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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 and processing. [caption...
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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),...
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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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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 for coconut...
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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 is often...
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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 in order to improve...
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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. However, this is no...
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DA puts up P8 million Mushroom Technology Center in Tarlac to boost...
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 kilo...
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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 for our local farmers...
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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 people from starvation due to five...
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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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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...
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Bangladesh 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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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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