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isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=7371</guid> <description><![CDATA[A former banker resigned from the corporate world and found joy and profits from raising sheep If insomniacs mentally count sheep to be able to fall asleep, former banker Nilo Casas literally do that in his two farms in Cavite and Masbate to be able to calculate his profits. For 23 years, Casas, who is [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/sheep-raising-a-profitable-venture.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Facts About Ampalaya</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/facts-about-ampalaya.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/facts-about-ampalaya.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:50:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Facts About Ampalaya]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=7353</guid> <description><![CDATA[Ampalaya is one of the most widely-cultivated vegetables in the Philippines. Despite its harsh bitter flavor, Filipinos are very fond of eating this vegetable. In the Philippines, it is usually sauteed with pork and egg and is considered as a main ingredient in pinakbet, a special cuisine among Ilocanos. Its bitter taste is attributed to [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/facts-about-ampalaya.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Corn Coffee</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/corn-coffee.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/corn-coffee.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Agri-Business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Corn Coffee]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=7344</guid> <description><![CDATA[We often think that illness brings nothing but problems and discomforts. Sometimes, the conditions that it caused lead its to healthier diet and promising agribusiness. This is exactly what happened to Alicia S. Paglinawan, general manager and producer of Sunrise Roasted Corn Coffee from Maygatasan, Bayugan, Agusan del Sur. She said that she was frequently [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/corn-coffee.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Saluyot Into High-fashion Fabric</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/saluyot-into-high-fashion-fabric.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/saluyot-into-high-fashion-fabric.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:00:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Agri-Business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Saluyot Into High-fashion Fabric]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=7337</guid> <description><![CDATA[The lowly saluyot will debut on the fashion ramp last December as a premium, earth-friendly fabric. The Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI) will unveil the new fabric during a national conference in celebration of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) International Year of Natural Fibers. “We have weaved 80 percent polyester with 20 [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/saluyot-into-high-fashion-fabric.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>New Products from Calamansi Wastes Introduced</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/new-products-from-calamansi-wastes-introduced.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/new-products-from-calamansi-wastes-introduced.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Agri-Business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Products from Calamansi Wastes Introduced]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=7334</guid> <description><![CDATA[Calamansi Fruit is composed of 30 to 31 percent juice, which is used as flavoring, beverage and source of vitamin C. How about the remaining 69 to 70 percent? Void of juice, the peel, pulp and seeds are considered wastes, which are thrown away by households, food establishments and juice processor. These wastes, if not [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/new-products-from-calamansi-wastes-introduced.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Philippine&#8217;s Agriculture Sector Grew by 2.34% in 2011</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/philippines-agriculture-sector-grew-by-2-34-in-2011.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/philippines-agriculture-sector-grew-by-2-34-in-2011.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:00:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Philippine's Agriculture Sector Grew by 2.34% in 2011]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=7304</guid> <description><![CDATA[PHILIPPINES &#8211; The Philippine agriculture industry grew by 2.34 per cent in 2011, bannered by the crops, livestock and poultry subsectors, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Wednesday. The DA said the combined positive performance of the three subsectors served as a cushion, as the fishery subsector registered negative growth due to dwindling fish population [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/philippines-agriculture-sector-grew-by-2-34-in-2011.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Interesting Facts About the Fern Leaf</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/interesting-facts-about-thefern-leaf.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/interesting-facts-about-thefern-leaf.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:48:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Gardening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Interesting Facts About the Fern Leaf]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=6883</guid> <description><![CDATA[The most common ferns are tropical, living in wet, shady spots, but the wide range of fern species reaches into just about every habitat. There are aquatic ferns, and there are ferns that grow on the bark of trees. There are ferns that grow in the wettest rainforests, and ferns that cling to rocks in [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/interesting-facts-about-thefern-leaf.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Biomass Power for Bantayan Island, Cebu</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/biomass-power-for-bantayan-island-cebu.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/biomass-power-for-bantayan-island-cebu.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:00:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Poultry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Biomass Power for Bantayan Island]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cebu]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=7299</guid> <description><![CDATA[PHILIPPINES &#8211; Island folks of Bantayan Island, in the northern tip of Cebu, may soon enjoy the benefits of a renewable energy source abundant in the locality – biomass. Local officials of the island are tying up with some Chinese investors to explore the possibility of building a biomass plant to produce biogas from chicken [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/biomass-power-for-bantayan-island-cebu.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Manufacturers plan to hike animal-feed prices by P20/kilo</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/manufacturers-plan-to-hike-animal-feed-prices-by-p20kilo.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/manufacturers-plan-to-hike-animal-feed-prices-by-p20kilo.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:49:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Manufacturers plan to hike animal-feed prices by P20/kilo]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=6854</guid> <description><![CDATA[LOCAL manufacturers of animal feeds are set to increase the price of their product by around P20 per 50-kilogram bag due to the recent hikes in the price of raw materials used for making animal feeds which include yellow corn. Philippine Association of Feed Millers Inc. (Pafmi) President Norman Ramos said most feed millers can [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/manufacturers-plan-to-hike-animal-feed-prices-by-p20kilo.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Bamboos stitch the soil together</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/bamboos-stitch-the-soil-together.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/bamboos-stitch-the-soil-together.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:29:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bamboos stitch the soil together]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=6848</guid> <description><![CDATA[BAGUIO CITY—The Catholic Church is known for its hard stance on environmental issues, such as mining. Pastoral letters are released now and then to state its positions. Here in the city, the Church takes one step beyond an anti-campaign approach. In a big way, it is part of the solution. Bishop Carlito Cenzon of the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/bamboos-stitch-the-soil-together.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>IRRI: Stop abusing insecticides in rice</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/irri-stop-abusing-insecticides-in-rice.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/irri-stop-abusing-insecticides-in-rice.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:08:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IRRI: Stop abusing insecticides in rice]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=6837</guid> <description><![CDATA[TO prevent devastating insect pest outbreaks in rice that cause millions of dollars of damage, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has called for a ban on certain insecticides in rice production as part of its new action plan to reduce planthopper damage to rice crops in Asia. At a conference in Hanoi, Vietnam, IRRI [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/irri-stop-abusing-insecticides-in-rice.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>‘Not all poor Filipinos need CCTs’</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/not-all-poor-filipinos-need-ccts.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/not-all-poor-filipinos-need-ccts.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:41:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[‘Not all poor Filipinos need CCTs’]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=6833</guid> <description><![CDATA[EVEN if the government’s conditional cash-transfer (CCT) program has been deemed successful, a study released by the state-owned think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) showed that not all poor Filipinos need safety nets to get out of poverty. PIDS also said the failure of the government to properly identify would-be beneficiaries could explain why [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/not-all-poor-filipinos-need-ccts.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Government to distribute hybrid rice during wet-season cropping</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/government-to-distribute-hybrid-rice-during-wet-season-cropping.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/government-to-distribute-hybrid-rice-during-wet-season-cropping.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:51:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Government to distribute hybrid rice during wet-season cropping]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=6830</guid> <description><![CDATA[THE government is looking to jumpstart its national rice-hybridization program by distributing hybrid-rice seeds during wet season cropping for palay which starts in May, a senior official of the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. Dante Delima, head of the national rice program under the DA, said the government has already spent P8 million to produce [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/government-to-distribute-hybrid-rice-during-wet-season-cropping.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>What is a Humusplus?</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/what-is-a-humusplus.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/what-is-a-humusplus.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:00:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[What is a Humusplus?]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=7241</guid> <description><![CDATA[Humusplus is a humate from Leonardite Humate is partially decomposed humus, or soil organic matter. Humus from Leonardite is a naturally decomposed dead plants and animals for thousands of years. Leonardite is mined from lignite or brown coal which has the highest humic acids content of any natural source. Source of HUMUSPLUS HUMUSPLUS as Humate [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/what-is-a-humusplus.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Abaca exports reached $122.01M in Jan. to Oct. 2011</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/abaca-exports-reached-122-01m-in-jan-to-oct-2011.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/abaca-exports-reached-122-01m-in-jan-to-oct-2011.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:01:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Abaca exports reached $122.01M in Jan. to Oct. 2011]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=6802</guid> <description><![CDATA[STEADY demand for the country’s abaca products in foreign markets enabled producers to rake in $122.01 million in export earnings in January to October, figures from the Fiber Industry Development Authority (Fida) showed. The January to October export revenues have already exceeded the $120 million in earnings earlier projected by Fida for the rest of 2011. The 10-month [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/abaca-exports-reached-122-01m-in-jan-to-oct-2011.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Davao Lawyer Puts Up Own Dream Coffee Farm</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/davao-lawyer-puts-up-own-dream-coffee-farm.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/davao-lawyer-puts-up-own-dream-coffee-farm.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Agri-Business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Davao Lawyer Puts Up Own Dream Coffee Farm]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=7238</guid> <description><![CDATA[On 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 [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/davao-lawyer-puts-up-own-dream-coffee-farm.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A Farm Powered By Its Own Wastes</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/a-farm-powered-by-its-own-wastes.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/a-farm-powered-by-its-own-wastes.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 04:00:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Farming Methods]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[A Farm Powered By Its Own Wastes]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=7235</guid> <description><![CDATA[Agri-waste could be a valuable resource. Take the case of Cecilia Stock Farm (CSF), a large-scale piggery in Barangay Mahayag, Bunawan District in Davao City that sources its power from the methane gas emitted from pig manure. Teresita Pascual, the CSF’s general manager said the bio-methane plant recently established in their farm can produce 300 [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/a-farm-powered-by-its-own-wastes.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>East-West Seed Launches New Flowering Ornamentals</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/east-west-seed-launches-new-flowering-ornamentals.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/east-west-seed-launches-new-flowering-ornamentals.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Agri-Business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[East-West Seed Launches New Flowering Ornamentals]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=7232</guid> <description><![CDATA[A 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 [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/east-west-seed-launches-new-flowering-ornamentals.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>You Should Attend to your Farm</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/you-should-attend-to-your-farm.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/you-should-attend-to-your-farm.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:34:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Farming Methods]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[You Should Attend to your Farm]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=7229</guid> <description><![CDATA[Rolly Lagaya, the successful poultry farm from San Jose, Batangas shares with us his “innovative” tale of success. Arapid change is now sweeping the Philippine poultry industry. The sector—which is predominantly a backyard affair—has now stepped up with nearly all farms operating at a calibre similar to that of commercial operations. Nowadays, rarely you would [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/you-should-attend-to-your-farm.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Money grows on watermelons</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/money-grows-on-watermelons.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/money-grows-on-watermelons.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:34:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Money grows on watermelons]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=6764</guid> <description><![CDATA[MANILA, Philippines — The melon family – watermelon, cantaloupe and honeydew &#8211; are major crops in Taiwan. That’s because the farmers have discovered them to be usually more profitable to grow than many other crops. For one, the yield is high when the proper seeds and technology are employed. They don’t take a long time [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/money-grows-on-watermelons.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>PH eyes increase in biomass capacity by 2015</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/ph-eyes-increase-in-biomass-capacity-by-2015.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/ph-eyes-increase-in-biomass-capacity-by-2015.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:50:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sustainable Energy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PH eyes increase in biomass capacity by 2015]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=7217</guid> <description><![CDATA[QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA -The country&#8217;s energy sector is set to implement at least 25 biomass projects over the next three years and projected to increase annual capacity to 277 megawatts by 2015. These projects will have strong focus on bioethanol production, said Marriz Agbon, president of the Philippine Agricultural Development and Commercial Corporation (PADCC). [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/ph-eyes-increase-in-biomass-capacity-by-2015.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How to Breed Hoyas</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/how-to-breed-hoyas.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/how-to-breed-hoyas.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:00:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Gardening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[How to]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[How to Breed Hoyas]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=7204</guid> <description><![CDATA[Unlike in other countries, particularly U.S.A., new hoya hybrids are produced and released every year due to active hoya breeding programs mostly done by amateur breeders. As of January 1, 2006, 13 hybrids were listed with the International Hoya Association (Fraterna Volume 19, Number 1). Michael Miyashiro is one of the famous hoya breeders who [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/how-to-breed-hoyas.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Corn Variety Bioseed 9909 Attracts South Cotabato Farmers</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/corn-variety-bioseed-9909-attracts-south-cotabato-farmers.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/corn-variety-bioseed-9909-attracts-south-cotabato-farmers.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Corn Variety Bioseed 9909 Attracts South Cotabato Farmers]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=7212</guid> <description><![CDATA[Farmers in South Cotabato have a new apple of the eye and it is the new corn variety called Bioseed 9909 which has a potential yield of 11 tons per hectare (t/ha). The variety, which Bioseed Research Philippines, Inc., bred has earned praises from the farmers who have tried it. In fact, corn farmers from [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/corn-variety-bioseed-9909-attracts-south-cotabato-farmers.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Please, Do Eat the Flowers</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/please-do-eat-the-flowers.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/please-do-eat-the-flowers.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Do Eat the Flowers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Please]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=7201</guid> <description><![CDATA[What would happen to this world if there are no flowers? Simply boring, perhaps meaningless, without color, and seems barren. Think of weddings without roses and chrysanthemum, Christmas without poinsettias, graduations without orchids, and burials without wreaths made of various flowers. “Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made, and forgot to put a soul [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/please-do-eat-the-flowers.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Agriculture chief says growth goal likely hit last year</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/agriculture-chief-says-growth-goal-likely-hit-last-year.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/agriculture-chief-says-growth-goal-likely-hit-last-year.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:35:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Agriculture chief says growth goal likely hit last year]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=7182</guid> <description><![CDATA[FARM OUTPUT growth may have hit the government target of 3-3.5% last year, a Cabinet official yesterday said, helped by favorable weather early in 2011 that boosted harvests, led by rice, corn and sugar. “It looks like we will meet it,”Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala told reporters at the sidelines of a bioenergy conference. “Rice [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/agriculture-chief-says-growth-goal-likely-hit-last-year.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Sampaguita : Potential Dollar Earner</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/sampaguita-potential-dollar-earner.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/sampaguita-potential-dollar-earner.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:09:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Agri-Business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sampaguita : Potential Dollar Earner]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=7198</guid> <description><![CDATA[Our 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. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/sampaguita-potential-dollar-earner.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>From Seeds To Seedlings To Fruits To Profits</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/from-seeds-to-seedlings-to-fruits-to-profits.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/from-seeds-to-seedlings-to-fruits-to-profits.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:00:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Agri-Business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[From Seeds To Seedlings To Fruits To Profits]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=7194</guid> <description><![CDATA[Who 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 [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/from-seeds-to-seedlings-to-fruits-to-profits.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>CCCI, DA 7 to establish organic produce certifying body, farms</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/ccci-da-7-to-establish-organic-produce-certifying-body-farms.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/ccci-da-7-to-establish-organic-produce-certifying-body-farms.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:33:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CCCI DA 7 to establish organic produce certifying body]]></category> <category><![CDATA[farms]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=7159</guid> <description><![CDATA[CEBU CITY, Jan. 13 – The Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), in partnership with the Department of Agriculture (DA) 7, will set up an organic certification body early this year to promote organic farming in Cebu. &#160; CCCI chairman for external affairs Nestor Archival announced they have created a program called “Cebu Organic [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/ccci-da-7-to-establish-organic-produce-certifying-body-farms.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Red Wine Protects The Prostate</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/red-wine-protects-the-prostate.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/red-wine-protects-the-prostate.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:55:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Red Wine Protects The Prostate]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=7191</guid> <description><![CDATA[Researchers have found that men who drink an average of four to seven glasses of red wine per week are only 52% as likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer as those who do not drink red wine, reports the June 2007 issue of Harvard Men’s Health Watch. In addition, red wine appears particularly protective [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/red-wine-protects-the-prostate.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Dark Chocolate and Red Wine Are Heart-Healthy Foods of Love</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/dark-chocolate-and-red-wine-are-heart-healthy-foods-of-love.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/dark-chocolate-and-red-wine-are-heart-healthy-foods-of-love.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:50:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dark Chocolate and Red Wine Are Heart-Healthy Foods of Love]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=7186</guid> <description><![CDATA[Forget the oysters and the champagne this Valentine&#8217;s Day. If you want to keep your true love&#8217;s heart beating strong, Susan Ofria, clinical nutrition manager at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, said the real food of love is dark chocolate and red wine. &#8220;You are not even choosing between the lesser of two evils, red wine and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/dark-chocolate-and-red-wine-are-heart-healthy-foods-of-love.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>PH ready to supply more sugar to US</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/ph-ready-to-supply-more-sugar-to-us.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/ph-ready-to-supply-more-sugar-to-us.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:38:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PH ready to supply more sugar to US]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=7155</guid> <description><![CDATA[The country may seek for and is ready to supply additional allocation of sugar for this crop year, the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) said yesterday. Ma. Regina Bautista-Martin, SRA administrator, told reporters that the agency is prepared to ship at least 100,000 metric tons of sugar to the US. This is on top of the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/ph-ready-to-supply-more-sugar-to-us.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>9 new ethanol plants seen, funding unsure</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/9-new-ethanol-plants-seen-funding-unsure.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/9-new-ethanol-plants-seen-funding-unsure.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:36:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[9 new ethanol plants seen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[9 new ethanol plants seen funding unsure]]></category> <category><![CDATA[funding unsure]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=7152</guid> <description><![CDATA[At least nine more ethanol plants have to be operating within the next two years to fill mounting demand for fuel substitutes. Mario Marasigan, director of the bureau of renewable energy management, said during a presentation that the nine new projects would cost at least $14 billion. He said the Department of Energy is trying [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/9-new-ethanol-plants-seen-funding-unsure.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>&#8216;Agri-Pinoy&#8217; – The national government&#8217;s agricultural strategy for 2011-2016</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/agri-pinoy-the-national-governments-agricultural-strategy-for-2011-2016.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/agri-pinoy-the-national-governments-agricultural-strategy-for-2011-2016.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 02:04:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA['Agri-Pinoy' – The national government's agricultural strategy for 2011-2016]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=7148</guid> <description><![CDATA[MANILA, Philippines —  Agrikulturang Pilipino (Agri- Pinoy) is the over-all strategic framework for the agricultural services and programs of the national government for 2011-2016. The four guiding principles of Agri-Pinoy are sustainable agriculture, food security and self-sufficiency, broad-based local partnerships, and support services from farm to table. Eleven priority regions for implementation have been identified [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/agri-pinoy-the-national-governments-agricultural-strategy-for-2011-2016.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Organic Farming: For Food Crisis</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/organic-farming-for-food-crisis.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/organic-farming-for-food-crisis.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:09:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Organic Farming: For Food Crisis]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=7075</guid> <description><![CDATA[DAVAO CITY, Philippines &#8211; Criticizing the failure of industrial and chemical-based agriculture to address poverty and hunger in Mindanao, organic farming advocates said that the success on food security program lies on organic agriculture. This is the position of Go Organic! Mindanao, a coalition of non-government organizations working for environmentally-sound agriculture in Mindanao during their [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/organic-farming-for-food-crisis.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>2-year Pacific tuna-fishing ban extended until March</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/2-year-pacific-tuna-fishing-ban-extended-until-march.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/2-year-pacific-tuna-fishing-ban-extended-until-march.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:40:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2-year Pacific tuna-fishing ban extended until March]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=6799</guid> <description><![CDATA[GENERAL SANTOS CITY—The two-year ban on purse-seine tuna fishing in the Pacific Ocean has been extended for another three months following the deferment until March of last month’s scheduled annual meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission or WCPFC, a tuna industry leader here said. Marfenio Tan, director of the Socsksargen Federation of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/2-year-pacific-tuna-fishing-ban-extended-until-march.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Farm growth seen at 3%-4% in 2012</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/farm-growth-seen-at-3-4-in-2012.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/farm-growth-seen-at-3-4-in-2012.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:33:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Farm growth seen at 3%-4% in 2012]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=6500</guid> <description><![CDATA[THE country’s farm sector could increase its output by 3 percent to 4 percent if the Philippines will not be hit by typhoons as strong as “Pedring” in 2012, the University of Asia and the Pacific’s Center for Food and Agribusiness (UAP-CFA) said. UAP-CFA Executive Director Rolando T. Dy said the crops subsector which include [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/farm-growth-seen-at-3-4-in-2012.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Diet And Exercise Play Critical Role In Cancer Prevention</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/diet-and-exercise-play-critical-role-in-cancer-prevention.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/diet-and-exercise-play-critical-role-in-cancer-prevention.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:30:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Diet And Exercise Play Critical Role In Cancer Prevention]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=6878</guid> <description><![CDATA[WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Poor diet and lack of exercise are behind just as many cancer cases as smoking, says Dennis Savaiano, dean of Purdue&#8217;s School of Consumer and Family Sciences and professor of foods and nutrition. &#8220;Approximately one-third of cancer cases are related to smoking, one-third to poor diet and lack of exercise, and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/diet-and-exercise-play-critical-role-in-cancer-prevention.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>An Apple a Day Isn&#8217;t Enough</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/an-apple-a-day-isnt-enough.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/an-apple-a-day-isnt-enough.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:27:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[An Apple a Day Isn't Enough]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=6869</guid> <description><![CDATA[ScienceDaily (Jan. 10, 2012) — Adults from 30 to 60 years old, especially those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, aren&#8217;t consuming the daily recommended levels of fruits and vegetables. Quebecers, however, eat more of nature&#8217;s produce than their fellow Canadians. These are some of the findings of a new Concordia University study, published by Nutrition Journal, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/an-apple-a-day-isnt-enough.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Leyte gets P92M to create ‘Salad Bowl’ industry</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/leyte-gets-p92m-to-create-salad-bowl-industry.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/leyte-gets-p92m-to-create-salad-bowl-industry.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:35:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Leyte gets P92M to create ‘Salad Bowl’ industry]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=6794</guid> <description><![CDATA[TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE &#8211; In an effort to create a huge vegetable industry in the Leyte, the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Philippine National Oil Company &#8211; Energy Development Corporation (PNOC-EDC) are putting in P92 million to develop a 20,000-hectare area at the Tongonan mountain range that surrounds Ormoc City and the town of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/leyte-gets-p92m-to-create-salad-bowl-industry.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Claro Talaga: From politics to mushroom farming</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/claro-talaga-from-politics-to-mushroom-farming.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/claro-talaga-from-politics-to-mushroom-farming.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:48:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Claro Talaga: From politics to mushroom farming]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=6825</guid> <description><![CDATA[LUCBAN, Quezon—When Claro Talaga, 65, decided to hang up his political gloves in 1998, he turned to farming, overseeing an 11-hectare property in Barangay (village) Nagsinamo in Lucban, Quezon, at the foot of Mount Banahaw. “I want a serene life after spending long years in politics. … Farming brings me contentment and the peace that [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/claro-talaga-from-politics-to-mushroom-farming.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Untreated Sewage Threatens Lake</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/untreated-sewage-threatens-lake.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/untreated-sewage-threatens-lake.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:46:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Untreated Sewage Threatens Lake]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=6823</guid> <description><![CDATA[MANILA, Philippines — Male carps that consume untreated sewage and urine dumped into Laguna de Bay have developed sexual abnormalities, getting lesions in the testis and acquiring an egg yolk protein precursor called vittelogenin found only in female fish. This was the findings of the study conducted by Dr. Michelle Grace V. Paraso, associate professor [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/untreated-sewage-threatens-lake.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Farmers told: Pick ripe, red berries for top-quality coffee</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/farmers-told-pick-ripe-red-berries-for-top-quality-coffee.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/farmers-told-pick-ripe-red-berries-for-top-quality-coffee.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:15:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Farmers told: Pick ripe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[red berries for top-quality coffee]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=6427</guid> <description><![CDATA[HAVE you ever wondered why civet coffee tastes so good? Civets, locally known as alamid, know the right time to pick ripe coffee cherries—when it is red. Despite being a nocturnal animal, the civet uses its nose to smell the aroma of coffee cherries that are right for picking. After relentlessly eating the red cherries, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/farmers-told-pick-ripe-red-berries-for-top-quality-coffee.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Genetically modified foods: how safe are they?</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/genetically-modified-foods-how-safe-are-they.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/genetically-modified-foods-how-safe-are-they.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 23:00:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[genetically modified foods]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Genetically modified foods: how safe are they?]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=6323</guid> <description><![CDATA[The long-standing firestorm of debates, scientific discussions, and media coverage over genetically modified foods obviously revolve around a common issue &#8211; safety. It was the same issue that public and various sectors raised when the first genetically modified plant (a tomato with a delayed ripening trait) made its appearance in 1994. Since then a growing [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/genetically-modified-foods-how-safe-are-they.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Causes Of Yellow Leaves On A Pepper Plant</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/causes-of-yellow-leaves-on-a-pepper-plant.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/causes-of-yellow-leaves-on-a-pepper-plant.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:00:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Causes Of Yellow Leaves On A Pepper Plant]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=5939</guid> <description><![CDATA[Many home gardeners enjoy growing peppers. Whether it be bell peppers, other sweet peppers or chili peppers, growing your own pepper plants can not only be enjoyable but cost effective as well. But when pepper plant leaves turn yellow, this can leave a gardener scratching their heads. There are many things that can cause pepper [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/causes-of-yellow-leaves-on-a-pepper-plant.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Starting a Business in Seaweed Production</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/starting-a-business-in-seaweed-production.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/starting-a-business-in-seaweed-production.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Agri-Business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Seaweeds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Starting a Business in Seaweed Production]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=6132</guid> <description><![CDATA[Seaweed is one of the most important aquaculture commodities in the Philippines. Seaweed farmers usually enjoy a good harvest from January to June, which are considered peak months for seaweed farming. The most popular and commercially cultured species is the Eucheuma cottonii due to its fast growing characteristics and high market price. Seaweeds are exported [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/starting-a-business-in-seaweed-production.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Fruit fly no more for jackfruit</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/fruit-fly-no-more-for-jackfruit.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/fruit-fly-no-more-for-jackfruit.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:03:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fruit fly]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fruit fly no more for jackfruit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[jackfruit]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=5749</guid> <description><![CDATA[Spiky skin outside, yellow fruit inside. This best describes one of the Visayas&#8217; cash crop, the jackfruit. Locally known as &#8220;Nangka&#8221;, jackfruit or Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam is one of the popular fruit species grown in the Philippines. This is shown by its wide distribution and cultivation. A good part of the land area of the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/fruit-fly-no-more-for-jackfruit.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Spotlight on Mutant Bougainvilleas</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/spotlight-on-mutant-bougainvilleas.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/spotlight-on-mutant-bougainvilleas.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:00:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Gardening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spotlight on Mutant Bougainvilleas]]></category><guid
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