Agriculture Magazine - July - August 2020

In this issue

FORMER MAILMAN FINDS SUCCESS IN CACAO FARMING

YOUNG GARDENER -ARCHITECTURE STUDENT RISES FROM CHALLENGES AND GROWS A FLOURISHING GARDEN

CHRISTIAN BALDEVINO TAMANG is a first year architecture student who has a hobby of growing budget-friendly plants and using his knowledge in design to arrange them in a visually-appealing manner.

5 mins

SURVIVAL GARDEN 101 - HOW TO START A SURVIVAL GARDEN AND GROW YOUR OWN FOOD

THE WORLD AS YOU KNOW IT has drastically changed. Whether you call it an apocalypse or a minor inconvenience, for your safety you must stay at home and minimize any contact with the outside world. Whatever the cause may be, by now it should be clear that there are certain essentials we should prepare in case of sudden disasters in our lives.

5 mins

COMMUNITY GARDEN - PARISH PRIEST CONSTRUCTS A GARDEN TO TEACH SUSTAINABILITY TO HIS COMMUNITY

IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS 1:29, it is said that every plant that yields seed and every tree that yields fruit will be a source for food for the people on earth.

3 mins

PIVOTING DURING CRISIS - SERENDIPITY GAVE BENGUET FARMERS A CHANCE TO SELL THEIR STRAWBERRIES IN THE METRO

IN THE DICTIONARY, serendipity is defined as a development of events by chance that result in a happy or beneficial outcome.

4 mins

UPCYCLING BUSINESS -PLANTERS MADE OF PANDAN LEAVES PROVIDE INCOME FOR LAGUNA FARMERS

PANDAN LEAVES (Pandanus amarylifolius) are large, elongated, narrow, and oblong in shape. They come from the pandan tree, known as screwpine in English, which are palm-like in appearance and native to tropical as well as sub-tropical regions.

3 mins

SUCCESS IN CACAO- COMING UP ROSIT: FORMER MAILMAN FINDS SUCCESS IN CACAO FARMING

CACAO is one of the country’s high value crops that is still full of potential in terms of both domestic consumption and export. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), as of 2018, the Philippines had an annual production of 7,983 MT—barely enough to sustain local consumption, much less international demand. This means that given the proper farming techniques and correct sales and marketing channels, a farmer can generate considerable profit from cultivating cacao.

10 mins

INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE - NGO-ESTABLISHED FARM SITE TEACHES INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS AND PRACTICES

GREENMINDS INC., or GreenMinds Agricultural Consultancies, is a people-oriented and self-sustaining non-government organization that’s committed to the preservation as well as the protection of the environment. It also aims to promote innovative and appropriate ecological farming technologies.

4 mins

SWEET BUSINESS IDEA FROM BONSAIS TO BEES: HOW AN E NTREPRENEUR CREATED HIS OWN LINE OF HONEY PRODUCTS

LARRY KAW LEEONG, owner of Orange Country Enterprise in Naga City, Bicol, started out as a bonsai enthusiast but because of this interest, he managed to create his own line of honey sauce which he sells to several major companies and chain stores in Metro Manila.

3 mins

FORMER CPA NOW RUNS A SUCCESSFUL GARDEN BUSINESS

THE CHINESE SAGE, Confucius, is well known for his worldly concerns. He once advised people to “choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” These words are one of the reasons why Tetchie Palaganas succeeded in both business and life.

5 mins

RAISED BED GARDENING -MAXIMIZING SPACE: A GOVERNMENT OFFICER TURNED HIS ROOFTOP INTO A MINI-FARM

AN EMPTY ROOFTOP is something that gardeners see as an opportunity to turn into a productive green space.

4 mins

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Agriculture Magazine Description:

Agriculture Magazine is the most widely circulated magazine of its kind in the country. Every month, it regularly features winning strategies of successful agri-people in various areas of farming, including sustainable technologies in the production of crops, livestock and poultry and fisheries. It also covers food processing, creative marketing, plant and animal nutrition, farm management, research results and many others.