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Da Launches ‘Tinda Sa Parola' In Iloilo

“We wanted to reduce the layers of traders and middlemen who control the price of agricultural products before it reaches the consumers.

He Bought The Same Breed Ordered By Japan's Emperor

The first purebred that he bought from Australia in 1989 was the Suffolk, which produces excellent meat.

“PANAAD” Showcases Organic Products Of Negros

“Come and experience the best…Negros Occidental’s 13 cities and 19 municipalities [have to offer] as they showcase their products, arts and culture, tourism destinations, trade and investments, livelihood skills, and even sports, [during the week long] festivities,” Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo G. Marañon Jr. says.

Okra, A Food For Health-Conscious People

Health conscious individualshave started to include okra in their diet due to its high fiber content, plus, it also contains essential vitamins like B and C, potassium, folic acid, and calcium.

Enterprising Couple At The Weekend Market

AN ENTERPRISING husband and wife tandem operates the most popular food stall today at the AANI (Agri-Aqua Network, Inc.) Weekend Market at the Arca South, formerly FTI, in Taguig City.

Benefits Of Giant Bamboo

ASIDE FROM BEING A SOURCE of raw materials for the construction of houses, the production of handicrafts and furniture, and a basis for livelihood programs, bamboo is seen as an alternative crop which has potential soil-trapping capabilities.

Explore The First-ever Sunflower Maze In The Philippines

IF YOUR CONCEPT of a “day farm” destination in the country is the sight of ordinary agri crops, grazing farm animals, and a glimpse of a simple and rustic way of life, well, you are probably off the mark.

Forced Molting Extends Duck's Egg Production

THESE DAYS, it is profitable to produce duck eggs because there is not enough supply for making salted eggs and balut. The price, according to our source, is R6.80 each at farmgate. Balut is now retailing as much as R16 apiece and salted egg at R12 each.

ARS Scientist Leads US$1 Million Funded Consortium To Seek Honey Bee Disease Controls

Cook, with the Bee Research Laboratory—a part of ARS’s Beltsville (Maryland) Agricultural Research Center—will be the principal investigator of a group that will include scientists from the United States, Canada, and Spain. ARS is the in-house research agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Whole Grains Deliver On Health Benefits

A human nutrition study reaffirms the health benefits of substituting refined-grain products like white bread with whole-grain foods like whole-wheat bread, oatmeal, barley, rye, and brown or wild rice.

Soya: The Best Alternative To Cow's Milk

The study was done using the four most commonly consumed types of milk beverages from different plant sources around the world: almond milk, soy milk, rice milk, and coconut milk.

An Executive's Quality Salted Eggs

The fellow is Efren Sotto, who was at the time of our interview the communications manager of Pilipinas Shell’s Corporate Affairs Department.

Crops Hold Onto Harmful Mutations That Reduce Productivity

These so-called deleterious genetic mutations result from errors in the DNA that occur randomly every generation and accumulate from ancient mutations right up through the breeding of today’s best varieties. The same problem is likely to be true not only in maize but in all crops.

Tilapia Produces More Spawn In Cool Waters

This was the recommendation of Dr. Veronica Grande and Prof. Marjorie Ramos, researchers of the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) College of Aquatic Sciences and Applied Technology (CASAT) in this town to tilapia farmers who may want to produce more fingerlings for commercial purposes.

Jadeite Bitter Gourd

As he had a small plot of land, he saw an opportunity and decided to use it for agricultural purposes. He tried planting different batches of Pai Tsai, thinking that it was a short-term crop and easy to begin with. It wasn’t long before he started earning money from his plants.

Ordinary Farmers Can Succeed With The Right Inputs

WHEN THEY ARE EQUIPPED with proper and practical knowledge and the right farm inputs, even ordinary farmers can succeed at what they do.

Empowering Marginalized Farmers Through ‘Village Banking'

IN THE REMOTE AREAS of the country, it is evident that a majority of the farmers have very limited resources, and it can sometimes come down to a choice between financing the improvement of their farms to attain better yields or to pay for their family’s urgent or emergency needs.

Sharing Soya-Growing Techniques

AFTER THE SUCCESS he has had in organically cultivating soya plants and subsequently processing his own yield, Mer Layson now wants to share his hard-earned expertise with those who want to venture into the local soybean industry.

Is Eating Tilapia Healthy?

TILAPIA (Oreochromis niloticus) is the second most important farmed fish in the Philippines next to milkfish or “bangus.” Our country produces over 250,000 metric tons of tilapia from culture in freshwater ponds and lake cages every year. Per capita consumption of tilapia among Filipinos is 3 kilograms (kg)/year (yr) compared to 2.5 kg/yr for milkfish and 1.6 kg/yr for roundscad or “galunggong.”

Dennis Miguel Produces 200 Cavans From A Hectare Of Rainfed Farm That Used To Yield Only 50 Cavans

DENNIS MIGUEL, the fellow who wanted to break the world record of 20.2 tons of palay per hectare achieved in India, did not quite make it, but what he has proven is that a rainfed rice farm that used to produce only about 50 cavans per hectare can yield four times that, or 200 cavans.

A Fast Way To Multiply Rainbow Eucalyptus

COMMERCIALLY GROWN for pulp, paper, and timber, bagras or rainbow eucalyptus will be massively propagated by the ERDB after a micropropagation protocol was developed.

New Sensor Eyed To Improve Quality, Price Of Rubber Cup Lumps

THE DEVELOPMENT of a relatively new sensor is expected to improve the quality of rubber cup lumps, which could then be sold for higher prices.

Practical Bukidnon Couple Cultivates Inbred Rice Variety

A COUPLE LIVING in one of the interior barangays of Malaybalay City in Bukidnon has chosen to cultivate an inbred rice variety in preference to other hybrid varieties, citing practicality and economy as the reasons for their choice.

Variegated Tiessa Has Money-Making Potential

THE TALK OF THE TOWN among fruit aficionados in Davao City is a mutant Tiessa that was entered in the fruit competition at the Kadayawan garden show that ran through the month of August.

Proper Inputs Can Enhance Banana Production

BANANA remains one of the most popular fruits because it is available fresh all year-round and is much cheaper compared to other tropical fruits.

Nueva Ecija Farmers Grow 1,200 Tons Of Cucumber For Unilever

MORE THAN 300 smallholder farmers in Nueva Ecija are reaping the benefits of a new project of a multinational company to source its requirements of some 1,200 tons of immature cucumber fruits for its food dressings business.

East-west Varieties Grown Worldwide, Exported To Europe

TROPICAL VEGETABLES, including varieties developed by East-West Seed in the Philippines, are now grown in other parts of the world and exported to Europe.

A Harvest Festival For A Good Cause

Senator Cynthia Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, says that the second batch of drug surrenderees who participated in the program came from the different barangays of Las Piñas City.    ABOUT 80 PARTICIPANTS recently completed a 12-week Community-based Drug Rehabilitation Training Program sponsored by Villar SIPAG (Social Institute for Poverty Alleviation and Governance) to help the former drug dependents lead normal and productive lives.

Cavite Coffee Farmers Encouraged To ‘Pick Red Cherries' For Fine Robusta

EARLIER THIS YEAR, the Philippine Coffee Board, together with the Amadeo, Cavite local government, launched Pick Red ‘Fine Robusta,’ a campaign to encourage farmers to only pick red coffee berries with the aim of reviving and refining Cavite’s coffee industry.

Cocktail Of Plant Growth Stimulants Gives High Yields

A CHEMICAL ENGINEER who calls himself an innovator has come up with a cocktail of plant growth stimulants that has been proven to produce high yields in various crops. The fellow is Caysing Tan, 76, who has been doing his own research and experiments in his four-hectare farm in Cavite.