Understanding the soybean
There is more to the soybean than just the simple bean we know. Soybean was a wild plant growing from […]
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Govt awarded 30 enterprising groups that advanced nature preservation and promoted industries and jobs in bamboo, Falcata, talaba, tikog, “liyang”
The government has awarded 30 enterprising groups that successfully adopted technologies on reforestation while promoting industries and jobs in bamboo,
Bio-organic fertilizers: cheap soil relief
An innovative, eco-friendly technology to convert sugarcane by-products into bio-organic fertilizers has been developed by scientists from the Sugar Regulatory
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Wheatgrass Production Guide
Wheatgrass, the young grass of the wheat plant that is sprouted from wheat grains, is fast becoming popular in the
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Malunggay (Moringa oleifera) Production Guide
An ideal tree to grow in the city or country is moringa (Moringa oleifera). Moringa will give you food, fodder,
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Growing straw mushrooms the cheap way
Straw mushrooms (Volvariella volvacea) are a widely cultivated edible fungus in tropical regions, prized for their rapid growth, minimal resource
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Another wonder crop in the Jatropha curcas
The oil of the physic nut, Jatropha curcas, is now being formulated in the Philippines as pesticide and molluscide. But
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Bamboo: Today’s alternative to timber
Bending towards farmers’ success. The Philippines is fortunate to have bamboo growing abundantly almost everywhere. While this plant is available
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Sprouts : Health Boosting, Quick, And Easy-To-Grow Veggies
It’s a relatively cheap, highly palatable food crop that can be easily grown in very limited space any time of
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Cassava foliage supplementation increases milk production
Cassava (Manihot esculenta) has a positive effect on milk yield, researches show. Through the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and
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Feed security for the local livestock and aqua industries
Corn is the second largest planted crop next to rice, of which 66% is yellow corn (YC). Around 90% of
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A fresh look at siling labuyo
Siling labuyo (Capsicum frutescens) has the potential to reduce the risk of cancer, cardiovascular diseases, cataract, and macular degeneration. This
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Harvesting success from seaweeds
With seaweeds’ wide range of uses from food and fertilizer to cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries, seaweed farming has rapidly grown
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Mango picking made easy
The University of Southeastern Philippines in Davao has recently developed a handy mango picker to improve the harvesting process. The
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Sago Starch a Viable Alternative to Wheat Starch
DOST-TRC to Explore Cheaper Flour Substitute From Sago After a new round of oil price increases, news of cheaper pandesal
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All-women group in Quezon sees potential of kamias
An all-women group dubbed as Kilos Unlad ng Mamayan ng Real (KUMARE), Inc. has seen the great potential of kamias
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Control of Insect Pests on Citrus with Mineral Oil Sprays
Control of Pests by Mineral Oil Mineral oils sprayed onto citrus trees can control a wide range of pests, including
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Underwater Germination of Rice Seeds Possible according to Study
Poor to zero germination of sown seeds is one of the major problems of farmers who practice direct wet seeding
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