LEGAZPI CITY – A coconut coir twining machine has been developed in answer to the need for a highly mechanized process for the coir industry. The device was crafted by a team of engineers of the ...

From coconut thief traps to coconut husking machines, inventing a range of useful apparatus is almost second nature to Dhammika, whose creative prowess goes back to his childhood. Now, having invented ...

released an indigenously-developed portable machine that can cut down labour costs. The new fibre extractor isolates high-quality fibre from coconut husk at lower cost and labour than conventional ...

Coco coir is given a new lease on life, as the village cooperative finds a way to make productive use of waste LANAO DEL NORTE, Philippines – Myrna Unabia, 34, begins her day cooking rice or boiling ...

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 ...

VietNamNet Bridge – Born and bred in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang, Nghiem Dai Thuan – one of Vietnam’s 63 outstanding farmers this year – is familiar with coconuts. VietNamNet Bridge – Born ...