MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Agriculture (DA) is targeting to almost double the local production of abaca by the end of the Duterte administration as it eyes expansion areas in major ...

THE LOOMS used by the traditional abaca weavers haven’t changed much over the centuries. THE BICOL region is the cradle of abaca production; here, some of Charles & Aaron’s carpets are displayed ...

TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — The provincial government of Southern Leyte has launched a P3-million program to ...

Abaca farmers from Kamada ARC and MOAGA sign a memorandum of agreement with DTI and partner agencies during the turnover of the P10-million abaca mechanization facility in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental ...

Abaca wastes need not go to waste. Government researchers have found a chemical process that can make the "mountains" of abaca wastes into useful materials for the manufacture of specialty products ...

A researcher in Catanduanes found a way to turn Abaca waste into Abaca vinegar, Abaca wine, and Abaca sanitizer. Catanduanes is recognized as the "Abaca Capital of the Philippines." With majority of ...

Textile company Bananatex has developed a biodegradable lightweight jersey fabric by extracting fibres from the stalks of Abacá banana plants. Bananatex developed the fabric by extracting fibres from ...

Philippine Abaca Fiber Market · GlobeNewswire Inc. Dublin, Jan. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Philippines Abaca Fiber Market, By Region, Competition, Forecast & Opportunities, 2019-2029F" report ...

THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is keen on incorporating the abaca fiber in the country’s banknotes anew, according to the Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFida). According ...

This BusinessMirror file photo shows the process of grading abaca fiber. The country’s abaca output in January to October declined by an annualized rate of 5.3 percent, as typhoons hampered farmers’ ...