Agri Trends

“The new thinking” for agriculture. That is how Dr. William D. Dar, the new secretary of the Department of Agriculture (DA), calls the eight...

What many swine raisers in the country feared has finally been confirmed. More than half (14 to be exact) out of the 20 blood samples...

The swine production is a whopping P191-billion industry, the largest among the livestock and poultry industries in the Philippines.  But there’s a looming threat to...

Mention Mindanao Baptist Rural Life Center (MBRLC) to farmers, development workers, agricultural extensionists, and community volunteers and you get any or all of these...

“The Ring of Fire” – that is how scientists call that thin region of dynamic volcanic and seismic activity around the rim of the...

“Farming in the city is not a straightforward business. Urban agriculture requires much finer technological and organizational precision than rural agriculture because it must be more intensive, more tolerant...

Eight out of 10 vinegar products sold in the local markets contain “fake ingredients” and thus could be harmful to consumers, scientists of the...

There’s more to coconut than just copra. “An array of products vital to man’s daily life can be derived from this amazing tree,” says Dr. Patricio Faylon,...

Although not a native of the Philippines, coconut can be considered as God’s gift to Filipinos.  It is called the “tree of life,” a...

Reynaldo Hiligan, in his social media account, begged President Rodrigo R. Duterte about the situation of the price of copra.  “Our beloved president.  We hope you give coconut farmers...