FRUIT OF FUTURE Zac Sarian holding a Florida pummelo If you don’t know Zac Sarian , you don’t know the future. But that’s because the future is—or should be—about a dramatic return to a green planet, where green, live things will soon reclaim what we razed forests to the ground for, what...
Even though farming is perceived as a lowly job by many because of how meager the profit can be at times, it’s an honest vocation that has helped many augment their income and even pave the way to achieving their dreams. Such was the case for six sisters who managed to finish their studies...
The Philippines is no stranger when it comes to typhoons. Recently, the country experienced the effects of super typhoon Ulysses, internationally known as Goni, which caused millions of pesos in damage and greatly affected the lives of many Filipinos. Among those who felt the effects of the super...
Editha Dacuycuy is the owner and manager of the REFMAD Farm in Paayas, Burgos, Ilocos Norte. She started the farm as a way to ease the condition of her special needs daughter, Kaye, but eventually, she promoted dragon fruit farming to the whole town of Burgos as well as other areas in Ilocos Norte....
As a parent, seeing your child in discomfort is one of the hardest things to bear. Parental instincts would kick in and emphasize the need to find a solution to ease the child’s condition, no matter what the cost. For the mother of a special needs child, Editha Dacuycuy, owner and manager...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university based in the United States. Under this is the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) , a research enterprise in Singapore that is the largest international research program of MIT. SMART consists of...
From face-to-face to blended distance learning, students are still adjusting to the sudden change of the education system, needing the help of their parents or guardians in finishing academic tasks at home. For this reason, more parents are getting involved, focusing their attention to their...
In part one of this story , husband and wife Rossinni and Jose Obligacion, proprietors of JoRoss Farm, shared how they established their farm despite having no background in agriculture, and how they managed to grow it into the thriving business that it is today. Here are the several farming tips...
To help farmers and fishermen in Rizal and nearby provinces recover from Typhoon Ulysses and at the same time sustain the food security in the country’s capital city, the Department of Agriculture (DA) will convert some agricultural areas in the typhoon-hit places and help them become “food...
As per the Department of Agriculture (DA), Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) is a set of guidelines to ensure safety and quality in fruit and vegetable production. A webinar series hosted by the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) Central Luzon talks about these Good Agricultural Practices,...
Many coconut plantations were greatly affected during the decline of the coconut industry in Quezon years back, And to cope, many farmers were forced to cut down their coconut trees to produce charcoal and coconut lumber instead of copra. Unfortunately, Glinoga Organic farm (GOF) was one of the...
Individuals from farming families either choose to continue the legacy of their ancestors or go after their passion outside farming. But sometimes, it’s also doing both. For spouses Xavier and Malou Peña, a retired employee and bank staff respectively, farming has been an open opportunity...
