5-minute walk from an ice-cold coconut anywhere in the country. Amazing how efficient and effective this tiny closed loop system is, even in a country without a commercialized coconut industry.

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