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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 the...
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Varnish from Almaciga Resin
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...
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Philippine government pressed to put policies to bring GM crops like Vitamin...
The Philippines needs to put policies needed to bring to the poor genetically modified (GM) crops like the Vitamin A-rich rice to help solve worsening hunger problem globally. Food production needs to...
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Right Way of Storing Sweet Potato
Right Way on Storing Sweet Potato Sweet potatoes or kamote can last up to 2-3 months if harvested and stored properly. Procedure: 1. When harvesting, use a container that can take only what is...
View ArticleBangladesh tapping rice seed of SL Agritech for its export of fancy rice
Bangladesh sent a mission through its Ministry of Agriculture (MA) to look into tapping into rice seeds in the Philippines through its partnership with SL Agritech Corp. (SLAC) in its aim to export...
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Coconut Sap Sugar Production
A module titled "Profitability Analysis: Coconut Sap Sugar Production," published by PCARRD explains the process of producing coconut sap sugar. The module was based on information adopted by PCARRD...
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Business Opportunities and Health Benefits from Indigenous Plants
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500"] Photo by Rusty Clark ~ 100K Photos [/caption] The Philippines is distinguished as the seventh most biologically diverse country in the world. In fact, the...
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How to Grow Ampalaya (Bitter Gourd) For Business
Bitter gourd, which is known in the Philippines as ampalaya, is an annual plant that is native in this country. It is botanically known as Momordica charantia L. It can be grown anytime of the year for...
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‘Worm compost’ eases El Niño effect on rice seed production
Despite the El Niño, his lowland rice crops still reached harvesting stage with more filled grains and more seeds per panicle. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500"] Photo by jarsyl [/caption]...
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Farmers in big rice producing provinces to receive P1,200 per 20-kilo hybrid...
Farmers in big rice provinces Nueva Ecija and Pangasinan will enjoy a P300 per five-kilo (P1,200 for 20 kilos) hybrid rice seed aid this rainy season which should enable them to help boost Philippines’...
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International Labor Org’s agri skills competency standards pushed in Ph,...
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500"] Photo by StateofIsrael [/caption] The Philippines is urged to adopt an International Labor Organization’s (ILO) model for skills competency standard in...
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Growing Orchids for Business
Orchids Production Guide Introduction The Orchid Family - The Family Orchidaceae consists of about 20,000 to 35,000 species distributed in 800 genera which constitutes 10% of all flowering plants....
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LGUs pressed to adopt ‘carbon credit-eligible’ charcoal briquetting as a...
Local government units (LGUs) have been pressed by the Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (ERDB) to adopt a solid waste management system through charcoal briquetting that can earn for them...
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Patola (Luffa Gourd) Production Guide
Ridged gourd or angled Luffa gourd (Luffa acutangula) and smooth gourd (Luffa cylindrica) are commonly called patola among the Tagalogs and locally known as kabatiti among the Ilocanos and Ibanags. A...
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Makapuno industry: A goldmine overlooked
Here’s the good news for coconut growers: the domestic market needs 4 million kg of the highly-priced makapuno meat annually. The sad fact is, less than 3% of that demand is being met. This reality is...
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Weight Watching with Virgin Coconut Oil, Anyone?
Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) is sweeping the health industry as a versatile health and nutritional product. Termed as “Mother of all oils,” VCO is a treasure trove of minerals, vitamins, and antioxidants,...
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Local Researchers Develop High-yielding, Disease-free Abaca Hybrids
Pacol, a wild variety of banana and a close relative of saging na saba, was used to create a disease-free breed of abaca. In a project dubbed “Production of High Yielding and Virus-resistant Abaca...
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Rambutan: The exotic fruit of Southeast Asia
Maybe the majority of us Filipinos have seen this red hairy fruit . Indeed, the fruit’s name is derived from the Malay word “rambut” meaning hairy. It is usually eaten raw and has a distinct taste and...
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Watermelon Production Guide
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500"] Photo by kumon [/caption] Watermelon, commonly known as "pakwan" in Tagalog, is probably native to Africa. It is mainly eaten as dessert fruit. The rind is...
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Abaca integration to be implemented in typhoon damaged Leyte-Samar as...
An abaca integration project is hoped to be replicated in typhoon-damaged Leyte-Samar as Philippine abaca enhances its global competitive edge from its Rainforest Alliance certification. A project that...
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