Hope in VCO
Don’t look now but virgin coconut oil VCO) is reportedly showing promising result in managing COVID-19 cases.
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said...
BIG DEMAND FOR SEA CUCUMBERS
“Yes, we used to have a lot of sea cucumbers in our coastal areas. They have been depleted because of over-harvesting.” – Dr. Rafael D. Guerrero, academician...
DRIVING AWAY PESTS WITH BOTANICAL “CHEMICALS”
When Secretary Emmanuel Piñol of Mindanao Development Authority visited the vegetable growing region of Bukidnon recently, he observed that native Talaandig farmers were using...
AFRICAN SWINE FEVER NOW IN SOUTHERN MINDANAO
While Filipinos are frantic about the proliferation of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), the Department of Agriculture (DA) announced that the African swine fever (ASF) has...
BT CORN TOWARDS FOOD SECURITY
Borne of its golden ears, corn is a most welcome crop anywhere it grows. So, it’s not surprising that in the Philippines, the sight...
GROWING RICE ORGANICALLY
Mention Bohol and what comes to mind are the 1,776 Chocolate Hills spread over an area of more than 50 square kilometers, the endangered...
GROWING RICE ORGANICALLY
Rice is the staple food of Filipinos. In fact, studies show each person eats more than half a kilogram a day. That’s about 214 kilograms of rice...
SOME POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE
Global warming makes fall in rice yields worse. This was what Dr. Shaobing Peng, then crop physiologist of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI),...
RICE: THE GRASS THAT SUSTAIN LIFE
For thousands of years, rice has been part of the human diet. Historical evidence suggests that rice may have been produced and consumed up...
RICE: THE GRASS THAT SUSTAIN LIFE
Despite rising per capita income that had led to a more diversified diet in neighboring Asian countries, rice remains the staple food of Filipinos. ...