Japan has built a mulberry tea factory in Pampanga to help farmers who suffer from unstable income due to natural disasters and other agricultural problems. Mulberry Tea Factory (Photo courtesy of Japan Embassy in the Philippines) A mulberry tea factory was inaugurated last week by the Embassy of...
By JAMES TABABA As a horticulturist, Benson “Wilson” Aboujafari dedicated his time to develop growing techniques for imported and temperate fruit trees to grow in the Philippine climate. He believes that with proper agricultural practices, fruits that seem impossible to grow in the Philippines...
Police are hunting down a Chinese national who allegedly killed a security guard and wounded two others at a condominium in Taguig on March 12. In a report, Taguig police identified the suspect as Tan Xing, 22, with last known address at Shore Residences 1014 Tower B in Pasay City. Taguig police...
The Department of Science and Technology-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) has completed a study seeking to assess the coppicing characteristics of lapnis or paper mulberry as a strategy for its control and management and sustainable use for pulp and paper production....
Strawberries aren’t the only popular type of berry available in the Philippines. Mulberries, locally known as moras, are also abundantly grown throughout the country. Traditionally, these trees are grown in Asia and North America for their leaves, which are the only things that cultivated...