In the eighties, the coastal district of Bagerhat used to meet the lion's share of country's coconut oil demand by producing about 26 metric tonnes of oil every day at 60 mills across the district.

MANILA -Industry stakeholders are eyeing the P75-billion coco levy fund to develop coconut processing plants, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) said. Floreliz Avellana, chief ...

A Filipino worker inspects coconuts at a plantation in Quezon province in this picture taken on Aug. 11, 2004. — REUTERS THE MAHARLIKA Investment Corp. (MIC) is looking into investing in the ...

TACLOBAN, Philippines — Two measures seeking to establish two state-run coconut oil mills and refineries in Eastern Samar have been filed before the House of Representatives. House Minority Leader ...

On the face of it, the tidings seem favourable for the nearly 120 coconut mills in Kangayam town of Tiruppur district where oil production capacity ranges from 1,000 tonnes to 1,400 tonnes a day.

BORONGAN CITY (PIA)—House Minority Floor Leader Rep. Marcelino C. Libanan and Eastern Samar Rep. Christopher Sheen Gonzales have filed a bill seeking the establishment of a modern coconut oil mill and ...