Sugar as biofuel in the Philippines may not be as “sweet” as promised

Monday, December 26th, 2011

Sugarcane conversion into biofuel is cost-effective with petroleum fuel when oil prices are high; it reduces greenhouse gas emissions, and diversifies energy sources. Ethanol production from sugarcane may look good at the outset but do these rewards true to its form? In an article published in the Philippine Agricultural Scientist, UPLB economist Prof. U-Primo E. [...]

Philippines: Offering More Raw Sugar

Saturday, July 30th, 2011

SINGAPORE/MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines is offering more raw sugar to potential buyers in Asia at premiums slightly below or on par with the Thai variety, but no fresh deals have been reported, dealers said on Friday. Philippines sugar producers can export as much as 200,000 tonnes of raw sugar to the world market this [...]

Coco Sugar Has Good Prospects

Friday, July 22nd, 2011

MANILA, Philippines — We just received a copy of the profitability analysis of a coconut sap sugar production module from the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCARRD). By the looks of it, coconut sugar production where there are coconut plantations can be a promising venture. The coconut sap sugar [...]

Lanao farmers train on coco sugar production

Monday, March 14th, 2011

TUBOD and Sultan Naga Dimaporo farmers underwent one-day training at the Lanao Aquamarine Fisheries Center for Community Development (Lafccod) office in Maranding, Lala, Lanao del Norte. Tubod, Lanao del Norte Coconut sugar production has been found to be a viable source of income for coconut farmers aside from the natural and nutritional value coconut sugar [...]