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 ...

An old moss plant asked a new moss plant how he likes living in the bog. “I’m lichen it so far,” was the response. As a young gardener, I remember my mom buying large bales of peat moss, sold as ...

Coconut fiber is a good material for corugated roofing boards. In fact, a coconut coir roof board is comparable if not better than other commercial roofing materials such as G.I. sheets, averred ...

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 ...