Agri Trends

AGRITRENDS: Biofertilizer, azolla, ipil-ipil reduce use of

Crops are just like people. If human beings need carbohydrates, proteins and other nutrients, plants in a similar manner require nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and...

AGRITRENDS: Durian, bamboo vs climate change

If Filipino farmers are looking for viable crops that will not only address the problem of climate change but also give them a decent...

AGRITRENDS: Aquashade technology helps tilapia production

More and more Filipinos are now raising tilapia in their farms and ponds. The Davao City Agriculturist Office (CAGRO) is very much aware of...

AGRITRENDS: Here comes the golden rice

For every peso Filipinos spend on food, studies show, 20 centavos go to rice. “If we did not have rice, our deepest comfort...
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AGRITRENDS: This lawyer loves farming

It all started in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. By January 22, 2020, the novel coronavirus was already reported in the Philippines. But what...

AGRITRENDS | Rice hull utilization: New horizon for rice farmers

“If we did not have rice, our deepest comfort food,” the late food columnist Doreen Fernandez once wrote, “we would probably feel less Filipino.” ...
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AGRITRENDS: Raising rabbits in your backyard

Rabbit meat was commonly consumed during the mid-20th century as a wartime food. “Rabbit meat is eaten in various other countries as well,...

AGRITRENDS: Rediscovering those natural fertilizers

In recent years, Filipino farmers are using commercial fertilizer because they believe it will augment their income. They are told that by putting synthetic...

AGRITRENDS: Tilapia as solution to fish shortage during the pandemic

The country’s leading research agency is promoting the raising of tilapia as a possible solution to the problem of fish shortage as the country...

AGRICULTURE: Farmers can help mitigate climate change

Filipino farmers can help offset the effects of climate change by planting trees in their farms. Such was the recommendation of a top official...