Pre-pandemic, there was already a slowly growing interest in farming, a movement which has partly been driven by the restaurant industry. The rise of food as a status symbol and chefs as modern rock stars helped put the spotlight on crops-of-the-moment, as well as ingredient provenance. ...
The Indigenous people of Bukidnon have been growing coffee for a long time, but it wasn’t until 2017 that their efforts were recognized on a national scale. That year, Inhandig Tribal Multipurpose Cooperative (ITMPC) from Malaybalay took home the prize for the Arabica category in the Kape...
Baguio’s pony boys used to get their livelihood tending to horses used by tourists who go horseback riding. Even though the pandemic shut down Baguio’s tourism industry, the pony boys continue to make a living from their steeds, this time through selling compost made from horse manure. Roselito...
The Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office No. 8 (DA-RFO 8), a report from the DA-RFO 8 has distributed the needed rice seeds and fertilizers to the farmers in Eastern Visayas for this cropping season, a report from the DA-RFO 8, based in this city said. Francisco Rosaroso DA-RFO 8...
In an aid to the low price of the palay in the province, Provincial Board Member Albert Rama proposed an ordinance this week prescribing the classification and corresponding minimum buying price. According to Rama, there are around 37,249 rice farmers in Palawan while the prevailing buying price of...
The Philippines has long been known as a center of biodiversity. 11 new plant discoveries in the country were published in international scientific journals in 2020, adding to the extensive list of flora endemic to its shores. The plants were discovered and/or published by members of the Philippine...
A farmer friend complained about his ampalaya prematurely ripening on the vine and of small holes appearing on the fruit. Other farmers were quick to point out that these were indications of a fruit fly infestation. A prematurely ripened ampalaya with a hole that signifies fruit fly infestation....
Quezon farmers and fisherfolks were among the 22 agricultural individuals and groups all over the country awarded by the Department of Agriculture’s 49th Gawad Saka Parangal sa Natatanging Magsasaka at Mangingisda, learned here. Provincial Agriculture Office (PAO) the said awardees were Teodoro...
The Department of Agriculture (DA-7) with the Cebu Provincial Agriculture Office (PAO), Local Government Unit (LGU) of Asturias, Cebu and Virginia Farms Incorporated conducted the corn varietal derby in Asturias town in Cebu 1st week of December this year to showcase corn production of various corn...
The Department of Agriculture (DA-7) has urged the various local government units (LGUs) in Central Visayas to revisit, update and craft their respective localized Food Security Plan (FSP) to address food accessibility and availability in local communities in a DA-LGU Harmonization of Agricultural...
Shirley Villamor, an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software consultant, started gardening with a limited understanding of the practice. In hopes of pursuing a hobby that’s different from the nature of her work, she ended up developing a garden to benefit her mental health. “Gardening is my...
A lady farmer who is a migrant from the Cordilleras and a graduate of Agronomy were recognized on Saturday as the Cabbage Queen and Carrot King during the culmination event of the first-ever Mindanao Vegetable Derby held in Miarayon, Talakag, Bukidnon province Saturday. In his Facebook post,...
