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Bahía de Jiquilisco, Usulután.<br />

La is<strong>la</strong> del Espíritu Santo, en Usulután, es <strong>la</strong> principal fuente de<br />

producción de coco en el país. De su extensión, 200 manzanas<br />

están dedicadas al cultivo de coco, destinado principalmente<br />

a <strong>la</strong> extracción de aceite y al procesamiento de pulpa para<br />

e<strong>la</strong>borar dulces, champús, bronceadores y fertilizantes.<br />

The Espíritu Santo is<strong>la</strong>nd, in Usulután, is the main source of<br />

coir production in the country. Of its extension, 140 hectares<br />

are dedicated to co<strong>con</strong>ut farming, destined mainly to the oil<br />

extraction, and the processing of pulp to e<strong>la</strong>borate candies,<br />

shampoos, suntan oils and fertilizers.<br />

La productividad y ocupación de <strong>la</strong> is<strong>la</strong> depende casi en<br />

exclusividad del cultivo del coco. La Cooperativa El Jobal,<br />

funciona desde hace treinta y cinco años, y hace quince se<br />

ha dedicado a potenciar el cultivo como un eje de desarrollo<br />

e<strong>con</strong>ómico y humano en <strong>la</strong> is<strong>la</strong>.<br />

Co<strong>con</strong>ut farming is the main source of employment in the<br />

is<strong>la</strong>nd. El Jobal Cooperative, established thirty five years ago<br />

and in the <strong>la</strong>st fifteen years has been dedicated to enhance<br />

this crop as an axis of e<strong>con</strong>omic and human development in<br />

the is<strong>la</strong>nd.<br />

El Jobal, Puerto El Triunfo, Usulután.<br />

Con esta actividad los asociados han logrado generar<br />

ingresos permanentes. En <strong>la</strong> dinámica de productividad<br />

de <strong>la</strong> is<strong>la</strong>, <strong>la</strong>s mujeres <strong>con</strong>siguieron desarrol<strong>la</strong>rse más allá<br />

del hogar e<strong>la</strong>borando productos derivados del aceite y<br />

artesanías <strong>con</strong> <strong>la</strong> estopa de coco, lo que permite mejorar<br />

su calidad de vida y les brinda autonomía y <strong>la</strong>s empodera.<br />

The associates have managed to generate permanent<br />

incomes, which has been only possible under this model. In<br />

the dynamics of productivity of the is<strong>la</strong>nd, women were able<br />

to develop themselves beyond their household, and receive<br />

a fair wage that enhances their life quality and gives them<br />

autonomy and empowerment.

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