There are innumerable sources of information available to help budding farmers learn about various aspects of agriculture, both online and offline. They can learn from home via webinars, online courses, videos, blog posts, articles, and online community groups, to name a few options. ...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is now studying the possibility of imposing another suggested retail price (SRP) on pork amid rising retail prices, and is hoping to come up with a decision within the week. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said in a briefing on Monday that the government hopes...
The Philippines’ major commercial poultry producers are ready for the ‘Christmas rush’, with consumers assured of the supply and stable prices. Vitarich Corporation spokesperson Atty. Karen Jimeno said that when it comes to supply, the company is “ready for the Christmas rush and the...
The Philippine government was told to stop the flooding of pork imports which has been negatively affecting the local hog sector. During the ‘Halalan 2022 Para sa Agrikultura’ virtual forum hosted by the Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. (PCAFI), Senator Francis Pangilinan and...
There’s a new approach to growing vegetables indoors that doesn’t need heavy maintenance because a computer assistant called ‘Kelby’ does it all. A company called ‘Gardyn’ has introduced a hydroponic indoor garden that involves cameras and artificial intelligence to monitor the...
Among the OFWs who grow a prolific garden outside the Philippine soil is Lino Gutierrez Mandigma, 52, a domestic helper in Parma, Italy. Mandigma grew up on a farm in Mulanay, Quezon and has always viewed farming as a dream career. Lino Gutierrez Mandigma is a former elementary school...
Honeybees have a huge role to play in pollinating flowering plants. They pollinate 80 percent of all flowering plants. Without pollinators like them, humans wouldn’t have food to grow and eat. Monoculture, pesticide use, and climate change are contributing factors to the declining bee population....
There are innumerable farms across the country, some have failed, while others have thrived. Some choose to take the conventional route, while others have advanced on practicing natural or organic farming. Speaking of organic, compared to traditional or natural farming, being organic requires...
Editorial Unemployment in the Philippines in September was at its highest since January 2021, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported last week, just before the government announced the easing of restrictions to Alert Level 2 in Metro Manila. The number of unemployed persons rose from...
The country's shrimp production will remain stagnant for the rest of the year amid lower demand, one of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic to the local aquaculture sector. 44900 During the 13th Philippine Shrimp Congress, Chris Co, vice president of Oversea Feeds Corporation, said the industry...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has already given up on its ambitious growth target of 2 percent for the agriculture sector, but it has remained hopeful that the sector could still pull off a growth of at least below 1 percent following four consecutive quarters of decline. 44673 In a briefing,...
According to a 2021 study by Oxford University's Our World in Data, Asian rivers contribute to over 80 percent of worldwide ocean plastic, with the Philippines responsible for one-third of its total amount. The extremely high consumption of plastic face shields, gloves, disposable containers, and...
