“We provide technical training on abaca production from establishment to processing and harvesting,” he noted. “We also continue to give free planting materials, provision of farm ...

CATANDUANES — During her recent campaign visit to the Bicol Region, senatorial candidate Camille Villar expressed her strong support for Catanduanes’ thriving abaca industry, recognizing the province ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it will request the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to reconsider the use of abaca fiber in the country’s banknotes, which the ...

THE government should minimize the entry of imported fiber into the country, as such could pose a threat to local abaca production, according to the Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority ...