Situated within 20 degrees north and south of the equator, the Philippines belongs to what is called the “Cacao Belt,” an ideal hub for cacao production.
Onc... Read More...
Brown planthopper (BPH) and Bacterial Leaf Blight (BLB) caused by Nilaparvatalugens (Stål), and Xanthomonasoryzaepvoryzae are two of the toughest pests and bact... Read More...
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...
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...
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...
By Patricia Bianca S. Taculao
Following the successful inaugural staging of the World Coconut Congress (WCC) last 2018, the United Coconut Associations of t... Read More...
By Zac B. Sarian
The talk of the town in Region 12 in Mindanao is the successful direct seeding of hybrid rice during the wet season and dry seeding of 200 h... Read More...
By Julio P. Yap Jr.
Health-conscious individuals have started to include okra in their diet due to its high fiber content, plus, it also contains essential v... Read More...
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Words and photos by Patricia Bianca S. Taculao
A common stigma deeply rooted into the minds o... Read More...
Dr. Frisco M. Malabanan
Hybrid rice technology is seen as the most viable option for increasing rice productivity towards a more competitive rice industry, a... Read More...
By Zac B. Sarian
More than 200 farmers from towns in Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte, Pangasinan, and elsewhere witnessed the potential of Maserati as a moneymaker... Read More...
By Zac B. Sarian
When we visited Reynaldo “Amang” Ramos in his onion farm on February 5, 2011 in Bongabon, Nueva Ecija, he was the happiest onion farmer we ... Read More...
By Julio P. Yap Jr.
Generally, intercropping is described as the agricultural practice of cultivating two or more crops in the same area at the same time. Th... Read More...
Thirty-five vegetable farmers were hailed as “farmer heroes” by leading tropical vegetable seeds company East-West Seed recently to commemorate its 35th anniver... Read More...
Syngenta's hybrid rice, Frontline S6003, emerged as the highest yielder among twelve hybrid rice varieties from five participating agricultural companies and co... Read More...
By Zac B. Sarian
Two new habanero chilli varieties developed by East-West Seed are said to perform well under Philippine conditions in both the wet and dry s... Read More...
By Julio P. Yap Jr.
Did you know that there is a chilli pepper variety that grows very well in highland or hilly areas? The variety is the Panigang Best F1 h... Read More...
By Zac B. Sarian
Eggplant is one of the country’s favorite vegetables. Unfortunately, it is also the favorite crop of insect pests, so oftentimes, farmers ha... Read More...
A total area of 13,151.36 hectares of Philippine agricultural land is planted to eggplant. The CALABARZON (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon) area is ... Read More...
By Zac B. Sarian
Jorge "George" Edrada, 44, used to work for a construction company in Saudia Arabia. When his overseas employment ended after four years, he... Read More...
