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Friday, February 12th, 2010Part III : Rabbits Contrary to popular opinion, the domestic rabbit is a substantial part of the world’s meat supply. Annual production of rabbit meat is estimated to be one million metric tons, and the total number of rabbits is approximately 708 million.’ However, rabbits are now intensively raised for food only in temperate, mostly [...]
Micro-livestock: Little-known Small Animals with a Promising Economic Future – Poultry
Friday, February 12th, 2010Part II : Poultry Chickens, ducks, muscovies, geese, guinea fowl, quail, pigeons, and turkeys epitomize the concept of microlivestock. Throughout Africa, Asia, and Latin America they are (collectively) the most common of all farm stock. In many – perhaps most – tropical countries, practically every family, settled or nomadic, owns some kind of poultry. In [...]
Micro-livestock: Little-known Small Animals with a Promising Economic Future – Microbreeds
Friday, February 12th, 2010Part I : Microbreeds Cattle, goats, sheep, and pigs supply millions of people around the world with the bulk of their cash and animal products. Yet scores of breeds – especially in the tropics – are left out of livestock development projects merely because they are considered too small. These “microbreeds”‘ have sometimes been considered [...]
Medicinal Value of Okra
Friday, July 10th, 2009Garlic, onion, malunggay, ampalaya, and carrot. These are just some of the vegetables that are known for their therapeutic qualities. Okra is another one that should be taken into consideration by those who are heeding away from drugs. Recently, I got this e-mail that was forwarded to me. The original author was a diabetic who [...]
A(H1N1) – Swine Flu
Thursday, May 7th, 2009Swine influenza (also called swine flu, hog flu, and pig flu) refers to influenza caused by those strains of influenza virus, called swine influenza virus (SIV), that usually infect pigs. Swine influenza is common in pigs in the midwestern United States (and occasionally in other states), Mexico, Canada, South America, Europe (including the United [...]
Mango people in Bohol confab
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009We have met some of the most interesting mango people at the 11th National Mango Congress held at the Bohol Cultural Center in Tagbilaran City from April 27 to 29. One interesting lecturer is Frank Sacdalan who grows mangoes on a total of more than 38 hectares in Libungan, South Cotabato. Two of his farms [...]
Banana Growers Say Aerial Spraying is Safe
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009The Philippine Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) has assured farmers and environmental advocates that aerial spraying of fungicides in the vast banana plantations of Mindanao is safe. Dr. Emily Fabregar, technical committee chief of PBGEA, made this assurance late last month when she presented a paper on “Global Positioning System: A New Technology for [...]
The Philippine Rice Crisis: Pay the Price
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008Rice accounts for up to 40% of the calorie intake of Filipinos. Meals are incomplete without it. The Philippines had gone from being a major exporter of rice in the 1960’s to the world’s largest importer today. This dependence makes the country vulnerable to price and supply fluctuations in the world market. Lack of focus [...]
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