Unless you’re a bona fide green thumb, you’ve likely never heard of coco coir before. Pronounced “coco coy-er,” it’s the fibrous husk that comprises the outer layer of a ripe coconut. Gardeners often ...

THE Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) encouraged the local government units (LGUs) to use coconut fiber in restoring Sendong-damaged riverbanks. PCA Negros Oriental coconut development manager ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur—The women of Barangay Ladgadan here now lead better lives. Some 50 women from this remote village are twiners of coco coir, a rope fiber fashioned from coconut husks and ...

The government has allotted as much as P160 million for the purchase of equipment to produce products made of coco coir, a natural fiber made from coconut husks. Philippine Coconut Authority ...

MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) are aiming to make the country among the top three exporters of coco coir in three years.

Unless you’re a bona fide green thumb, you’ve likely never heard of coco coir before. Pronounced “coco coy-er,” it’s the fibrous husk that comprises the outer layer of a ripe coconut. Gardeners often ...