PCA wants to increase of coconut content in biofuels to boost prices

THE Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) has requested the National Biofuel Board (NBB) to increase the proportion of Coco Methyl Ester (CME) in biodiesel to...

Colombia sees billion-dollar bonanza from marijuana trade

CORINTO/RIONEGRO, COLOMBIA -- Tired of living in fear of arrest or running afoul of drug traffickers, Romairo Aguirre is ready to destroy his illegal...

Terra Verde aims to inspire children to become farmers

By Carmencita A. Carillo Correspondent MARAGONDON, CAVITE -- I want to be a farmer when I grow up. This is what the owners of Terra Verde EcoFarm...

Unilever hopes to export pickled cucumber after local-sourcing drive

By Anna Gabriela A. Mogato Reporter UNILEVER Philippines hopes to export pickled cucumber to Europe from its excess production in the Philippines as the ultimate goal...

Brazil to lose share of sugar market as mills see no profit

SAO PAULO -- Brazil will lose a significant share of the global sugar trade to competitors in the current season as price levels make...

New Hope Liuhe warns of first-half losses

BEIJING -- Chinese feed and pig producer New Hope Liuhe warned on Friday it could suffer first-half losses as the country’s pig industry grapples...

Cocoa industry pledges coordinated action on poverty, deforestation

BERLIN -- Companies and governments have pledged to tackle poverty, deforestation and human rights abuses in the cocoa supply chain, acknowledging that years of...

SE Asian agriculture museum to rise in UPLB

By Carmencita A. Carillo Correspondent LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA -- The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) is preparing to build...

Commercial production of Bt eggplant seen by 2019

LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA -- The Supreme Court may have reversed its 2015 decision stopping field testing of genetically modified (GM) crops, but the commercial...

Goat cheese could be next big venture for Malagos group

By Maya M. Padillo Correspondent DAVAO CITY -- It started with three goats -- named Marvin, Jolina, and Rica after celebrities from the mid-1990s -- but...

US sorghum armada U-turns at sea after China tariffs

CHICAGO -- Several ships carrying cargoes of sorghum from the United States to China have changed course since Beijing slapped hefty anti-dumping deposits on...

Oil palm plantations, mills planned for Davao region

DAVAO CITY -- Several initiatives are underway for the development of oil palm plantations with milling facilities in Davao Region involving proponents from Malaysia,...