AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan This year will mark Agriculture magazine’s 25th anniversary. The magazine’s first issue appeared on the newsstands in October 1997 with the headlines “Alfredo Rivera: He developed his market before going into full production” and “El Nino and our Fisheries.”...
Successful agriculture interventions are key to attaining peace and stability in Mindanao, especifically in Basilan, aspiring vice president Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan said. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan (Photo courtesy of Team Kiko) "Pretty much, dito sa (here in) Mindanao, yung mga...
Tomato, aka kamatis in Tagalog, is a crop that is extensively farmed nationwide because of high market demand and ease of production. There are farmers who cultivate them primarily for a living, and then there are home gardeners who grow them within their residence for private consumption and...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro - The Department of Agriculture-Mimaropa (Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan) on Wednesday launched a two-day harvest festival in Mindoro and Palawan to showcase the quality hybrid rice as part of the Plant, Plant, Plant program of the...
BONGABON, Nueva Ecija – Some 73 farmers from two barangays of this town graduated from 14-week long agri-training program that taught them basic and advanced organic farming techniques and agripreneurship under the Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan (KSK) of the SM Foundation, Inc. (SMFI) on March 11. (Photo...
Senatorial candidate Herbert “Bistek” Bautista on Wednesday expressed belief that cheaper sources of energy can generate more jobs especially in the agriculture sector. Bautista, who is running for the Senate in the upcoming May 2022 elections, said part of his plan should he win in the...
A common lament nowadays is that young people don’t want to go into agriculture because there is no money in it. Daniel Jason “Kumafor” Maches and Ricky Lacbongan, both 24, from Barlig, Mountain Province are out to prove both sentiments wrong. Maches and Lacbongan, both of the I-Lias tribe,...
Aspiring vice president Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan is seeking the explanation of the Department of Agriculture over the "delayed release" of fuel subsidy for fishers and farmers amid the surging oil prices. Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan (TRoPa2022) “Matagal nang kailangan ng tulong...
Many people who come from farming households engage in agriculture at some point in their lives. One person who is following in his father's footsteps in farming is Raffa "Raffy" Capalaran, a TLE teacher at Talamban National High School in Cebu City. Capalaran has been cultivating plants...
CAGAYAN -- It is difficult for an individual farmer to survive if the operational expenses in land preparation, high cost of fuel, fertilizer and farm inputs are to be considered. Executive Director Narciso A. Adillo of Department of Agriculture’s Regional Field Office 2, raised this point in his...
Las Pinas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar and Department of Agriculture (DA) Consumer and Political Affairs Undersecretary Kristine Y. Evangelista turned over the P2-million financial grant to the two qualified Kadiwa stores on Friday, March 11. Aguilar said the two Kadiwa stores -- Pagsasarili Talipapa...
Many gardeners prefer container gardening because it allows them to adjust plants according to their sunlight needs and easily relocate them in the event of natural calamities. This, as well as its space-saving benefits, makes it easier for anyone to produce food. It's no surprise that Cindy M....
