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How a Goan Microbiologist Is Transforming Coconuts Into a Zero-Waste Business

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Rohan Nazareth, a microbiologist, founded Mulgao Verde in 2021 to produce virgin coconut oil using a trademarked H.E.A.L. process that converts all byproducts (husks into mulch, shells into activated charcoal, residue into compost) into a circular zero-waste system while providing stable rural employment to local farmers and workers, primarily women.

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