CEBU CITY – The provincial government of Bohol led by Gov. Aris Aumentado distributed hybrid seeds and fertilizers to farmers from several towns in the province. “We are doing interventions to alleviate the increasing price of rice,” said Aumentado. BOHOL Gov. Aris Aumentado (center)...
Rice (Jinomono Media/Unsplash) Rice is a staple food in the Philippines, making its sustainable cultivation essential for ensuring food security in the nation. There are two primary types of rice that are commonly cultivated: inbred rice and hybrid rice. Each type possesses its own set of...
(Sandie Clarke/Unsplash) Plant propagation is a key to expanding crop populations and achieving desirable yields. It is a fundamental process that allows farmers to reproduce and multiply their chosen plant varieties. Two widely utilized methods are propagation from seeds and propagation from...
Mojca-Peter/Pixabay By JAMES TABABA The use of seeds is the most common way of propagating crops. However, some seeds have hard seed coats that pose challenges to their germination. Nature has equipped certain seeds with hard coats as a protective mechanism. These coats act as a shield,...
Universal Robina Corp (URC) said it has distributed some 135 tons of potato seed tubers to help hundreds of farmers in Benguet and Mountain Province grow their harvests and income. In a statement, URC said that four container vans containing 108 tons of potatoes were distributed in March to 268...
For Filipino farmers, hybrid seeds are no longer needed for the country to achieve rice self-sufficiency. Peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) hit the national government’s plan to maximize the use of hybrid seeds, calling it “more disadvantageous than helpful.” (Manila...
Malacañang said that the Department of Agriculture (DA) has started developing a "strategy plan" to promote planting hybrid seeds on 1.5 million hectares of rice land during the dry season. FARMERS in Western Visayas are set to receive in-bred rice seeds for wet season planting. (DA-6) The Palace...
To address production problems amid the dry season, a strategy plan is now being developed by the Department of Agriculture (DA) to promote the planting of hybrid seeds to 1.5 million hectares of rice land during the dry season. Rice (Photo courtesy of Pixabay) In a recent press briefing,...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Department of Agriculture Region 4-B (Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan area) distributed 2,850 bags of certified seeds worth P4,332,000 to farmers in six towns and a city in this province affected by the massive...
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...
Motolite’s third-party recycler Evergreen Environmental Resources Inc. (EERI), which recovers close to 99-percent of the batteries’ components. Youth-led environmental group, Solidarity for Environmental Education and Development for Sustainability (SEEDS PH), is pushing for the inclusion of...
Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) intercepted 31 parcels of suspected marijuana with an estimated street value of P324,000 in an anti-illegal drug operation in Dasmariñas City, Cavite on Thursday night, Nov. 4. (PDEA photo) Aided by the narcotics detection dogs “Jack”...
