Promising prospects in agriculture: Duck raising
Although ducks are also good for meat production, they are primarily raised for eggs. Oftentimes, these eggs are made into balut, a cooked...
Promising prospects in agriculture: Tree farming
“With new trends in farming being promoted as tree farming, the agriculture sector looks promising for Filipino farmers,” said a recent EDGE Davao editorial.
The...
The grass with thousands of uses
To seize a sizable share of the US$20 billion global bamboo market, a line agency of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)...
Philippines now 101% corn sufficient
“We are 101% sufficient in corn today,” declared Dr. Vivencio R. Mamaril, officer-in-charge of the Bureau of Plant Industry and director of the Philippine...
Biotech crops reduce pesticide use
By planting more biotech crops, the world will be a better place to live, according to the newly-published report of the International Service for...
AGRITRENDS: Soil doctors help combat land degradation
They are called soil doctors and one of their main tasks is to disseminate information about soil conservation methods. Actually, they are appointed...
AGRITRENDS: Botanical pesticides against pests and diseases
While modern agriculture produces high yields, more often than not, it is not sustainable. Expensive seeds and farm chemicals eat into profit while pesticides...
AGRI TRENDS The jack of all fruits
“The world has always been like this: one man feasts on the jackfruit and the other gets stuck in the sap,” says a familiar...
Organic farming against land degradation
From a swamp area where mechanics dumped trash to a place teeming with vegetable crops, fruit trees, herbs, ornamentals, livestock, fish and poultry today,...
This hot crop called chili pepper
Scientifically, it is known as Capsicum frutescens. In most English-speaking countries, it is called chili (other spellings include chilli and chile) or hot pepper. But among Filipinos,...