AGRITRENDS: Golden Rice now ready for commercial planting
Expect Filipino farmers planting golden rice in their farms as the genetically modified crop has already been approved for commercial production – more than...
AGRITRENDS: This wonder tree called kakawate
If there’s a tree that should earn the sobriquet “wonder,” it should be the fast-growing kakawate, known in the science world as Gliricidia sepium....
AGRITRENDS: So you want to raise your own bonsai?
Most people who have watched the original The Karate Kid (1984) may think bonsai is a Japanese phenomenon as it featured Pat Morita (who earned an...
AGRITRENDS: Philippines can be a major cacao producer
Cacao production around the world is on decline. That’s good news for the Philippines, which can be a major producer as the crop grows...
AGRITRENDS: Fighting hunger through gardening
More and more Filipinos are expected to experience hunger as the population continues to grow. In 1980, the Philippines was home to 48 million...
AGRITRENDS: How climate change affects food production
June 1998 was a historic month. Penny Marshall’s Big premiered in the United States on June 1 (the film earned Tom Hanks an Oscar nomination). Five...
AGRITRENDS: A secnd look at the lowly potato
The Incas survived on it. The Scots banned it on religious grounds. A French queen wore its flowers in her hair. And Peruvians today...
Siganids can now be raised commercially
The fish is called malaga in the northern part of Luzon, where it is very popular. But in Mindanao, it is known as kitong...
Corteva Agriscience, DA Hold Forum on Fall Armyworm Management
Global agriculture leader Corteva Agriscience, in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture (DA), recently held a forum for farmer leaders, agriculture organizations, and industry...
EDGE DAVAO’S TACIO WINS BINHI AWARD FOR AGRI TOURISM REPORTING
EDGE Davao was the lone paper from Mindanao that was included in the list of winners of the 44th Binhi Awards held at the Bureau...