Farmers Benefit From Selling Jatropha Seeds
PHILIPPINES - Two years ago, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ordered the Department of Energy to expand its propagation of jatropha plants in all possible areas in the country as...

Philippines Biodiesel Demand Expected to Double
PHILIPPINES - The use of coconut oil could nearly double the Philippines production of biodiesel

Gov't Acquires Jathropa Expeller
PHILIPPINES - A set of equipment necessary to get oil from jatropha was recently acquired by the Philippine National Oil Company – Alternative Fuels Corportation (PNOC-AFC) to fast...

Farmers Beginning to Gain Additional Income From Jatropha Plantations
PHILIPPINES - The Philippines government's alternative fuel programme is on track with farmers now reaping additional income from their jatropha plantations.

Joint Jatropha Biofuel Venture in Philippines
THE PHILIPPINES - A consortium of investors from Japan, South Korea and the Philippines has launched a pilot project to develop biofuels in the Southern Philippines.

Biogas Promoted as Alternative to LPG
THE PHILIPPINES - According to a local environmentalist, fuel retailers may become pressured once consumers realize the importance of biogas as an alternative to liquefied petroleum...

Zubiri: Jatropha Seeds as Biofuels Source
THE PHILIPPINES - With no end in sight to the skyrocketing of fuel prices, the national government is looking into alternative fuel sources to avert a looming economic catastrophe.

RHI and India-Based Firm to Build Ethanol Plant
THE PHILIPPINES - RHI's (Roxas Holdings Inc.) bioethanol branch, RBC (Roxol Bioenergy Corporation), plans to set up a P1-billion bioethanol plant in Negros Occidental with an India-based...

PNOC Acquires Jatropha Equipment for R&D Activity
THE PHILIPPINES - Due to flexibility of crude oil prices in the world market, the biofuels branch of state-owned PNOC stresses on the need to speed up the R&D process of biofuels in...

Jatropha R&D Being Intensified
THE PHILIPPINES - What with the need to hasten biofuel development because of the skyrocketing of prices, scientists from UP Los Baños are conducting rigorous gene conservation and...

1.2M hectares of Land Sought for Jatropha Production
MINDANAO - As part of the government's plan to lessen dependence on foreign fuel, the Philippine National Oil Company-Alternative Fuels Corp. (PNOC-AFC) is putting in efforts to encourage...

Cebu Pressed to Become Biodiesel Producer
THE PHILIPPINES - If only Filipino farmers were open to planting jatropha and learn how to manage the crop while the government expands jatropha plantations, Cebu would definitely have...

Canadian Company Aids Filipino Children
THE PHILIPPINES - A Canadian biodiesel company that will establish 100 village level biodiesel facilities in Southern Luzon is also keen on forming a scholarship foundation for children...

Philippines Grain and Feed Corn PSD Update 2008
THE PHILIPPINES - This is a USDA GAIN report prepared by Perfecto G. Corpuz.

P4.3B in Loans Allotted for Jatropha Farmers
MANILA - The Land Bank of the Philippines has set aside P4.3 billion in loans for the development of a 100-hectare tract of marginal land in Quezon, which will be planted to jatropha,...