Techno-Forestry Initiative Benefits Remote Villagers

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By Julio P. Yap Jr. In a remote, waterless, and powerless barangay of Kabankalan City in Negros Occidental, a techno-forestry project was launched with the ... Read More...

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Small farms are leading the way toward sustainable agriculture

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There are about 475 million small farms, those working on land under two hectares, around the world that cultivates around 12 percent of the world’s farmed land... Read More...

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Bees can tell if our air is polluted

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The environment has its ways of telling us about their state. We can actually know what the air was like years ago by looking at tree rings. Air pollution level... Read More...

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New solar-powered water pump to provide water to rural Indian farmers

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An inexpensive, solar-powered water pump called Nadi was recently invented by Black & Decker via its sister company Stanley Earth for rural Indian farmers. ... Read More...

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An Exciting “Bee-Sit” to a Bee Farm

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By Julio P. Yap Jr. More people are now trooping to different farm tourism destinations across the country, and one of the emerging and exciting places to vi... Read More...

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Family camp encourages kids (and parents) to get to know nature

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By Yvette Tan Photos from Weekend Wild Child  There is a growing concern about kids—and even their parents—being disconnected from nature. This can rage fro... Read More...

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Great Women Project 2 Promotes Specialty Coffee

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"Can you come to Nueva Vizcaya next?" ECHOsi chair Chit Juan is asked by women from Region 2 along with a few more from Region I who joined the Women In Coffee ... Read More...

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PWDs Make Sunshine Farm Bloom

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By Julio P. Yap Jr. A group of persons with disabilities (PWDs) has proven that they can also accomplish “normal” persons can do, and their accomplishment ma... Read More...

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Scientists Say Lab Grown Meat is More Harmful to the Environment Than the Real Thing

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A scientific model suggests that carbon dioxide from energy used to make cultured meat in labs is more likely to be more damaging to the environment on a long-t... Read More...

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Gaps in PH Agritourism Development Identified

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From Growth Publishing for SEARCA Farm tourism's non-inclusion in the Investment Priorities Plan (IPP) 2017 and lack of financing for agritourism cooperative... Read More...

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Agusan Reforestation Yields Many Benefits

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From Growth Publishing for ERDB A local government unit (LGU)-initiated reforestation has planted 1,297 hectares of uplands in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur wi... Read More...

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Alomah’s Allure: Shifting Passion to Attraction

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If Baguio has "La Presa," Bukidnon has Alomah. Alomah is a gem of a two-hectare farm in Dahilayan, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon. It takes around an hour to get t... Read More...

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Study Says Global Vegetable Supply Would Decrease Drastically Due to Climate Change

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A new study states that the world’s supply of vegetables could plummet to more than a third by 2050 unless urgent action is taken to tackle the source of the pr... Read More...

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The Philippines’ Wood Industry

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Putting the spotlight on industrial tree plantations.  By Eirene Grace C. Zaragoza The future of the wood-based industries depends largely on the success ... Read More...

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Inventor Turns Cooking Oil Into Biofuel

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Used cooking oil may be harmful to health, but a little bit of science can turn it into a boon for the environment. This is exactly what Davao-based Emiliano Qu... Read More...

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Oton Farmers Start Growing Bulb Onions with DA Support

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By Myleen Subang/DA 6 Information Though it was a new commodity to the town, farmers in the municipality of Oton responded positively to efforts to get them... Read More...

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Mechanical Engineer Transforms Local Fruits into Award-Winning Wine

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By Patricia Bianca S. Taculao The Philippines is home to a wide variety of fruits, both foreign and native in origin. Some common fruits that people ar... Read More...

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A Primer on Agroforestry

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By Patricia Bianca S. Taculao Agroforestry, as defined by the International Council for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF), is a system that makes the most ou... Read More...

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Poll Reveals Pinoy Voters More Likely to Elect Candidates Who Address Plastic Pollution

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By Patricia Bianca S. Taculao According to a Social Weather Stations survey conducted during the third quarter of 2018, seven out of 10 Filipinos are most l... Read More...

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Study Says Women Surrounded By Nature Live Longer

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By Patricia Bianca S. Taculao A recent study, conducted at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, discovered th... Read More...

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