AgriTrends | Carabao: Rediscovering its potentials in Philippine agriculture
If you were to ask a Filipino regarding the appearance of a farmer, do not be astonished if the carabao is mentioned as well....
AgriTrends: Goat farming can enhance the country’s dairy industry
Geographically, the Philippines is classified as an upland country, with 60% of its 30 million hectares falling into this category. The uplands consist of...
AgriTrends: Goat farming can enhance the country’s dairy industry
Farming has historically served as the primary source of livelihood for the majority of Filipinos. To generate additional income from their agricultural activities, they...
AgriTrends: Goat farming can enhance the country’s dairy industry
Maricar B. Jara, a journalist from the Philippines currently employed at The Gulf Today in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, along with her siblings, was...
AgriTrends: Ending hunger: The possibilities of biotechnology versus food crisis
In 1974, Henry Kissinger, who was then the Secretary of State of the United States, famously asserted that by 1984, no child, woman, or...
AgriTrends: Ending Hunger: The seas are running out of fish
Fish, like rice, is the staple food of Filipinos. As a matter of fact, fish provides more than half of the protein requirement of...
AgriTrends | Ending Hunger: Controlling soil erosion by really trying
Famine, characterized by a widespread lack of food resulting in severe and prolonged hunger among a large segment of the population, has occurred in...
AgriTrends: How biotechnology uses microbial insecticide to fight pests
Nearly 40% of the world’s agricultural crops are lost to pests annually, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). This considerable...
AgriTrends: How to grow Thai giant jujube profitably
“It contains ten times more vitamin C than a regular apple. Its visually appealing nature transports you to a different country.” That is how...
AgriTrends: Eating pesticide-free crops now possible
Chemicals designed to eliminate pests and undesirable weeds are currently receiving significant media coverage.
“Ban entire pesticide class to protect children’s health,” The Guardian headlines!
“Exposure...