AGRI TRENDS: Climate-resilient road, bridge rise for IP community
Brgy. Kidawa, Laak, Compostela Valley Province – “We had two ‘bridges’ here but they were nothing when the flood came.”
Medino Andao, a barangay councilman...
AGRI TRENDS: DA strengthens pest management strategies
To further understand the risk factors for pest outbreaks particularly on rice, the Department of Agriculture in Region XI (DA-XI) strengthened its capacities through...
AGRI TRENDS: DavOr Hailed as Gawad Saka 2018 Champ
With their exemplary contribution in agricultural sustainability and productivity, the province of Davao Oriental was adjudged as this year’s Regional Gawad Saka over-all champion.
Davao...
AGRI TRENDS: Boosting Banana Enterprise in Agusan Town
Veruela, Agusan del Sur-Despite the distance of their farms and the danger of crossing a raging river, farmers here continue to work hand-in-hand to...
AGRITRENDS: Climate change threatens food supply
This one is for Robert Ripley’s “Believe It Or Not”: Too much rains and floods during the summer season and scorching heat of the...
AGRITRENDS: Bombs in the food chain
“Over the years, a costly war has gone on between insects and man… Even if we pour billions of pesos worth of pesticides, we...
AGRITRENDS: Bombs in the food chain
"...Long before the age of man, insects inhabited the earth - a group of extraordinarily varied and adaptable beings. Over the course of time...
Farmers urged to plant more coffee
With volcanic soil, cool climate and high elevation of more than 1,200 meters above sea level, the foothills of Mount Apo are the right...
Controlling water in rice fields cuts methane emissions
Filipino farmers, particularly those growing rice, can help reduce methane emissions into the atmosphere by adopting controlled irrigation or alternate wetting and drying (AWD)...
Bright future for cacao industry
“Chocolate is a divine, celestial drink, the sweat of the stars, the vital seed, divine nectar, the drink of the gods, panacea and universal...