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Philippine Information Agency (PIA)ILOILO CITY (PIA) — The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) is set to plant 15.3 million coconut trees in 2025, following the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos ...
Two breeding sites of the invasive palm tree-killing coconut rhinoceros beetle were recently discovered in West Hawaiʻi. Several coconut rhinoceros beetle larvae, or grubs, and an adult scarab. (Photo ...
A key initiative under the “Environmental Protection and Watershed Conservation: Plant and Grow a Tree” campaign was recently ...
The ramped-up planting campaign forms part of a broader plan to plant 100 million coconut trees by 2028. So far this year, over 8.5 million trees have been planted, with another 15 million ...
A total of 103,818 coconut seedlings have been planted in Cagayan province since last year and efforts are ongoing to help ...
Coconut trees, meanwhile, have a more narrow range; a full-grown tree always stands somewhere between 30 and 100 feet (dwarf ...
In 2024, Indonesia produced 17.13 million metric tons (MT) of coconut, higher than the Philippines' 14.77 million MT. The DA attributed the decline to the loss of some 10 million coconut trees due to ...
The Bristol Cheltenham Road restaurant won a runner-up prize for 'Best Cheap Eats in the South West' at the Observer Food Monthly Awards.
The country’s earnings from coconut-based products surged by nearly 52 percent to $1.41 billion as of May from the previous year’s $930.61 million as tight supply sent prices soaring, according to the ...
AS global demand for coconut oil "remains robust," the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) is tasked to plant 50 million coconut trees in 2026, the Department of Agriculture (DA) announced on ...
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – A lingering infestation of the destructive coconut scale insect, or cocolisap, has damaged thousands of trees in the northern part of Negros Occidental, with ...
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