Image by Felix Mittermeier/Pixabay The use of heavy machinery and the excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides to increase production have become the cause of soil loss and degradation. Furthermore, disturbing the soil from intensive tillage releases stored carbon dioxide as a greenhouse air in...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will soon launch the Optimization and Resiliency In the Onion Industry Network (ORION) Program in a bid to help the local onion industry improve its production and eventually lead to an ample supply of the agriculture product in the country. Onions (Mark...
Pigs in their wallowing pond (Rico Ecunar) By James Tababa Swine production is one of the main livestock businesses here in the Philippines. Even though there are several cases of African Swine Fever that threatens the Philippine swine industry, it is still a profitable business because of the high...
The Philippine Egg Board Association (PEBA) has warned consumers on the health risk of consuming frozen eggs. FROZEN EGGS— As the price of eggs continues to go up, a vendor sells frozen eggs at a cheaper price at an egg stall in Mega Q-Mart in Quezon City on Jan. 30, 2023. (Mark Balmores/ MB...
ILOILO CITY – Farmers in Western Visayas are set to receive certified inbred rice seeds for wet season planting. FARMERS in Western Visayas are set to receive in-bred rice seeds for wet season planting. (DA-6) The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) of the Department of Agriculture...
Rico Ecunar with a satisfied customer on their 300 pesos pork campaign (Rico Ecunar) By James Tababa Rico Ecunar was almost persuaded to follow his family’s tradition of becoming medical nurses. Still, he saw the potential to improve the swine production business that his parents had already...
More and more young employees are relocating to Japan's rural areas to pursue their hobbies while making their own food. Known as “ han-nō, han-X ” (“half-agriculture, half-X”), young people are trying out a lifestyle integrating farming and their vocations. Photo: Markus Spiske/Pexels...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has approved the allocation of P110 million in additional funds requested by the Philippine Rubber Research Institute (PRRI) to treat infected rubber plantations in Basilan. Rubber trees (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) According to the...
Around 3,000 metric tons (MT) of imported onions have so far arrived in the country, the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) disclosed on Saturday, Jan. 28. Onions at a Quezon City supermarket (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with the Manila Bulletin, BPI Information Section...
Photo by Ollie Craig from Pexels According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), soil salinization is a common problem worldwide. There are 1100 million hectares of soil affected by high salinity. In China, 100 million hectares have saline soil. To address the issue, soil...
Alarmed by the decline in the country’s agri-fisheries production, fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) urged the administration to “take immediate action” and appoint a competent agri chief. Citing the Philippine Statistics Authority’s data,...
Imported red onions in various markets in the National Capital Region (NCR) are at least P40 cheaper than local red onions, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported. Red onions (Photo courtesy of Pixabay) Based on the price monitoring of the agriculture department as of Friday, Jan.27, imported...
