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Monday, January 23rd, 2012On weekends, lawyer and school administrator Edwin Leuterio looks forward to visiting his coffee and banana plantation in Sibulan, Davao del Sur; a good hour drive south of Davao City. His dream project, a four-hectare coffee and banana farm parched 700 meters above sea level and with the majestic Mt. Apo as backdrop, is slowly [...]
East-West Seed Launches New Flowering Ornamentals
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012A seed company that has pioneered in the breeding and production of hybrid vegetable seeds in the Philippines has diversified in a big way into hybrid flowering plants. This is the East-West Seed Company which is the country’s leading producer of hybrid seeds of squash, ampalaya, onion, pepper, tomato, eggplant and other tropical vegetables. Last [...]
There is Money in Hybrid Veggies
Saturday, January 21st, 2012Even ordinary farmers, like land reform beneficiaries, can earn big money if they plant the right varieties and they also learn how to grow their plants the right way. Just like Nelly Macolor of Brgy. Sto. Nino in Capoocan, Leyte. She used to plant corn and camote in her 500-square meter farm and got only [...]
Mahogany – Long Wait But Big Returns
Thursday, January 19th, 2012Many people prefer to grow crops that will give them income as soon as possible. Just like growing finger pepper that will start bearing fruit in less than two months, or upland kangkong that is harvestable in less than a month. They have their own good reasons for choosing such crops. However, there are also [...]
Sampaguita : Potential Dollar Earner
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012Our national flower huge export potential lies in the extraction of its natural oil whose medicinal and therapeutic properties have been attracting foreign buyers. These days, if you ask the younger generations what the Philippine national flower is, they won’t be able to give the right answer. The reason: they really don’t know the answer. [...]
From Seeds To Seedlings To Fruits To Profits
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012Who could have thought that a fishball vendor would later turn into a millionaire? By following her gut-feel, Desiree “Daisy” Duran, has become one of the most successful vegetable growers of Basuit, San Ildefonso, Bulacan today. From seeds . . . While she only finished elementary, it never hindered her determination to learn, to be [...]
Painted Goldfish
Friday, January 13th, 2012Would You Believe These Goldfish Are Actually Painted? Japanese artist Riusuke Fukahori paints incredibly realistic three-dimensional goldfish embedded in layers of transparent resin. His artworks look more like photos of actual fish swimming peacefully in their little tanks. Riusuke Fukahori’s work could best be described as a a combination between painting and sculpture. The talented [...]
AgriBusiness: Farm Crops Tips
Friday, January 6th, 2012I grew up in Bulacan, a province where huge farmlands are situated. Nope, we don’t own one, not even a square meter of land. I grew up in a family that always relocate wherever there’s job opportunity. Since then, I always dream of owning a big farmland and be called a “Don” . I’m an [...]
Rubber Production
Thursday, January 5th, 2012Introduction The natural rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) is a native of South America introduced to Southeast Asia during the 19th century. Rubber trees can grow to a height of 18 to 39 meters and they grow best in warm and moist climate ranging from 70-95 Fahrenheit or 21-35 Centigrade with an annual rainfall of 80-120 [...]
Mangrove-Friendly Shrimp Farming
Sunday, January 1st, 2012Mangroves or Aquaculture? Why not both? Regulate the cutting of mangroves for aquaculture! Mangroves and aquaculture can exist with each other. In fact, aquaculture can be done in mangrove areas. Mangroves showed higher growth rates in the presence of aquaculture effluents than those with no adjacent aquaculture activities. Mangroves can also remove significant levels of [...]
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