From the trap

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By Anthony Into It's still five in the morning, yet the Padal brothers have already prepared for the day’s work. Dennis starts the engine of the double outri... Read More...

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Changing the way we look at cutting trees

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Sustainable forest management refers to environmental preservation and management that is sustainable, socially acceptable, and economically viable. It is the k... Read More...

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Asian Americans connect with their heritage through farming

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Nowadays, the younger generation of Asian Americans have been displaying a growing interest towards farming. Most of them do it not for profit, but to reconnect... Read More...

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The making of our “Blue Economy”

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By Rafael D. Guerrero III The Philippines is an archipelagic and maritime country composed of 7,500 islands with vast marine or ocean resources. Our country ... Read More...

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Romanian activists resort to witchcraft to combat illegal logging

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Greenpeace Romania has resorted to witchcraft to alarm authorities who are continuously being indifferent towards the country’s deteriorating forests due to ill... Read More...

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Innovations for sustainable vegetable efficiency in our community

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By Arsenio "Toto" Barcelona "Kamahal Gid! Sobra! Grabe!" That's what you will hear from your Ilonggo friend exclaimed when buying truly “high value” vegetabl... Read More...

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Growing vanilla in an urban setting, part 1

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By Patricia Bianca S. Taculao Photos from Jay Cabutihan Jr.  As a spice, vanilla is the second most expensive spice in the world. One reason for that is its... Read More...

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There would be no cities without agriculture

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By Yvette Tan A lot of people take agriculture for granted. They think that it’s an old and boring lifestyle, and one that doesn’t make money to boot.  It... Read More...

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Maverick Thai Murrah Dairy makes money from milk and fun activities

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By Zac B. Sarian Thailand has the most developed dairy industry among the Asean countries with more than 400,000 dairy cows producing more than 2,800 tons of... Read More...

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The tales of two agricultures: Philippines and Vietnam

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By Rolando Dy If there is an agriculture miracle in the ASEAN in the past two decades, it is Vietnam. It is not hard to compare Vietnam with the Philippines.... Read More...

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Public-private partnership empowers local potato farmers

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Universal Robina Corp. (URC) has partnered with the Department of Agriculture (DA) to aid in accelerating the development of the local potato farming communitie... Read More...

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Saving trees by using coconut husks as an alternative to wood

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According to research, the world continues to experience the massive destruction of trees. Although the planet houses trillion of trees, these have been disappe... Read More...

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Addressing climate change through science

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By Rodel D. Lasco The Philippines is projected to be one of the most vulnerable countries to the impacts of future climate change. At the same time, it is on... Read More...

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Taiwan mushrooms processed into high-value products

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By Zac B. Sarian If you visit the A Liang Mushroom Garden in Taichung City, you will be greatly impressed by the high quality of the processed products from... Read More...

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Strengths and challenges of Philippine coffee production

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By Antonio G. Papa The Philippines is one of the few countries in the world that produces the four varieties of commercially-viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica... Read More...

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Retired businesswoman does Pleasure Farming at 88

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By Zac B. Sarian When Mrs. Milagros Yee retired from her business at 80, she decided to go into what she calls Pleasure Farming. Today, at 88 she is up and a... Read More...

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PHD, a way to transform Philippine food system

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By Sahlie P. Lacson In a recent gathering of members of the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), all of them echoed the need to transform the e... Read More...

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Portasol: Drying palay safely and efficiently

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By Randy V. Urlanda The Philippines is the 9th largest rice producer in the world, accounting for 2.8 per cent of global rice production. Rice is the staple ... Read More...

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Sen. Risa Hontiveros pushes for subsidies to help local farmers

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Senator Risa Hontiveros proposed solutions in order to combat the crucial issues faced by local rice farmers after the Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) ha... Read More...

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He put all his eggs in one basket

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By Zac B. Sarian In 1992, a supplier of poultry feeds invited us to visit the small scale quail raisers in a barrio in Bulacan. Many of them were taking care... Read More...

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