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Saturday, January 21st, 2012Rolly 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 [...]
Money grows on watermelons
Saturday, January 21st, 2012MANILA, Philippines — The melon family – watermelon, cantaloupe and honeydew – 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 [...]
PH eyes increase in biomass capacity by 2015
Saturday, January 21st, 2012QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA -The country’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). [...]
How to Breed Hoyas
Friday, January 20th, 2012Unlike 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 [...]
Corn Variety Bioseed 9909 Attracts South Cotabato Farmers
Friday, January 20th, 2012Farmers 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 [...]
Please, Do Eat the Flowers
Thursday, January 19th, 2012What 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 [...]
Agriculture chief says growth goal likely hit last year
Thursday, January 19th, 2012FARM 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 [...]
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 [...]
CCCI, DA 7 to establish organic produce certifying body, farms
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012CEBU 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. CCCI chairman for external affairs Nestor Archival announced they have created a program called “Cebu Organic [...]
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