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Challenges and opportunities in pomelo and cacao

Visiting farms and meeting interesting agri people is rewarding. Just like our short tour of fruit farms in Davao City on September 5 to 7. In a forum attended ... Read More...

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Cherimoya in Taiwan and in the Philippines

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By Zac B. Sarian Cherimoya, a native fruit of Central and South America, is one of the most delicious fruits. The fruit is much bigger than the native atis a... Read More...

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October abundant crops

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Check out the different crops that you can find in abundance for the month of October! ... Read More...

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Blue potatoes grow in Benguet farm

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By Patricia Bianca S. Taculao When it comes to potatoes, people are used to seeing the typical brown on the outside, yellow on the inside varieties that tak... Read More...

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Coffee industry in the eyes of an academician

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By Antonio G. Papa How important is coffee as an agricultural commodity? And how relevant is coffee industry in the lives of the Filipinos? Coffee is toda... Read More...

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Integrated production of both milk and the sweet aromatic young coconuts increases cocoland productivity

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By Pablito P. Pamplona and April Grace D. Pamplona According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Philippines has one of the lowest farm productivities i... Read More...

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Vegetables: The need for supply diversification

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By Rolando Dy Whenever calamities hit the areas north of Manila, vegetables prices in the NCR go up. Events of 2018 bear this out. Vegetables prices grew fas... Read More...

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Aurora is exciting melon for PH

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By Zac B. Sarian Aurora is an exciting new melon that will be released in the Philippines soon. This has a short oblong fruit with light orange thick flesh, ... Read More...

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Ampalaya: Different types for different markets

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By Zac B. Sarian When it comes to ampalaya or bitter gourd, people from different countries have varying preferences. In the Philippines, many consumers pref... Read More...

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Red lady: A gift from god

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By Zac B. Sarian When we asked Chairman Chen Lung-Mu what he would consider the most remarkable hybrid that Known-You has had in its 50 years of developing a... Read More...

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Great varieties, great ideas from Known-You Seed

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By Zac B. Sarian The staff of Agriculture Magazine, Rosalie P. Lacson and yours truly, were invited to the 50th anniversary celebration of Known-You Seed in... Read More...

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Oyster mushroom production guide

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Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus spp.) is an edible mushroom having a cap, which resembles an oyster shell. Considered as vegetable, and it is now known that mushroom... Read More...

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Batangas farmer gets high yield from hybrid rice

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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...

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Finding fortune by growing cacao

Patricia Bianca S. Taculao

By Patricia Bianca S. Taculao Who doesn’t love chocolate? The delectable treat made from the seeds (or beans) of the cacao tree is truly enjoyed by many, reg... Read More...

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Good reasons for growing black pepper

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There are a number of good reasons why you should plant black pepper, particularly the Paniyur variety from India, which is high-yielding. You can grow it eithe... Read More...

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Outstanding veggie hybrids pushed by new seed firm

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A newly-opened affiliate in the Philippines of a big seed company from the Netherlands will introduce to Filipino farmers several outstanding vegetable varietie... Read More...

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Batanes native tree bears tasty fruit in our Teresa Farm

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By Zac B. Sarian We don’t exactly remember the year, but it is certainly more than ten years now when we visited the farm of Flor Librero and his better half... Read More...

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Celery production guide

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Celery (Apium graveolens L.) originated from the Mediterranean. It has long thick petioles having compound leaflets at the top portion. It has an intense aroma ... Read More...

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First steps in building consensus for a new rice sector roadmap

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By Dr. Emil Q. Javier Rising inflation had been very much in the news lately, with a marked increase in the retail price of rice often cited as one of the ma... Read More...

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September Abundant Crops

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It’s the first -ber month of the year! Here are some of the crops available for the month of September. The crops in season for the month of September.... Read More...

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4 days ago by agriculturemagazine Didn’t get a copy of yesterday’s Manila Bulletin? Missed out on the Agriculture News section? Chill, sizmars! The stories are also published on our website! Here’s one https://www.agriculture.com.ph/2019/11/09/worlds-hottest-pepper-grows-on-a-makati-rooftop/
3 days ago by agriculturemagazine Meet Edna Luz Tanagon Rico. She is curious if rambutan can grow in her province in the north. Are you curious just as she is? Find out the answer in this month’s issue of Agriculture Monthly magazine! 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
4 days ago by agriculturemagazine Missed yesterday’s issue of Manila Bulletin? Didn’t get to read the Agriculture News? No worries, fam. Our site has got you covered. Check out one of the published stories here https://www.agriculture.com.ph/2019/11/09/cacao-farmers-profit-from-value-added-cacao-products/
17 hours ago by agriculturemagazine LOOK: A worker harvesting kangkong grown in an organic farm. Read the full story in this month's issue of Agriculture Monthly! 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
2 days ago by agriculturemagazine Day 83: The chickens are still confused if they have a new member of the flock or if there’s an impostor among them.