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Rainwater Harvesting In Republic Cement Batangas Plant

With this in mind, the Republic Cement Batangas Plant continues to do rainwater harvesting and has done so since 2015 for 100% of its domestic and industrial water consumption requirements or ~328,150 cu.m. of water per year.

It Makes Sense To Plant Large Planting Materials

The problem with small planting materials (2 to 3 feet tall) is that, if they are planted in the field right away, they could be overtaken by the weeds that can suffocate them. Also, young planting materials when grown in the open are sensitive to too much heat.

Fruiting Caimito In A Container

About five years ago, at the Sarian Farm in Teresa, Rizal, a couple of grafted purple caimito seedlings were planted in big rubberized containers. Now, they are in their second year of fruiting. The fruits may not be as many as those grown in the field, but it is something fascinating to own a fruiting caimito tree in a container.

Chicharon Maker Modernizes Operation

The company is the SLERS Industries, Inc. owned by Mercedes Fidelita P. Mejia whose operation was upgraded with the all-new equipment provided by DOST through its SETUP program.

MANAGING OUR “CURACHA” FISHERY

The “curacha” is caught all year round in the coastal waters of Southwestern Mindanao between Zamboanga and Sulu. It is also found in Bataan and in the eastern coast of Africa, Indonesia, Australia, Japan, and Hawaii.

New Buguey Hatchery Launched

Municipal Agriculturist Danilo Rumpon said that at present, fish farmers in the area still have to order tilapia fingerlings from as far as Isabela.

Millennial From Rizal Creates Do-it-yourself Vermicomposting Kit To Help Reduce Household Food Waste

A MILLENNIAL from Rizal has turned her interest in vermicomposting and reducing food waste into a growing side business.

The Amazing Revival In The Cultivation Of Tropical Fruit Trees

THERE ARE MANY tropical fruit trees grown for high income in South East Asia. These include pummelo, tamarind, guava, durian, longkong (lanzones), magosteen, jackfruit, mango, and many others. I carried out recent updates on three kinds of fruit trees, namely, durian, mangosteen, and longkong by visiting the production regions in Malaysia and Thailand. These countries are the leading and trendsetters in the cultivation of these fruit trees.

Bgc School's Gardening Initiatives Helps Mold Kids Into Global Citizens

THERE’S A GROWING worldwide concern on food security, and on young people being detached from how their food is grown.

Growing Tilapia In A Raceway

RACEWAY, or flow-through system, is one of the earliest methods used to culture freshwater species. It usually consists of rectangular basins or canals with an inlet and outlet wherein continuous water flow in and out to provide the required level of water quality.

Couple's Chili Sauce Business Helped Their Davao Oriental Community Rise Above Adversity

THE ABILITY of the Filipinos to rise up after every adversity has been proven time and again. That despite major calamities, almost everyone could still manage to offer a warm smile and see the goodness in everything. And the couple behind Ayana’s Siling Kinamayo, together with the hundreds of families in the Mindanao region, particularly in Davao Oriental, could very well epitomize this trait.

Hydroponics Is Profitable: Even A Small Space Can Produce Good Income

IN AGRIBUSINESS, you don’t always need hectares upon hectares of growing area to make good income. Some people can make a decent profit even from a small area. And they don’t even have to own the land because they can just rent it. Just like Julius Carl Gerona, who grow lettuce and kale the hydroponics way in a vacant subdivision lot in Antipolo City that he rents for R300 a month.

Forest Wood Garden: Farm Tourism Destination With A Culinary Twist

THE LUSH Forest Wood Garden at the foot of Mount San Cristobal, a dormant volcano rising 4,820 feet beside the mystical Mount Banahaw, at the southern fringes of San Pablo City in Laguna blossomed from a simple garden of colorful ornamental plants in mid2000 into a full working farm today.

The Large Black Pig Is Here! Perfect for Free Range

AN ANCIENT HOG BREED from old England which was introduced in the Philippines less than two years ago, perhaps for the first time, promises to be a perfect animal for raising as free-range animal. And this could be the right breed to meet the need of health-conscious consumers who are looking for naturally farmed pork.

IPB VAR 6 White Corn Good For Dieters, Diabetics

IF YOU ARE A DIABETIC, or you are overweight and dieting, why not consider eating white corn, especially IPB Var 6, the variety that the Institute of Plant Breeding (IPB) in Los Baños has been disseminating to farmers?

Lowering Pond Water Temperature With Water Lettuce

ONE OF THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS of climate change on aquaculture in our country is the high temperature of water in fishponds, especially during the dry season months of April to May. In freshwater ponds that are shallow (less than 1 meter) and without any supplemental water supply from irrigation or pumps, “fish kills” can occur when the water temperature exceeds 32 degrees Celsius.

Int'l Agri Research Agency Honors Former Agri Chief

THE INTERNATIONAL Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in Patancheru, India, recently honored former agriculture Secretary William D. Dar—who served as its Director General from 2000 to 2014—by naming a new building after him.

Service Providers Crucial To Farm Mechanization

HOW CAN RICE FARMERS lower their cost of production to the target of R5 to R7 per kilo of palay? That would make local farmers at par with the farmers of exporting countries like Thailand and Vietnam, which sell their rice to the Philippines.

Dost, Landbank Seal Partnership for Onestore.PH

THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (DOST) formally sealed its partnership with LandBank for the oneSTore.ph Project with the recent signing of the Memorandum of Agreement between the two entities at the LandBank Plaza in Manila.

How Dennis Miguel Got Hooked On Sri

WOULD YOU BELIEVE that one tiny rice seedling with just two leaves at planting time can yield 700 grams of grains? That’s what Dennis Miguel proved when he planted rice in black plastic nursery bags following the “System of Rice Intensification” or SRI developed by Cornell University experts.

Producing Milkfish Fingerlings In Brackish Water Ponds Is Profitable

THE MILKFISH (Chanos chanos), locally known as “bangus,” is our country’s most important cultured fish. It is grown in about 200,000 hectares of brackish water ponds (Editor’s note: also spelled “brackishwater”), 10,000 hectares of freshwater and brackish water fishpens, and over 5,000 floating cages throughout the country. In 2016, we produced more than 400,000 metric tons of farmed milkfish.

Fabricating Open-type Rice Hull Carbonizer The i-Baluan Way

WITH INGENUITY and resourcefulness, the Grade 10 students of Baluan National High School (BNHS) in General Santos City fabricated a simple, open-type carbonizer that farming families can duplicate in their own households.

Soya Growers Create Opportunities With Their Success

A SOYA CULTIVATOR who also processes his crop has started gaining recognition for his modest but valuable contribution to the local food industry.

Resort Area Can Create Farming Opportunities

WHEREVER there are people going to a certain place, there are opportunities for farmers to make money. We just came from what could become a major tourist destination in the North, and we can imagine the farm products that could become bestsellers there.

PH-korea Collaboration To Develop Corn Mill

IT IS ALL SYSTEMS GO for the development of an efficient villagelevel corn mill under a collaborative project between the Korea Agricultural Machinery Industry Cooperative (Kamico) chaired by Shin Gil Kim, and the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) headed by Dr. Dionisio G. Alvindia, upon the recent signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA).

Tuburan Coffee Brewing in Cebu

IF THERE IS ANYTHING “brewing” at Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Cebu nowadays, it is the initiatives for making Tuburan ground coffee hot—on the market.

Livestock Ph 2017 And First Aquaculture Ph Held

SINCE ITS INCEPTION in 2011, Livestock Philippines has become the benchmark of livestock nutrition, health and production, and meat industry exposition in the country.

Biological Control For Major Cacao Pests And Diseases

PRIMARILY DUE to its favorable soil and climatic conditions, and its strategic location, the Philippines is suitable for planting cacao trees.

Guava & Goats Make A Good Combination

HERE’S ONE GOOD farming strategy: raising goats and guavas at the same time. It was practiced several years back by Romulo Cruz of Compostela, Cebu before he migrated to another country.

Product Eliminates Odor Of Your Pet Dog's Poop

Dr. Ronaldo Sumaoang, a microbiologist who heads Novatech, explains that a pet’s gut is not that efficient in digesting the feed that it eats, usually resulting in poop with many undigested feed materials.