Tomato is an important vegetable known for the versatility of its uses both in fresh and processed food preparations. In the Philippines, it is considered as one of the major […]
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Japanese entity adopted BAR’s Edible Landscaping program that encourages households to plant organic vegetable, raise food security
A Japanese humanitarian agency has adopted Bureau of Agricultural Research’s (BAR) edible landscaping (EL) program that encourages home-based organic vegetable planting to help reduce imports, enhance the environment, and raise […]
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Cacao Production Guide
Philippines can be a potential producer of cocoa. The climatic conditions and soil characteristics are conducive to growing cocoa. There is presently an increasing interest from local farmers because local […]
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Calauag’s Saba better and healthier with vermicomposting
Calauag, a municipality located in eastern Quezon, rears an abundance of coconut that covers more than 22,000 hectares. With the predominance of coconut in town comes the rising of yet […]
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The exotic dragonfruit: A hot new fruit
Big, bright red things with interesting flaps and folds in the skin, like some kind of ornamental chinese lantern- is the dragonfruit (Hylocereus undatus). It first caught my eye at […]
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Cabiao marsh land farmers fast expanding hybrid rice area to 100 hectares from only 30 hectares
A farmers’ group is fast expanding its hybrid rice area to 100 hectares from only 30 hectares after experiencing a yield that gives them a two-cropping’s harvest from a swamp […]
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Genetically modified foods: how safe are they?
The long-standing firestorm of debates, scientific discussions, and media coverage over genetically modified foods obviously revolve around a common issue – safety. It was the same issue that public and […]
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WHO affirms GM foods passed Codex food safety tests; breeders urged CA to review decision stopping Bt eggplant trial
The World Health Organization (WHO) has affirmed that genetically modified (GM) foods in the market have passed Codex food safety assessments and have not had records of adverse effect on […]
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Rice straw maintains soil fertility
By adding rice straw to the soil before planting the next crop, you can return nutrients to the soil, make the soil fertile and in the long run, cut down […]
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How to Start a Mongo Production Business
How to make big in Mongo production? Mongo production is an added income for farmers while waiting for two months to start another season of corn or rice production. The […]
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Cacao genes improvement to speed up development of the country’s chocolate industry
Cacao’s genes and physical characteristics are being looked into in a study by applying the latest technology in functional genomics in a bid to improve the country’s cacao industry. Photo […]
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Oil Palm Farming
Why Oil Palm is Easy and Profitable to Plant By: Pablito P. Pamplona, PH. D. Recently, many farmers asked me what is the best crop to plant. With my experience […]
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Study examines genetic diversity of Arakan Valley’s indigenous upland rice
Rice is and will always remain as one of the most important staple foods among Filipinos. For most of us, it is the one thing that satisfies and completes our […]
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How to Make Soil Conditioners for Urban Gardening
Don’t you know that you can grow vegetables and herbs even if you only have a small space? With the application of soil conditioner, you can grow healthy vegetables and […]
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Sweet sorghum planter Bapamin eyes to produce popular American snack granola bar using nutritious sweet sorghum grains
Sweet sorghum planter Bapamin Enterprises eyes to produce popular American snack granola bar using nutritious sweet sorghum grains possibly under a Department of Agriculture (DA) technology incubation program. A snack […]
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