Coprah or Copra is the dried meat of a coconut and used to extract coconut oil from. Even today, for many people on the islands and in other tropical countries where palm trees grow in abundance, it is a gift of life. In Tahiti copra is partly government subsidised to help the people of the outer and often isolated islands earn a basic living. When the sun dried kernels are ready to be processed, they are packed in large bags and shipped to the coconut oil refinery in Papeete where the oil is produced. Some of it is used to make the famous Monoï Tahitian oil, which is a cosmetic lotion used as a skin and hair softener.
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