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Cacao industry gets a lift in R&D

Thursday, May 17th, 2012

Now that the coffee industry in the country has been revived, the local cacao industry is waiting for the much needed boost for it to become competitive in the local and international markets for cacao’s famous by-product-cocoa. According to the cacao industry situationer posted by the High-Value Commercial Crops (HVCC) Program of the Department of [...]

Shrimp growing touted as farm income booster

Thursday, May 17th, 2012

LAUREL, Del. (AP)–Tilapia taught Tom Handwerker a lesson. The fish was once popular in the Lower Shore’s aquaculture market, though growers lost some interest in tilapia when they found it was difficult to sell, said Handwerker, an agriculture professor at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Initially, farmers were given one primary broker to peddle [...]

Pagpapatubo ng punla sa pamamagitan ng basang punlaan (Wetbed Method)

Monday, May 14th, 2012

1. Maghanda ng 400 m2 punlaan. Ito ay maaaring: 10 kama na 2 metro X 20 bawat isa 20 kama na 1 metro X 20 metro bawat isa 40 kama na 2 metro X 5 metro bawat isa 2. Maglaan ng 40  sentimo na agwat sa pagitan ng mga kamang punlaan para sa mas madaling pamamahala [...]

Making Calamansi Preserve and Nip

Monday, May 14th, 2012

Calamansi Nip Use freshly harvested calamansi. Wash and drain. Cut across the upper portion to avoid cutting seeds. Extract juice and strain. For every part juice, add 1 3/4 parts sugar. Stir to dissolve sugar. Allow the mixture to stand undisturbed for three days, preferably in a refrigerator. Siphon the clear lower layer into dry [...]

How can farmers help lessen the impacts of La Niña?

Sunday, May 13th, 2012

1.   Plant submergence-tolerant rice varieties such as NSIC Rc194 (Submarino 1) and PSB Rc68 (Sacobia) in areas prone to flooding. NSIC Rc68 – Sacobia NSIC Rc194 –  Submarino 1 2.   Adjust planting calendar where flowering, grain filling, and harvesting should not fall in period of heavy rainfall or strong winds. 3.   Repair dikes, drainage, and irrigation [...]

Citrus Processing (Pummelo, Orange, Mandarin)

Sunday, May 13th, 2012

Uniformly fruit size and shape are required of citrus fruits for processing. Varieties with thin and sufficiently hard peels are preferable. Generally, orange reach processing maturity some time after they are sufficient mature for eating fresh. Popular citrus products are juice, syrup, concentrate, paste or puree, preserve, marmalade, jam, candy, dehydrated products, wine, brandy, and [...]

PhilRice study on water savings tech cited

Saturday, May 12th, 2012

SCIENCE CITY OF MUÑOZ, Nueva Ecija—Studies of the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) on water-saving technology and improving unproductive soils were recently recognized during the 62nd Annual National Convention and 23rd Philippine Agricultural Engineering Week held in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. Hosted by the Philippine Society of Agricultural Engineers, the scientific gathering took note of [...]

How to save water with controlled irrigation

Friday, May 11th, 2012

Water must be used efficiently as it is becoming a scarce resource The total water requirement for the whole cropping season varies depending on soil type, topography, proximity to drainage, depth of water table, sub- soil  profile characteristics, crop duration, area of contiguous fields, and cultural management prac- tices. 1. Use shallow dry tillage. After [...]

No rice importation next year—DA

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

PILI, Camarines Sur—Filipino farmers are ready to produce all the rice required to make the country self-sufficient and make importation a thing of the past by next year, according to the Department of Agriculture. “We will have enough rice sans importation in 2013,” Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said in a statement released here by the [...]

Revenue from abaca exports down 8.7% in Jan.-Feb.

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

EXPORT receipts from abaca shipments went down by 8.7 percent to $19.95 million in the first ?two months of the year on the back of lower demand for abaca products such as abaca fiber. Figures released by the Fiber Industry Development (Fida) showed that in terms of revenues, the shipment of abaca fiber suffered the biggest year-on-year [...]

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