21.   The rebels then took more hostages in raids on a hospital and on a coconut plantation on the island.

22.   The rebels took more hostages in raids on a hospital and a coconut plantation on Basilan island.

23.   The two men were captured earlier this month by Abu Sayyaf rebels from a coconut plantation where they were working, said police Sgt. Abdul Jumahalid.

24.   They are now being moved back from the coast to a nearby coconut plantation, Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio reported.

25.   They were among more than a dozen workers kidnapped in June from a coconut plantation on Basilan.

26.   This method is used only for replanting old coconut plantations, wherein old palms are removed as soon as the new seedlings are established.

27.   Guerrillas till rice farms and vast coconut plantations to support themselves, and claim support from foreign individuals, not countries, in Asia and the Middle East.

28.   A typhoon devastated coconut plantations in the eastern Bicol region, a primary supplier, late last year.

29.   It contains vast coconut plantations and damage to them could affect copra exports, officials warned.

30.   The consortium will also provide funds for programs to cultivate and rejuvenate existing coconut plantations, he added.