Virtual training in cage-free poultry raising launched

agrimagSeptember 2, 2021

Major food businesses across Asia have pledged to only source eggs from cage-free farms and are only doing business with farmers who can meet this requirement. ... Read More...

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AgriTalk wins Best in Community Service in the Asian Media Awards 2021

agrimagSeptember 1, 2021

AgriTalk, Agriculture magazine and the Agriculture Training Institute’s public service program, bagged bronze in the Best in Community Service Category in the A... Read More...

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Tips on how to make a garden more sustainable and beautiful

agrimagSeptember 1, 2021

Recent reports on climate change and other environment-related misfortunes have put a big task on everyone’s shoulders: saving the world. Luckily, grand gesture... Read More...

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San Pablo Apostol Parish Rabbit Meat Production Project

Angie VeneracionAugust 29, 2021

By Angie M. Veneracion Fr. Rey Daguitera is Parish Priest of the San Pablo Apostol Parish located at Velasquez St., Tondo, Manila. The Parish community consi... Read More...

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Telco supports Bukidnon with connectivity and sustainable environmental initiatives

agrimagAugust 28, 2021

Globe recognizes the major roles that technology and environmental sustainability play in elevating local communities, and ensuring their resilience to climate ... Read More...

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Agriculture should be treated as an industry, not as welfare

Yvette TanAugust 27, 2021

Agriculture industry. This is the name we call everything that falls under the terms “agriculture,” which, contrary to popular misconception, isn’t just about p... Read More...

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Luxury hotel starts an initiative to address malnutrition and hunger in the Philippines

Patricia Bianca S. TaculaoAugust 27, 2021

BY PATRICIA BIANCA S. TACULAO According to the National Mobile Survey of the Social Weather Station, their survey shows that 20.9 percent, or around 30 milli... Read More...

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Study shows that over-fertilization may cause low crop yields in drought

agrimagAugust 26, 2021

Fertilizer is considered a necessity for many conventional farms as this helps in growing crops faster and better. However, excessive use of fertilizer can lead... Read More...

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Researcher discovers new plant species, Begonia tinuyopensis, in his hometown in Zamboanga

agrimagAugust 25, 2021

By Jenna V. Genio A researcher named Kean Roe F. Mazo from Zamboanga has discovered a new plant species. It has been described and named Begonia tinuyopensis... Read More...

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ASEAN launches digital action plans to empower Filipino farmers against fall armyworms

Patricia Bianca S. TaculaoAugust 25, 2021

BY PATRICIA BIANCA S. TACULAO  Pests are one of the various factors that farmers have to keep an eye out for to keep their crops safe and healthy. And one pe... Read More...

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Farmers, scientists, and consumers submit appeal to revoke GM rice and eggplant permission

agrimagAugust 24, 2021

Farmers, scientists, and consumers submitted an appeal to the Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar to revoke the permission for commercial propagatio... Read More...

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Presence of macroplastics in soil poses threat to mangroves

Patricia Bianca S. TaculaoAugust 23, 2021

BY PATRICIA BIANCA S. TACULAO  Many people are familiar with mangroves and their benefits to the environment.  These trees or shrubs are usually planted in c... Read More...

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Farmers thrive in pandemic through digital communications innovations

agrimagAugust 22, 2021

PLDT and wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) empower farmers amid the COVID-19 pandemic through digital innovations and programs that maximize tech... Read More...

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Former Agri Trainee in Japan now a Successful Agripreneur

agrimagAugust 22, 2021

By Vic Thor Palarca Considering that the human resource base of the agriculture sector is aging and keeps dwindling through the years, one of the major thrus... Read More...

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Benguet farm owner shares why she’s fond of orange jasmines

agrimagAugust 22, 2021

Photos courtesy of Cristina Molitas Tolero It is without question that gardeners and farmers have a passion for growing all kinds of plants and crops. But ther... Read More...

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Meet a pioneer herbal extract manufacturer in the Philippines

Antonio PapaAugust 22, 2021

By ANTONIO G. PAPA, Ph.D. Herbnext Laboratories, Inc. is located at Km 11 Negros South Road, Bago City in Negros Occidental. The owner, Philip S. Cruz, is... Read More...

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Batangas pastor grows all Bahay Kubo veggies after Taal eruption for his family’s survival amid pandemic

Vina MedenillaAugust 19, 2021

By Vina Medenilla The first quarter of 2020 was undoubtedly a difficult chapter for many Filipinos. After the eruption of Taal Volcano on January 12, 2020, i... Read More...

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There’s a link between indigenous tattoos and agriculture

Yvette TanAugust 18, 2021

What does agriculture have to do with traditional Filipino tattooing? A lot more than most people think. But first, a digression: Tattoos are very persona... Read More...

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Food and culture evolves based on societal changes

agrimagAugust 17, 2021

Processing of food starts from farms. Fresh produce is collected, processed, and prepared in various ways, from farms to tables.  However, today, the term “p... Read More...

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Manobo’s vast and highly diversified farm employs hundreds of locals and IPs amid pandemic 

Vina MedenillaAugust 17, 2021

By Vina Medenilla VPO Farms and Eco Reserve sits in a 500-hectare family land in Barangay Sta. Cruz, Rosario, Agusan del Sur. It is split into two zones: a w... Read More...

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