MANILA, June 30 (Reuters) - The Philippines said an insect infestation had damaged another 400,000 coconut trees over the past week and could spread to the key growing areas by the end of this year, ...

MANILA, June 20 (Reuters) - The Philippines has taken emergency measures in a bid to head off a fast-spreading insect infestation threatening its coconut plantations, which if left uncontrolled could ...

Old-school taxonomy has solved a case of mistaken identity involving an insect pest threatening the coconut industry in the Philippines, the world’s No. 2 producer, scientists report July 23 in ...

A project to provide coconut farmers with advice over their mobile phones aims to help them cash in on a growing market and lift them out of poverty BANGKOK, May 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - ...

Typhoons have battered the Philippines over the past year and the country's already vulnerable coconut trees took a hit even as demand for trendy coconut-based products is climbing. "Tree damage is ...

The Philippines is famously known as the “Land of Coconut Trees” due to its vast coconut plantations, tropical climate, and long-standing cultural and economic reliance on this versatile crop.

In the Philippines, the coconut tree is called the tree of life due to its many uses and central role in the country’s economy. In Luzon, the most populated island in the country, coconut farms flush ...

Which country is called the Land of Coconut Trees? Read why the Philippines earned this title, its coconut cultivation scale, climatic advantages, agricultural importance, global export role and ...

For generations, nectar of coconut flowers have been used in the Philippines to create a brand of “moonshine.” Redondo Beach’s David Osmena and two friends started Papo J’s Lambanog Vodka to bring ...