PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur (PIA) – In an effort to support the sustainable well-being of the indigenous communities within the region, the National Commision on Indigenous Peoples Office on ...

An improved mobile spindle stripping machine for the extraction of abaca fiber has been developed by government researchers. The machine was crafted by agricultural engineers of the Department of ...

A multi-strand yarning machine that can fill in the need of the country’s fibercraft industry has been developed. The machine was crafted by Feliciano Sinon and Macuin Delantar of the National Abaca ...

VIRAC, Catanduanes (PIA) – Abaca farmers are encouraged to make good use of the machinery that the government has provided to boost and sustain the production of the province’s Manila hemp for the ...

With the Institute's abaca decorticating machine, this hazard has been removed while still giving them high fiber quality and yield. This is an important development, especially since abaca is one of ...

Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFIDA-5) fiber development officer Brent Baltazar Marbella discusses the history and cultural value of the abaca industry during a two-day workshop ...