A team from the Quirino State University (QSU) made a significant move to address the shrinking population and the continued threat to native trees by rapidly multiplying high-quality planting stocks of native tree species in the region. For. Benabise and his team in one of Quirino's native forest,...
Milkfish ( Chanos chanos ), locally known as bangus, is the most valuable farmed fish in the Philippines in terms of production volume, use, and geographic distribution. Except for the landlocked Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), bangus is cultivated in all regions of the country. Its...
Photo by Mike Petrucci from Unsplash. Who would have thought that growing plants in the soil of the moon was actually possible? Scientists from the University of Florida accomplished this by growing thale cress ( Arabidopsis thaliana ) on lunar soil collected by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin...
Freshly harvested ibuli fruits. (Jerome Sagcal) The tree of ibuli ( Cubilia cubili ) is now a protected tree in the town of Pakil, Laguna after the local government approved an ordinance declaring ibuli as the town’s flagship species for conservation. Local residents often call ibuli Pakil’s...
Agritourism sites are venues where anyone can learn agriculture, participate in farm activities, eat meals made with farm-fresh ingredients, and sometimes stay overnight for training or recreation. What is not known to many folks is the existence of bee tourism (aka apitourism and...
Photo by Pixabay from Pexels. It has been established that cattle burps, as silly as it sounds, are massive contributors to climate change. When cattle release gas from their body, they also release methane, which is the second most prominent greenhouse gas. Technology to monitor methane emission...
Roy Maulawin holds freshly harvested ibuli fruits. (Gilbert Obias) Theresita Payumo, a resident of Pakil, Laguna, recalled how her grandfather used to sell native “chestnuts” called ibuli (Cubilia cubili) when she was younger. They sold ibuli in sacks to a Chinese man who resold the fruits to...
By: Vic Thor Palarca Bukidnon-based Nick Jay Arr Engallado is making a name for himself in their hometown’s farming community as a next generation farmer. During the height of the pandemic, Nick Jay Arr was busy and preoccupied in attending online speaking engagements as resource person for...
Markaduke is a native breed produced by Marinduque State College that serves as the pride of the Philippine swine industry. “It is a product of a closed-nucleus breeding system employing selection for growth and litter size under assortative mating.” Joy B. Banayo, a researcher from the...
Photo by Chiring Chandan from Wikimedia Commons. Space habitats of the future need to come up with ways to sustain their food supply without depending on resupply missions from Earth. This is why Jane Shevtsov, administrator of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), partnered...
Silent Integrated Farm has an open-air, farm-to-table restaurant for their visitors. A farm requires a lot of working parts to function productively and generate profit. Silent Integrated Farm, a farm-tourism destination in Lliw, Laguna, is successful in this aspect by utilizing a mix of...
Celebrities are often expected to live luxurious lives due to their fame. However, once the cameras and microphones are turned off, not everyone can see that they, too, can be human beings seeking a simple life. It is this way for the Philippines’ Pop-rock Royalty Yeng Constantino-Asuncion, who...
