Clik here to view.
The exotic dragonfruit: A hot new fruit
Big, bright red things with interesting flaps and folds in the skin, like some kind of ornamental chinese lantern- is the dragonfruit (Hylocereus undatus). It first caught my eye at a local supermarket...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Calauag’s Saba better and healthier with vermicomposting
Calauag, a municipality located in eastern Quezon, rears an abundance of coconut that covers more than 22,000 hectares. With the predominance of coconut in town comes the rising of yet another...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cacao Production Guide
Philippines can be a potential producer of cocoa. The climatic conditions and soil characteristics are conducive to growing cocoa. There is presently an increasing interest from local farmers because...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Japanese entity adopted BAR’s Edible Landscaping program that encourages...
A Japanese humanitarian agency has adopted Bureau of Agricultural Research’s (BAR) edible landscaping (EL) program that encourages home-based organic vegetable planting to help reduce imports, enhance...
View ArticleDr. Henry Lim Bon Liong Launches Rice Bucket Challenge
Inspired by the popular “Ice Bucket Challenge” that went viral on social media last month, a socially relevant version is now making its wave in India – the” Rice Bucket Challenge” where it encourages...
View ArticleClik here to view.
WHO affirms GM foods passed Codex food safety tests; breeders urged CA to...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has affirmed that genetically modified (GM) foods in the market have passed Codex food safety assessments and have not had records of adverse effect on human health....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Grafting effective in producing off-season tomato
Tomato is an important vegetable known for the versatility of its uses both in fresh and processed food preparations. In the Philippines, it is considered as one of the major cash crops due to the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cashew Production Guide
In the Philippines, cashew is called kasoy or balubad in Tagalog or Balogo in Ilokano. It originated from north-eastern Brazil and was brought to the Philippines in the 17th Century. At present, cashew...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mushroom Cultivation Using Rice Straw As a Culture Media
Rice straw is abundant in most Asian countries where rice is a major crop, and can be purchased for a reasonable price. Rice straw can be used as the basic material for mushroom cultivation. Mushrooms...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Baby Corn Production Guide
Young cob corn (Zea mays L.), the newly developed corn, has been used by Chinese as vegetable for generations and this practice has spread to other Asian countries. It is used as ingredient in most...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fighting pests in organic salad veggies with EPN
People have often associated eating organically-grown salad greens with healthy eating. And since leafy greens and vegetables are eaten fresh, quality of the produce becomes a high-priced assurance...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pest management strategies for organic strawberry and citrus
The agro-climatic condition of a place is often associated with a particular fruit that is abundantly growing in that locality. For instance, the mere mention of the Cordilleras, with its highlands and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bromeliads: the exotic plant
In Sam Chism's personal reflection on bromeliads, he said, bromeliads are one of the best kept secrets in the plant world. They are diverse, fascinating, and relatively easy to grow. Bromeliads are...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Banana 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 ArticleClik here to view.
BAR looks into the potentials of batuan and sampalok
There is more to batuan (Garcinia binucao) and sampalok (Tamarindus indica) than just souring agents to our favorite dishes. With the instruction from Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala, the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lubeg: Indigenous Fruit, Now Apayao’s Pride
This is the usual scenario of most indigenous fruit trees. They abound in a particular area but they remain underutilized not because they have no value but most people do not know their uses. Their...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Knowing the potentials,limitations of organic produce and farming
In the recent years, organic produce has been gaining attention from the public for its nutritional benefits and being pesticide-free. However, the public must also realize that organic produce has its...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ethnobotanical dewormer treat roundworms
A study showed that the use of combined formulated ethnobotanical anthelmintic, specifically 2 g/kg body weight of formulated Ipil-ipil and betel nut, was most effective in treating roundworms of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bringing 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 ArticleClik here to view.
Coco Sugar and Its Health Benefits
Nutritious and safe for one's health. These best describe coconut sap sugar—coconut's latest proof of its being the "tree of life." Coco sugar is derived from coconut sap or toddy, locally known as...
View Article