MANILA, June 30 (Reuters) - The Philippines said an insect infestation had damaged another 400,000 coconut trees over the past week and could spread to the key growing areas by the end of this year, ...

MANILA, June 20 (Reuters) - The Philippines has taken emergency measures in a bid to head off a fast-spreading insect infestation threatening its coconut plantations, which if left uncontrolled could ...

The aging demographic in much of Asia is a well-known concern, but the region faces another worry about a population that grew up in the years after World War II: the coconut trees are getting old.

Typhoons have battered the Philippines over the past year and the country's already vulnerable coconut trees took a hit even as demand for trendy coconut-based products is climbing. "Tree damage is ...

A project to provide coconut farmers with advice over their mobile phones aims to help them cash in on a growing market and lift them out of poverty BANGKOK, May 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - ...

For generations, nectar of coconut flowers have been used in the Philippines to create a brand of “moonshine.” Redondo Beach’s David Osmena and two friends started Papo J’s Lambanog Vodka to bring ...

Typhoon Haiyan left little that Donabel Castillon could recognize of the land she farms with her family. The coconut trees were tall matchsticks with few, if any, branches left. Her small vegetable ...

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 Jr. to ramp up coconut production ...

For generations, nectar of coconut flowers have been used in the Philippines to create a brand of “moonshine.” Redondo Beach’s David Osmena and two friends started Papo J’s Lambanog Vodka to bring ...

The Philippines is famously known as the “Land of Coconut Trees” due to its vast coconut plantations, tropical climate, and long-standing cultural and economic reliance on this versatile crop.

BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Generosa Gonato's mobile phone beeped with a warning for the coconut farmer in the southern Philippines to be vigilant against bud rot, a common disease that is ...