Dwi Kusma Hadiyanto grew up in a farming family in Jember in the East Java province of Indonesia. His father has been a seed grower for the tropical vegetable s... Read More...
Auro Chocolate just raised the Philippine flag higher in Paris, France after bagging the Top 20 Best Cacao Beans in the World for the prestigious Cacao of Excel... Read More...
Dutch agriculturist and seedsman Simon Groot, who started developing high-quality seeds in the Philippines, was awarded the prestigious 2019 World Food Prize fo... Read More...
By Julio P. Yap Jr.
To begin with, let’s recall the quote made by Henry Ford, which says: “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Any... Read More...
Edna Sanchez is a Meralco retiree who opted to become a gentlewoman farmer who cultivates a 3.5-hectare diversified farm in Jalajala, Rizal. Her main produce is... Read More...
A total of 154 urban farmers—coming from the ranks of housewives, disabled persons, and those under the 4Ps program of the government—graduated from their three... Read More...
White gourd or “Upo” in Filipino is a vegetable-crop widely known in the local culinary scene. But this man from Ilocos does not make delicious eats from it, bu... Read More...
By Zac B. Sarian
Ryan Soler, in his 40s, a radio program producer and a businessman, is a relatively new gentleman farmer who is developing a 13-hectare farm... Read More...
By Sahlie P. Lacson
Ten young entrepreneurs with a social mission in the field of agribusiness, healthcare, education, energy, and technology were recently g... Read More...
By Max Prudencio, BFAfaR Region 2
A 53-year-old ordinary fish farm worker quit his job a few years ago and put up his own tilapia hatchery in Brgy. Rizal, Sa... Read More...
By Zac B. Sarian
An award-winning young lady agriculturist started in 2014 an ambitious project that aims to transform Marinduque from one of the country’s p... Read More...
By Zac B. Sarian
It is always a pleasure to talk to a former OFW who knew how to save and invest his earnings. And now that he is back home, he is serious in... Read More...
By Zac B. Sarian
Carmelo rescue ship that sailed around the world tasked with rescuing boats in distress. Like most seamen, he enjoyed a big salary in dollar... Read More...
A Filipina agriculture revolutionary has been recognized for her commitment to combat malnutrition and delegated by United Nation’s Secretary-General Antonio Gu... Read More...
By Zac B. Sarian
A high school graduate has proven that he can beat many other farmers with higher educational attainment when it comes to growing hybrid ric... Read More...
By Nikky F. Necessario
Crispy mushroom chips are widespread in today’s market; however, Mom’s Haus of Mushroom (MHM) is said to pioneer them all. Aurora Sumu... Read More...
By Zac B. Sarian
Sammy Quintos is an electrical engineer who is in the construction business with his eldest son, Quiel, helping him in the business. He is a... Read More...
More and more farmers are convinced that it is more profitable to plant hybrid rice than the inbred varieties. Just like Fernando Laparan of Sitio Bagbag, Brgy.... Read More...
By Zac B. Sarian
Every now and then, we meet farmers who have practical ideas on saving money. They know the value of saving money so that they don’t have to... Read More...
By Zac B. Sarian
The lady scientist who developed the Sinta Papaya has long retired but she continues to work, giving free guidance to young researchers at t... Read More...