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Banana stems as organic plant vessels

Banana tree trunks aren’t just to hold the plant up. A blog post pointed out that they can be used as effective planters for short root crops. The trunks of ... Read More...

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Culinary agriculture, anyone?

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A new course program that will be offered by the Center for Culinary Arts, one of the top culinary schools in Manila, is Culinary Agriculture. The program is in... Read More...

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Rosemary can boost memory by 75 percent

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The effectiveness of rosemary as a memory booster can be traced back to the ancient times. Known as the ‘herb of remembrance’ during the Elizabethan era, rosema... Read More...

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Trichoderma protects onions from diseases at very low cost

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By Zac B. Sarian Did you know that onion farmers can make their own organic concoction to fight fungal diseases like anthracnose, bulb rot and leaf spots? Th... Read More...

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Enhancing the country’s fruit industry

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By Zac B. Sarian The fruit industry in the Philippines contributes to the economy of the country in a large way, owing to its rich assortment of tropical fru... Read More...

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Dumaguete long purple: A waterlogging-tolerant eggplant

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Eggplant is a popular vegetable that is cultivated for its immature fruits, which may be fried, pickled, processed, roasted, or stuffed. Young fruits are also e... Read More...

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Oldest Thai seed company is newest player in the PH

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By Zac B. Sarian A new company that will distribute seeds of vegetables and other high- value crops was officially launched at the company’s head office in T... Read More...

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Corporate employee grows bananas to keep his parents healthy

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By Patricia Bianca S. Taculao Edgardo “Ed” Sarte, 56, works as an operations manager for Solid Mix Corporation, a ready-mix concrete company in Caloocan duri... Read More...

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Grapes grow well in Nueva Ecija

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By Julio P. Yap Jr. Cultivation of grapes has been steadily increasing in the country during past several years. In fact, several vineyards can now be fou... Read More...

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Previously unknown rice blast resistance isolated

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By Sharon Durham A never-before-described gene that gives rice resistance to a disease that has been costing about $66 billion a year in global damage has be... Read More...

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Vegetable soybean is new potential export for Japanese market

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By Zac B. Sarian The Japanese are not only fond of eating okra. They also love to eat the vegetable soybean which they call Edamame. We are of course happy t... Read More...

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Syngenta’s new hybrid corn proves best for Mindanao highlands

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By Ryan Baldovino Mindanao corn growers can now plant a better and improved corn variety suited for high elevation environment with Syngenta’s commercial int... Read More...

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DA sets ‘TienDA’ booths for Metrowide Mango Festival

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The Philippine mango industry has been experiencing an oversupply crisis to which the Department of Agriculture (DA), headed by Secretary Emmanuel Piñol, Ph.D.,... Read More...

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San Mateo starts reaping “black gold”

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By Julio P. Yap Jr. The municipality of San Mateo in the province of Isabela is blessed to have a terrain which is basically plain, and a Sta. Rita clay loam... Read More...

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Quezon farmer finds new sweet corn profitable

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By Zac B. Sarian Carmelo Prado, 49, of Sariaya, Quezon is one fellow who is in love with sweet corn although at first try, he suffered big losses. He lost a ... Read More...

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Golden Rice Meets Food Safety Standards in Three Global Leading Regulatory Agencies

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GR2E Golden Rice, a provitamin-A biofortified rice variety, completed its third positive food safety evaluation, this time with the United States Food and Drug ... Read More...

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Honeydew Melon

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Most of us know that honeydew is round to slightly oval shaped with either bright yellow or light green rind color. It is a popular crop grown in areas of Regio... Read More...

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Avoid Perilous Drying of Palay Along Highways

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By Julio P. Yap Jr. The traditional method of drying palay on the pavements of national highways and roads has continuously placed the safety of motorists as... Read More...

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Nueva Ecija Farmers Grow 1,200 Tons of Cucumber for Unilever

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More than 300 smallholder farmers in Nueva Ecija are reaping the benefits of a new project of a multinational company to source its requirements of some 1,200 t... Read More...

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Scientists Unlock Largest Map of Any Crop to Fast-Track Rice Breeding

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By Paul M. Icamina The genetic variations of cultivated Asian rice have been mapped. The map of 3,010 accessions, or the unique identifier given to a DNA,... Read More...

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2 days ago by agriculturemagazine A photo of tilapia grown in a raceway. See this and more inside Agriculture Monthly’s August 2019 issue! The latest issue is available at leading bookstores and newsstands nationwide! To subscribe, email the Circulation Department at subscription.mb @gmail .com or call them at 527-75-22 or 26 (direct) or through the trunkline 5273089 loc 369. You can also subscribe to e-magazines via Magzter, Press Reader, or Buqo. Also check out our website at agriculture.com.ph where we post articles from past issues as well as new ones available exclusively online. #agriculturemagazine #agrimag #agriculture #farmlife #farm #farmer
5 days ago by agriculturemagazine LOOK: Residents from a coastal community found a new livelihood through farming cottonii. See this and more inside Agriculture Monthly’s August 2019 issue! The latest issue is available at leading bookstores and newsstands nationwide! To subscribe, email the Circulation Department at subscription.mb @gmail .com or call them at 527-75-22 or 26 (direct) or through the trunkline 5273089 loc 369. You can also subscribe to e-magazines via Magzter, Press Reader, or Buqo. Also check out our website at agriculture.com.ph where we post articles from past issues as well as new ones available exclusively online. #agriculturemagazine #agrimag #agriculture #farmlife #farm #farmer
1 day ago by agriculturemagazine Jose Saguban, a loyal native cacao farmer from Paquibato District in Davao, was recently acknowledged as one of the best cocoa bean producers in the Cocoa of Excellence Program (CoEx) 2019. Read the story when you grab a copy of today’s issue of Manila Bulletin! (Photo from Kelly Go and Mark Ocampo)
3 days ago by agriculturemagazine We don’t need that kind of negativity in our lives!