AGRITRENDS: There’s a huge international market for calamansi
In some parts of the world, it is called Philippine
lime. But most Filipinos call it calamansi or calamondin and in the
Visayas and Mindanao, it...
AGRITRENDS: Silver Lining in Coconut Industry
The coconut industry is still in a quandary.
Last year, in an open letter address to President Rodrigo, coconut farmers asked the government for help...
ENVIRONMENT: MARINE TURTLES ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION
It’s not just tawilis, lapu-lapu,
sharks, and giant clams that are fast vanishing in the country’s waters. The
Switzerland-based International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has
also...
AGRICULTURE:FINDING SOLUTION TO DECLINING FISH CATCH
“An island nation, the Philippines necessarily depends, to a
large extent, on its fishery resources for its food. Fish, which
used to be among the cheapest sources...
AGRITRENDS: THE SPECTER OF EL NIÑO (Last of Three Parts)
It
rose out of the tropical Pacific in late 1997, bearing more energy than a
million Hiroshima bombs. By the time it had run its course eight
months...
The Specter of EL NIÑO (First of Three Parts)
Jethro P. Adang is a little bit worried. The corns are already flowering. The ampalaya seedlings had been transplanted in the field two weeks ago. The water in the...
AGRITRENDS: THE SPECTER OF EL NIÑO (Second of Three Parts)
El Niño occurs in the Pacific basin every two to nine years and
usually starts during the Northern winter (December to February), according to
the Philippine...
AGRITRENDS:TOBACCO GOES BEYOND SMOKING
When world explorer Christopher Columbus returned to
Spain after discovering America in 1492, one of the things he brought back with
him was tobacco. Five hundred...
AGRITRENDS: There’s money in growing pineapple
Next to banana, pineapple (scientific name: Ananas comosus)
is the second most popular tropical fruit. It is no wonder why
pineapple is grown commercially in the country. In fact,...
ENVIRONMENT: EATING LESS MEAT IN THE TIME OF CLIMATE CHANGE
“Preventing catastrophic warming is dependent on tackling meat and dairy consumption, but the world is doing very little. A lot is being done on deforestation...