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A Saint Lucia-born woman living in Brooklyn, New York has launched a new career as an entrepreneur from making several products from coconut.
Fernuda Paul who hails from Laffeuille, Monchy said her idea started in October 2014, when she had a dream about coconuts.
“I haven’t disclosed this to too many persons because there’s a saying “when u dream of success never disclose it until you succeed,” she said.
Paul told St. Lucia News Online (SNO) in an exclusive interview on Wednesday, December 16, that having lived in the US for 14 years, she never once bought a coconut until she had that dream.
“I decided to buy four coconuts last year to make coconut oil. I got a good amount where I shared with a friend. After she tried the oil and it was so good, she called and said I should make oil to sell,” she explained.
Paul said she decided to give it a try and started making coconut oil the old fashioned way, by using a grater. She recalled grating coconuts for three hours non-stop.The Monchy girl said the most she ever grated was 40, until she purchased a blender. Now she is able to have 250-300 grated coconuts weekly.
But what started as an experiment has turned into a small business, where Paul now produces a few coconut products, which includes not only coconut oil, but scented coconut oil and coconut oil soap.
Her coconut oil is sold in different sizes: 4oz, 8oz, 16oz and 32oz. Her coconut oil soap also comes in two in one for hair and skin, which is her number one seller.
“The first three weeks of introducing the two in one hair and skin soap, I sold a very large amount that I myself couldn’t believe,” she told SNO.
Paul said she has many customers in the US and she also ships her products to other countries.The entrepreneur said she has a few customers in Saint Lucia, but her products are not being sold in stores yet.
“Here in the US there’s one store that sells my coconut oil and I sell a lot from my home, majority of customers who lives in Brooklyn. I make it very convenient for them. I make most deliveries on Sundays,” she added.
She continued: “So far I have no complains about sales, as time goes by you never know I can definitely expand as coconut oil is really on high demand.”
Paul said it is a dream come true for her and she plans to continue making coconut oil products.
“God has been good to me and he’s also giving me the strength because without him I would be where I am today. I work full-time Monday-Friday and when I get home in the evening, after spending time with my son before he goes to bed, I start my second job making coconut oil,” she told SNO.
The entrepreneur advises everyone to “never say you can’t until you try.”
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"We have been working on developing the biofuel for the last two years in our bid to ensure a zero carbon society. After two years of successfully testing it on diesel engine, we have now applied for patent," said Mohan Kumar, associate professor at the college's mechanical engineering department. They have applied for patent in India and US.
Serious deterioration of air quality in the national capital territory of Delhi had recently led the National Green Tribunal to ban registration of new diesel vehicles in the region till January 6. The Delhi government has also decided to allow plying of vehicles with odd and even registration numbers on alternate days from January 1, in its bid to bring down pollution.
Kumar said the new biofuel was successfully tested on Tata Motor Ace magic, a four- wheeler public transport vehicle, for two years without hassles.
"We developed this biofuel as part of the college's initiative of 'Zero carbon, zero poverty' that aims at developing biofuels as an alternative to carbon-based fuels. To use the biofuel, automobile makers needn't modify their diesel engine but they only need to remove the residual diesel from the fuel tank. The sulphur and carbon content of the biofuel is very low when compared to fossil fuels," said Kumar.
The makers claimed the biofuel provided increased mileage and was fuel efficient. "Using the biofuel, the auto gave a mileage of 22km/litre, which is 30% higher than what was promised by the company," he added.
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Traders said reduced offtake by stockists following tepid demand from retailers mainly attributed fall in coconut oil prices.
In the national capital, coconut oil declined by Rs 50 to Rs 1,900-1,950 per tin.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):
Oilseeds: Mustard seed Rs 2,950-3,050 and Groundnut Seed Rs 2,150-2,900. Vanaspati Ghee (15-litre tin) Rs 850-1,065.
Edible oils: Groundnut Mill Delivery (Gujarat) Rs 9,100, Groundnut Solvent Refined (per tin) Rs 1,700-1,750, Mustard expeller (Dadri) Rs 9,000, Mustard Pakki Ghani (per tin) Rs 1,550-1,600, Mustard Kachi Ghani (per tin) Rs 1,600-1,700, Sesame Mill delivery Rs 7,800, Soyabean Refined Mill Delivery (Indore) Rs 6,600, Soyabean Degum (Kandla) Rs 6,300, Crude Palm Oil (Ex-Kandla) Rs 4,200, Cottonseed Mill Delivery (Haryana) Rs 5,850, Palmolein (RBD) Rs 5,450, Palmolein (Kandla) Rs 5,400 and Coconut (per tin) Rs 1,900-1,950.
Non-edible oils: Linseed Rs 9,100, Castor Rs 9,700-9,800, Neem Rs 5,350-5,450.
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