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Couple's Chili Sauce Business Helped Their Davao Oriental Community Rise Above Adversity

THE ABILITY of the Filipinos to rise up after every adversity has been proven time and again. That despite major calamities, almost everyone could still manage to offer a warm smile and see the goodness in everything. And the couple behind Ayana’s Siling Kinamayo, together with the hundreds of families in the Mindanao region, particularly in Davao Oriental, could very well epitomize this trait.

Hydroponics Is Profitable: Even A Small Space Can Produce Good Income

IN AGRIBUSINESS, you don’t always need hectares upon hectares of growing area to make good income. Some people can make a decent profit even from a small area. And they don’t even have to own the land because they can just rent it. Just like Julius Carl Gerona, who grow lettuce and kale the hydroponics way in a vacant subdivision lot in Antipolo City that he rents for R300 a month.

Forest Wood Garden: Farm Tourism Destination With A Culinary Twist

THE LUSH Forest Wood Garden at the foot of Mount San Cristobal, a dormant volcano rising 4,820 feet beside the mystical Mount Banahaw, at the southern fringes of San Pablo City in Laguna blossomed from a simple garden of colorful ornamental plants in mid2000 into a full working farm today.

Farm Tourism: The Future?

NEWLY APPOINTED Tourism Secretary Berna RomuloPuyat has advocated farm tourism as a flagship strategy. It is a sound direction.

A Most Successful Resettlement Project (Memoirs Of An Agri Journalist)

WE KEEP REMEMBERING a very successful land reform resettlement project that we visited in 2013 in Thailand. This was the Nong-Wah Agricultural Village in the province of Chachoengsao, some two hours drive from Bangkok towards the northeast.

Don Enrique Zobel's Most Profitable Farm Project (Memoirs Of An Agri Journalist)

IN 1994, we interviewed Don Enrique Zobel in his home in Ayala Alabang. He was then wheelchair-bound most of the time since falling from his horse during a polo game in Spain in 1991.

Dumaguete Long Purple: A Waterlogging-tolerant Eggplant

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 eaten raw.

He Prefers Crops Other Than Tomato

AFTER LOSING on his tomato crops for two consecutive years, Victor Arvisu, 45, of Liliw, Laguna decided not to plant tomatoes again. Instead, he is now focusing on crops that can be harvested within a short time and are less expensive to grow. Moreover, they have less volatile prices.

Enhancing The Country's Fruit Industry

THE FRUIT INDUSTRY in the Philippines contributes to the economy of the country in a large way, owing to its rich assortment of tropical fruits wherein more than 20 different species are cultivated in the different regions.

One Ton Of Melons Worth ₱161,000 From Just 60 Sq.m.

…and other stories from SIMAASEAN Agribusiness Trade Show in Bangkok

Honeydew Melon

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 Region 1, 2, 3, and some areas of Region 4-A and they are being supplied to different public markets in the provinces and major markets of Manila.

He Put All His Eggs In One Basket

During our interview, someone reminded us that we should never interview Romy, a retired teacher who was previously into quail raising.

KOICA PROJECT EYED TO RESOLVE PANAY UPLAND FARMERS' MARKETING PROBLEM

Jose Pepe Caoyonan, chairman of San Miguel Farmers’ Cooperative, said “with this LFT, our farmers will be able to lessen their expenses in the transport of their farm products to Iloilo City, thus increasing their income.”

Portasol: Drying Palay Safely And Efficiently

Drying reduces grain moisture content to a safe level for storage. When rice is harvested, it contains up to 25 per cent moisture. High moisture level during storage can lead to grain discoloration, and encourage development of molds.

Quadro Alas Rice Hybrid Can Be Planted 3 Times A Year

In 2018, Sorel was enrolled under the Model Hybrid Rice Program of the Department of Agriculture and planted Quadro Alas on his two-hectare farm in Brgy. San Miguel A on October 3, 2018.

Planting Rice Now More Fun, More Profitable

“PLANTING RICE is never fun…Bending over till the set of sun”. That’s the opening lyric of the old planting rice song. Today, it is a different tune altogether, according to progressive smallholder farmers we interviewed during the “Piyestang Syngenta,” an event in Cabanatuan City attended by more than 150 men and women farmers on July 11, 2018. The new tune could as well be “Planting rice is now more fun and more profitable too, with the new technologies.”

Why White-Collar Job People Go Into Farming

IN OUR LONG YEARS of writing about agriculture, we have met a lot of people–ordinary farmers as well as the white-collar workers–who went into some kind of farming. Why did they go into farming? Here are just five reasons (surely, there are many more).

Kamico, One Of The Biggest Exhibitors In Agrilink 2018

SOUTH KOREA MANUFACTURERS will display their machinery in the upcoming Agrilink 2018 to be held on October 4 to 6 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. KAMICO, one of the biggest exhibitors in the event, is being represented in the country by FIT Corea Trading Philippines, Inc.

Okra, A Food For Health-Conscious People

Health conscious individualshave started to include okra in their diet due to its high fiber content, plus, it also contains essential vitamins like B and C, potassium, folic acid, and calcium.

Dennis Miguel Produces 200 Cavans From A Hectare Of Rainfed Farm That Used To Yield Only 50 Cavans

DENNIS MIGUEL, the fellow who wanted to break the world record of 20.2 tons of palay per hectare achieved in India, did not quite make it, but what he has proven is that a rainfed rice farm that used to produce only about 50 cavans per hectare can yield four times that, or 200 cavans.

A Fast Way To Multiply Rainbow Eucalyptus

COMMERCIALLY GROWN for pulp, paper, and timber, bagras or rainbow eucalyptus will be massively propagated by the ERDB after a micropropagation protocol was developed.

New Sensor Eyed To Improve Quality, Price Of Rubber Cup Lumps

THE DEVELOPMENT of a relatively new sensor is expected to improve the quality of rubber cup lumps, which could then be sold for higher prices.

Practical Bukidnon Couple Cultivates Inbred Rice Variety

A COUPLE LIVING in one of the interior barangays of Malaybalay City in Bukidnon has chosen to cultivate an inbred rice variety in preference to other hybrid varieties, citing practicality and economy as the reasons for their choice.

Proper Inputs Can Enhance Banana Production

BANANA remains one of the most popular fruits because it is available fresh all year-round and is much cheaper compared to other tropical fruits.

Nueva Ecija Farmers Grow 1,200 Tons Of Cucumber For Unilever

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 tons of immature cucumber fruits for its food dressings business.

East-west Varieties Grown Worldwide, Exported To Europe

TROPICAL VEGETABLES, including varieties developed by East-West Seed in the Philippines, are now grown in other parts of the world and exported to Europe.

A Harvest Festival For A Good Cause

Senator Cynthia Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, says that the second batch of drug surrenderees who participated in the program came from the different barangays of Las Piñas City.    ABOUT 80 PARTICIPANTS recently completed a 12-week Community-based Drug Rehabilitation Training Program sponsored by Villar SIPAG (Social Institute for Poverty Alleviation and Governance) to help the former drug dependents lead normal and productive lives.

Enterprising Couple At The Weekend Market

AN ENTERPRISING husband and wife tandem operates the most popular food stall today at the AANI (Agri-Aqua Network, Inc.) Weekend Market at the Arca South, formerly FTI, in Taguig City.

Benefits Of Giant Bamboo

ASIDE FROM BEING A SOURCE of raw materials for the construction of houses, the production of handicrafts and furniture, and a basis for livelihood programs, bamboo is seen as an alternative crop which has potential soil-trapping capabilities.

Explore The First-ever Sunflower Maze In The Philippines

IF YOUR CONCEPT of a “day farm” destination in the country is the sight of ordinary agri crops, grazing farm animals, and a glimpse of a simple and rustic way of life, well, you are probably off the mark.