It is unlike any sunken treasure anyone has ever discovered underneath the ocean. But its value outweighs that of a chest overflowing of gold. Seaweed is the ocean’s valuable deep […]
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Investments in 500-1,000-hectare sweet sorghum plantation eyed for the San Carlos Bioenergy facility in Negros Occidental
The National Sweet Sorghum Program (NSSP) is consolidating investments for a 500 to 1,000-hectare land for sweet sorghum as bioethanol feedstock which has a ready market in the San Carlos […]
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Adlay emerges as another health-promoting food staple
A better appreciation of adlay as a traditional food staple in the country, alongside rice and corn, was set in motion in 2010, when the Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR) […]
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Huani: The fragrant mango
Have you ever heard of the huani mango? Perhaps most of us are not familiar with this kind of fruit, but the people in Zamboanga Peninsula know it well. Commonly […]
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Exploring the potential of Apayao’s indigenous fruit
Exploring the wild-growing plants has been one of the initiatives of the government now particularly the agriculture department. There have been programs and projects on the protection and cultivation of […]
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Improved abaca varieties towards better production
Abaca: Weaving more opportunities into farmers’ lives. Abaca, known worldwide as Manila Hemp, is an economically important crop indigenous to the Philippines. It is the lifeblood of more than 200,000 […]
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Creation of government bamboo coordinating agency pushed to seize $20 billion global market
The creation of a state coordinating agency for bamboo development is being pushed by the Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (ERDB) to fortify Philippines’ ability to seize a sizable share […]
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Grow dracaena godseffiana the easy way
More and more Filipinos have taken interest in foliage plants, both for their profit potential and their aesthetic value. One of the most in demand and also considered as the […]
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New hybrid rice SL-18H gives hopes to farmers of more stable income of P100,000 to P200,000 per ha with 250-300 cavan yield
A new hybrid rice variety gives new hopes of a more stable yield to farmers with its robust panicles and stems that potentially give 250 to 300 cavans per hectare, […]
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Guapple Production Guide
Everybody wants guapple. And surely every farmer wants to plant the tree for additional income. It is rich in vitamins A, B, and C a guapple a fruit contains more […]
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Super Hybrid Rice from China to aid Phils get high yield of10 ton per hectare at a cheap P5 per kilo
The Philippines is poised to achieve a high average rice yield of 10 metric tons (MT) per hectare as it collaborates with China on the development of a Super Hybrid […]
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Phils to boost luxury silk design production as silk has extensive global market reaching to $2 billion in China alone
The Philippines is boosting the production of patented “Suksuk” design made of the luxury textile silk which has extensive global markets reaching to $2-2.5 billion in China alone. The Suksuk […]
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Use of Salt as Fertilizer for Coconut
The application of sodium chloride (NaCl) can increase nut production, copra weight per nut and copra yield per tree. Research studies on chloride nutrition and fertilization of coconuts were extensively […]
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Region 3 rice sector ASEAN integration-ready due to strong government-private hybrid rice collaboration
The rice sector of Region 3 is prepared for the ASEAN integration in light of a high 5.25 metric tons (MT) average yield owing to a strong government-private sector collaboration […]
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Increased Queen Pineapple Production Eyed with Propagation Protocol and Planting System
The production of Queen pineapple is set to increase with the development of a propagation protocol and planting system by the Visayas State University (VSU), in cooperation with the Camarines […]
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