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
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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,
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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
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Magnolia Chicken Contract Breeding: Profitable Poultry Business Opportunity
Joining the San Miguel Foods Inc.’s (Magnolia) roster of poultry contract breeders and growers is a good business opportunity for farm owners. The success story of Magnolia’s contract grower, Ofel Dator together with her husband Serafin Dator, owners of Ofel’s Poultry Farm, began breeding chicken in 2005 with just minimal capital on hand. Today, in […]
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Plant-based Livestock Medication
The rising cost of animal drugs is one of the (livestock) farmer’s biggest problem. Compounding the situation is the remoteness
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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
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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
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
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Low-cost Goat Housing
When it comes to goat raising, providing the right housing is crucial for their health, comfort, and productivity. A well-constructed
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Turmeric: Bringing more color to healthier living
Commonly known in the country as luyang dilaw (yellow ginger), turmeric (Curcuma spp.) is more than just a food coloring
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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
Guapple Production Guide
Everybody wants guapple. And surely every farmer wants to plant the tree for additional income. It is rich in vitamins
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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
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
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
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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
DA to import Braunvieh cattle semen from Switzerland
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is importing Braunvieh cattle semen from Switzerland which will produce “dual purpose” calves both for
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Juan Algae, a Microalgal Paste, is a Cost-effective Feed for Milkfish Hatcheries
Juan Algae, a microalgae paste developed by the University of the Philippines Visayas College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (UPV-CFOS)
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