MANILA, Philippines — Unknown to many, a raw material sourced from a type of banana plant, Musa textilis, is now in high demand due to the global shortage of one of the most important tools against ...

THE LOOMS used by the traditional abaca weavers haven’t changed much over the centuries. THE BICOL region is the cradle of abaca production; here, some of Charles & Aaron’s carpets are displayed ...

MANILA, Philippines - A Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-funded research project of scientists from the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) has successfully developed a ...

In file photo: Different handwoven products made from abaca are on display in a mall in Makati City. Despite a size of farming for abaca of less than 200,000 hectares, the Philippines remains as the ...

The fibre, stripped from the trunks of the abaca tree, was used for saltwater-resistant ship ropes and Manila envelopes in the 19th century. Up to 30% of Japan’s banknotes are made of it and abaca ...

MANILA, Philippines - Experts from the University of the Philippines-Los Banos (UPLB) are now working double time to develop a strain of abaca that is resistant to the bunchy-top virus, the nemesis of ...

THE Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFIDA) said it wants to put stop to the “failed” crossbreeding of abaca with pacol, a wild banana that researchers have claimed improves ...

The abaca, or Musa textilis, is related to banana plants and to the uninitiated looks like a banana tree. It is something else, the source of the strongest natural fiber in the world prized for its ...

IN the course of investigations here of abacá mosaic virus, a mosaic disease of Crotalaria was successfully transmitted to abacá (Musa textilis Nee). You have full access to this article via your ...

MANILA, Philippines — A farmers’ group on Sunday urged the government to provide relief for abaca farmers in Catanduanes, citing the “widespread devastation” of Super Typhoon Pepito (international ...

WE’VE been duped twice. For one, the coconut is not a nut. For another, Manila hemp is not hemp. But the two, especially Manila hemp, are quite synonymous to one: the Philippines. Unlike the Russian ...