Resin from Agathis philippinensis (Almaciga or Dayungon) is a good material for varnish according to researchers at the Forest Products Research and Development Institute in Los Baños. Several formulas were […]
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Panax Ginseng Production Guide
Panax Ginseng (also commonly referred to as Asian or Korean Ginseng) is considered to be an adaptogen, a therapeutic and restorative tonic generally considered to produce a balancing effect on […]
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Growing Breadfruit
Growing the fruit of life Breadfruit is not a popular tree but history owes something from it. The tree is first known in Jamaica in 1793, when it saved many […]
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CPAR on organic vegetable results to farmer’s profit
Farming equates income, especially to a common farmer. Aside from providing food on the table, farmers cultivate the land to earn money. Sadly though, it is not always the case […]
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DA puts up P8 million Mushroom Technology Center in Tarlac to boost production, substitute mushroom import from Taiwan
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is putting up an P8 million Mushroom Technology Center (MTC) in Tarlac to boost mushroom production and substitute imports from Taiwan while generating P300 per […]
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Maize Silky Sip, a healthy twist to an unusual drink
Maize or corn silk (Maydis stigma) is a collection of fine, soft, fiber-like yellowish threads from the flower of the maize plant that is generally considered as a waste product. […]
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Improving rice planting harvesting and milling in the countryside
Rice farms in the country have low productivity not only as result of poor crop management but also because of low mechanization level. Some major activities have to be mechanized […]
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The ‘starfruit’ for all seasons
Balimbing is a popular expression among Filipinos meaning turncoat or double-faced. This term is commonly used when talking of someone who cannot be trusted. In the field of politics, it […]
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Banana and cacao complement coconut productivity
Banana and cacao have something in common – they grow best when under shade. Thus, simultaneously growing these crops between coconut trees offer an alternative source of food and income […]
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That voracious pest called coconut scale insect
Brontispa, one of the most damaging pests of coconut and other palms, has apparently found another equally notorious match — the dreaded coconut scale insect (CSI) or scientifically named as […]
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Growing Oyster Mushroom on Grasses Substrate
Oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus spp.) are normally grown either on softwood sawdust or on composted rice straw. The technology described in this leaflet uses three grasses: Flute reed (Phragmites karka), wild […]
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Improving Hybrid Yellow Corn Production through SSNM
Corn is considered as the second most important crop after rice in the Philippines. A versatile crop, it finds use as human food, animal feed, and raw material for production […]
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Protein-enriched aquaculture feed from sweet potato push
Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) locally known as kamote, is an important food crop. In some areas of the Philippines, it is a staple particularly among marginalized families in provinces, as […]
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Ubi (Purple Yam) Production Guide
UBI (Dioscorea alata L.) or water yam is a vine which produces both aerial tubers called bulbils and underground tubers or roots. The bulbils, weighing a few grams to over […]
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BAR intensifies support to yellow onion, soon to export in Japan
The Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR), under the leadership of Director Nicomedes P. Eleazar supports the funding of a research initiative on yellow onion (Allium cepa) in the country. The […]
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