Growing vanilla in an urban setting, part 2: Tips

Patricia Bianca S. Taculao

By Patricia Bianca S. Taculao In part one, we featured the story of how Jay Cabutihan Jr., a businessman from Antipolo, Rizal, managed to grow vanilla plants... Read More...

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2019 Guide to Cash Crops

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Cash crops are grown because of their profitability in the market rather than for personal consumption. Some examples of these are rice, coffee, sugar, and frui... Read More...

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Hub trains farmers to add value to their coco products

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The coconut is known as the tree of life, and is considered one of the Philippines’ major crop exports. However, it is still a battle for Filipino farmers to su... Read More...

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Bayer’s dual trait Arize AZ 8433 DT hybrid rice combats insect pests as well as diseases

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Brown planthopper (BPH) and Bacterial Leaf Blight (BLB) caused by Nilaparvatalugens (Stål), and Xanthomonasoryzaepvoryzae are two of the toughest pests and bact... Read More...

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Plants you can grow in an edible garden

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By Rica Anne D. Victoriano Because of rising food costs, as well as health risks associated with consuming fast food, more and more people are looking to swi... Read More...

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Can he grow Longkong in Pangasinan?

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By Zac B. Sarian A fellow who follows our blog, zacsarian.com, asked if Longkong will thrive in Umingan, Pangasinan. Of course, Longkong is the variety of la... Read More...

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Small farmers start hailing the “Queen”

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By Julio P. Yap Jr. Among the income-generating crops in the country is pineapple, particularly the Queen variety which has a vast potential in the local and... Read More...

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Let’s transform a poor coco farmer into a “Talbos King”

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By Zac B. Sarian Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the poor coconut farmer. With the current rock bottom prices of copra and mature nuts... Read More...

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A camote named after an agri-journalist

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By Zac B. Sarian I remember the late National Scientist Benito Vergara, a long time friend, not only for his achievements as rice scientist and avid ornament... Read More...

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December abundant crops

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'Tis the season to be jolly! Apart from the festivities that are set to happen this December, here are some crops to look out for: ... Read More...

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Star of the rubber industry

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By Eirene Grace C. Zaragoza Rubber is considered as one of the key high-value industrial crops in the Philippines. It is a robust, perennial crop, which prod... Read More...

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Growing vanilla in an urban setting, part 1

Patricia Bianca S. Taculao

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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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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Farmers grow recommended cacao varieties through CPAR

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By Rita T. Dela Cruz Fermin Anog, 61, has been a farmer all his life. Prior to the introduction of a Community-based Participatory Action Research (CPAR) pro... Read More...

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Baguio City’s peak strawberry picking

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The ideal time to travel to Mountain Province since the months of March, April, and May have been known to be the peak of strawberry picking. But mind you, s... Read More...

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Rice technologies showcased in varietal derby

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Up to 85 farmer groups and other stakeholders in the rice industry had the chance to observe various improved rice farming techniques in the just concluded 8th ... 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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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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