MANILA, Philippines – Philippine coconut exports from January to July this year declined by 40.2 percent, figures released yesterday by the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) showed. Read the rest of this entry »
Coco exports down
August 26, 2011
Coconut industry may collapse – lawmaker
December 19, 2010
MANILA, Philippines – A party-list lawmaker warned Friday the country’s multi-billion-peso coconut industry is in danger of collapse unless the government steps in and saves the sector, which has been the source of livelihood for some 24 million Filipinos for decades. Read the rest of this entry »
Global crisis to depress coconut oil exports this year
August 16, 2009
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) is expecting lower exports of coconut oil this year in the aftermath of the global economic crisis. Read the rest of this entry »
DA allots P700 million for coconut fertilization program
June 18, 2009
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), reportedly plans to spend up to P700 million this year on a fertilization program for the coconut sector. Read the rest of this entry »
A bailout plan for the coconut industry
May 25, 2009
Any stranger or first-time visitor to Laguna and Quezon will be instantly awed at the sight of endless rows of tall and lush coconut trees which dominate the landscape. But the thick tree cover all around seems to camouflage the acute ills that beset the coconut industry in these provinces and the entire country. Read the rest of this entry »
