Mongo (Mung Bean) Production Guide
Vigna radiata, popularly known worldwide as mung bean, or simply mongo, is a legume cultivated for its edible seeds and sprouts across Asia. It is the cheapest source of vegetable protein with protein...
View ArticleBanana peduncle turns into valuable products
Initially underutilized and left to waste, the banana peduncle is now considered as an agricultural innovation with various potentials that can significantly improve farming, health, and income. “Fiber...
View ArticleStudy 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 every meal. However, the agriculture...
View ArticleHuani: 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 called kuwini, Saipan mango, and...
View ArticleUse of green fertilizers pushed
MANILA, Philippines An expert from the University of the Philippines in Los Banos (UPLB) Friday said farmers need not spend a fortune in fertilizing their crops since a number of fruits, plants and...
View ArticleSprouts : 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 the year in any weather without soil, sunlight, fertilizer, or pesticide. It’s harvestable...
View ArticleChia Seeds (Salvia Hispanica): Benefits, Side Effects, Nutrition
Chia seeds are harvested from the Salvia hispanica plant, a type of sage in the mint family. The seeds are high in omega-3 fatty acids and have versatile uses in the kitchen. Chia seeds were a staple...
View ArticleADLAI: A never heard of crop that resembles, tastes like rice
While many of us have not even heard of adlai, this tall-grain bearing tropical plant from Poaceae (grass family), the same family to which wheat, corn, and rice belong, has been abundantly growing in...
View ArticleFrom Garbage to Gold: Mango Peels as Source of Pectin
Apart from their world-renowned hospitality, Filipinos are best known for their thriftiness. A plastic container previously holding your favorite ice cream will find its way to the dumpsite only if it...
View ArticleDeveloping High-Yielding Pole Sitao Cultivars for Organic Production
Pole sitao is also known as long-podded cowpea, asparagus bean, snake bean, or Chinese long bean. In other dialects it is known as dau gokin Cantonese, thua fak yao in Thai and kacang panjang in...
View ArticleIncreasing Cabbage Yield through SSNM
Vegetable production in the Philippines is one of the prime aspects of the country’s agriculture. Aside from being a major source of nutrition for Filipinos, it is also a major source of livelihood for...
View ArticleBringing back the lost value of ferns
Reintroducing underutilized crops to the Filipino consumers is one of the strategies that the Department of Agriculture (DA) has come up with to help the country achieve the goal of food security and...
View ArticleHow to Grow Roses
Rose (Rosa sp) is described as the queen of all flowers because of its beauty and form. In the Philippines, it is one of the favorite flowers because of its varied colors, fragrance, and long lasting...
View ArticlePromoting the less-known, phytochemical-rich Pinoy fruits
Most young people nowadays are familiar with apples, grapes, plums, peaches, cherries, or pears. These are fruits that the Philippines imports from other countries because they only grow in cold...
View ArticleLegislature to support Vitamin A-rich Golden Rice release with studies...
The legislature will support the distribution of the pro Vitamin A-rich Golden Rice given studies proving efficacy in reducing Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) which adversely affects 250 million children’s...
View ArticleAppreciating Granada a Bombastic Fruit
Fertility life, good health–these are just some of the attributes that have been given to granada, a symbolic fruit that dates back to some 3000 years ago. Considered an ancient and mystical fruit that...
View ArticleAratilis: A slice of Sweet & Childhood memories
Maybe the young generation is not familiar with aratilis since it is rarely seen in the urban areas nowadays. Unlike before, it was growing like mushrooms in underdeveloped areas of the metropolis. But...
View ArticleTiesa’s time to shine
Our country is home to many indigenous crops. However, the potentials of some of these crops still remain unexplored. A United Nations projection reveals that in 2050, world population is expected to...
View ArticleImproving 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 and processing. About 14...
View ArticleThe ‘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 is often...
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