The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) are undertaking this year a P30-million joint project that will involve the establishment of fiber processing zones in ...

MANILA, Philippines - Coconut fiber and peat or dust could be turned into gold. Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala said processing coconut fiber and peat into geo-textiles and organic fertilizer ...

A team of researchers who have identified a variety of low-cost products that can be manufactured from coconuts in poor coastal regions have now developed a way to use coconut husks in automotive ...

Most of you were probablt thinking that coconuts are only good for eating and oil making. But a team from Baylor University is on the verge of proving you're wrong as coconuts husks can also be useful ...

MOSCOW, March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- An international research team from Russia, India and Thailand has presented a technology for manufacturing a reinforcement (strengthening) composite from a waste ...

REPORT FROM BUSINESSWORLD NAVAL, BILIRAN — The Biliran Integrated Coconut Industry, Inc. (BICI) plans to export to China raw coconut fiber for the manufacturing of geotextile nets. Roselyn ...

Malaysian scientists have tested bio-inspired coconut fiber to cool down solar modules. The cooling system features a moist coconut pith encapsulated with a polyurethane sheet. It is placed on the ...

Sometimes, the most promising strategies for economic growth are hidden in plain sight. The Philippines is a case in point, as it possesses two underutilized agricultural assets: coconut and abaca.