CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The municipal government of Kauswagan in Lanao del Norte has started its huge preparation for the International World Organic Agriculture Conference which it will host from June 4 to June 9 this year. The preparation committee conducts its weekly expanded meeting for the...
Farmers will be provided linkages to hotels and restaurants where they can sell their produce in bulk in an attempt to attain a zero to minimal wastage of agricultural products. Many produced tomatoes are thrown away in Lantapan, Bukidnon because of its alleged cheaper price. (Photo courtesy of...
Image by Mark Stebnicki/Pexels Agriculture in cities is becoming more common in response to achieving food self-sufficiency. Data suggests that 15 to 20 percent of the global food is already produced in cities. A recent study found that cucumbers, tubers, lettuces, and other crops that are...
As the government continues to push for increased farmers' and fisherfolk's income by removing middlemen from the equation, over P2.5 million worth of onions has already been sold from September 2022 to January 2023. FARMERS harvest onions in a remote barangay in Magsaysay, Davao del Sur. (Photo...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. wants to upgrade the production of high-quality fruits, including durian which is up for export to China. Durian (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Agriculture (DA), which Marcos heads in a concurrent capacity, is taking steps in propagating the...
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...
Image by Felix Mittermeier/Pixabay The use of heavy machinery and the excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides to increase production have become the cause of soil loss and degradation. Furthermore, disturbing the soil from intensive tillage releases stored carbon dioxide as a greenhouse air in...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will soon launch the Optimization and Resiliency In the Onion Industry Network (ORION) Program in a bid to help the local onion industry improve its production and eventually lead to an ample supply of the agriculture product in the country. Onions (Mark...
Pigs in their wallowing pond (Rico Ecunar) By James Tababa Swine production is one of the main livestock businesses here in the Philippines. Even though there are several cases of African Swine Fever that threatens the Philippine swine industry, it is still a profitable business because of the high...
The Philippine Egg Board Association (PEBA) has warned consumers on the health risk of consuming frozen eggs. FROZEN EGGS— As the price of eggs continues to go up, a vendor sells frozen eggs at a cheaper price at an egg stall in Mega Q-Mart in Quezon City on Jan. 30, 2023. (Mark Balmores/ MB...
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...
Rico Ecunar with a satisfied customer on their 300 pesos pork campaign (Rico Ecunar) By James Tababa Rico Ecunar was almost persuaded to follow his family’s tradition of becoming medical nurses. Still, he saw the potential to improve the swine production business that his parents had already...
