Republic Act 11524 or the Coconut Famers and Industry Trust Fund Act mandates the creation of a trust fund from the coco levy assets to fund interventions that would benefit coconut farmers in the country. With the availability of the funds, the law provides for the development and invigoration of the coconut industry, to improve coconut farm productivity and increase the income of the poor and small coconut farmers in the country.

For this year, a total of three (3) information caravans were conducted in the region, which was held last February 9, 17, and March 9, 2023, at Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay, and Piñan, Zamboanga del Norte, respectively.

These information caravans aims to create awareness for the implementation of the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan (CFIDP) and encourage farmers to participate in the various interventions under CFIDP. During the caravan, the implementing agencies presented their plans and programs and directly responded to the questions from the concerned farmers.

Farmers and farmer leaders joined the activity together with the implementing agencies of CFIDP such as the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), Department of Agriculture (DA), Agricultural Training Institute - Regional Training Center 9 (ATI-RTC 9), Landbank of the Philippines (LBP), Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Technical Education And Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Cooperative Development Authority (CDA), Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI), National Dairy Authority (NDA), Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).