Technical assistance to Hakupu coconut oil enterprises, Niue

Abstract

This Technical Assistance visit to the Hakupu Direct Micro Expelling (DME) unit was undertaken between 27th November and 8th December 2000. The Terms of Reference are set out in Attachment A. The key component was the relatively poor performance of the drier. Because the necessary materials were not available, the drier had not been built to specifications. As a result, the batches of grated coconut were taking in excess of two hours to dry as against a typical time of less than one hour. Also, it was found that the drier smoked excessively.