Archive for July, 2011
Next Entries »Coco Sugar Has Good Prospects
Friday, July 22nd, 2011MANILA, Philippines — We just received a copy of the profitability analysis of a coconut sap sugar production module from the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCARRD). By the looks of it, coconut sugar production where there are coconut plantations can be a promising venture. The coconut sap sugar [...]
Horse Manure Turned into Vermicompost
Friday, July 22nd, 2011MANILA,Philippines — In agribusiness, people who are smart in spotting opportunities are usually the ones who succeed. They evaluate each situation and pursue what they believe will give them the most advantage. They take stock of their material resources, their technical know-how and their financial position. Just like businessman Manuel “Nonong” Bagatsing who has been [...]
Get Drunk with Banana Wine
Thursday, July 21st, 2011This recipe is easy and definitely a delicious one. Try it! BANANA WINE Procedure: Peel ripe bananas and slice thinly Measure. To every one part sliced bananas, add one-and-one-a-half parts water. Boil for 30 minutes or longer depending upon the quantity of the pulp. Strain Add sugar to the extract (one part sugar to every [...]
Pointers on Applying Flower Inducer to Mango Trees
Thursday, July 21st, 2011Simultaneous fruiting is possible nowadays with flower inducer. By spraying it to mango trees, not just more, but bigger fruits are produced. Potassium nitrate is the generic name of chemical flower inducer in mango, and the chemical symbol for this compound is or KNO;. It contains 13% nitrogen and 46% potash, hence it is also [...]
Pests That Destroy Bananas
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011There are at least 27 insect pests that attack banana plants in the Philippines. However, there are only three pests known to cause significant damage over all types of banana. The banana corm weevil feeds on suckers and destroys the corm tissues. It causes the suckers to die of bore attack. To control this pest, [...]
All about Bananas
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011Banana (Musa sp.) is one of the most common and widely grown fruit crops in the Philippines. It is also one of the country’s major dollar earners, and banana has consistently ranked next to coconut oil and prawns in terms of value earning during the last five years. In 1993, banana topped local production of [...]
Historical Lessons in Crop Breeding
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011There will be seven billion people on this planet before the year is out, a fact noted by United Nations Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon in a statement marking July 11 as World Population Day. That number is expected to rise to eight billion in 2030, and to nine billion halfway through the century. To meet [...]
PhilRice to Pinoys: Eat less rice, more camote
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011SCIENCE City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija — The Philippine Rice Research Institute has this piece of advice to Filipinos: Eat less rice and instead feast more on sweet potato, cassava, banana and other crops to help contribute in attaining national food security and rice self-sufficiency within three years. Dr. Flordeliza Bordey, a PhilRice economist and [...]
Thirsty?? Malunggay Juice for you!
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011Malunggay is widely cultivated and has been used to combat malnutrition, especially among infants and nursing mothers. Most likely, many people do not like eating the leaves itself. And would just prefer drinking the extract from the leaves. So, if you are one of those not so nourished and/or if your children are; and you [...]
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