By BENJAMIN SARONDO On a one-hectare farm in Valencia, Negros Oriental, Joseph Ambos and Ardie Estrada, owners of CEVA Farm, raise different breeds of goats, such as native goats, upgraded goats, F-series goats, boer-anglo, full-blooded boers, and dappled goats. On a one-hectare farm in Valencia,...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO “One of the misconceptions about dairy farming and dairy business is that it is always about carabaos and cows, and that is what people know. They are not familiar with goat milk, which, as they say, is the closest to mother’s milk when it comes to taste,” Julius...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO Renzo Daniel Dela Cruz, 28, is the owner of Enzo Sheep Farm, located in Angat, Bulacan. He said that his father, who is a goat farmer, mentored him to know and understand sheep farming. Before 2012, Renzo said that they ventured into goat farming first, but they decided to stick...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO Angeline Sarmineto-Fraginal, 32, from San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, started SF Mushroom Farm. She said that social media was very helpful to promote the farm and mushroom products. “It is an advantage for small businesses, like us, to be visible in the digital space. It serves...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO Angeline Sarmineto-Fraginal, 32, from San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, started SF Mushroom Farm in February 2019 at her parent’s farm located in Norzagaray, Bulacan. She said that currently, sales are high, customers are satisfied, production is continuous, and the business is...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO Angeline Sarmineto-Fraginal, 32, from San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, started Sarmiento-Fraginal Mushroom Farm (SF Mushroom Farm) in February 2019 at her parent’s farm located in Norzagaray, Bulacan. In 2020, Angeline decided to move the farm and production area to a...
By Richelle A. Niepes Success in farming goes beyond abundant production hinges on effective marketing strategies that connect consumers to the product and establish a network. The story of HNZ Lumbia Goat Farm in Barangay Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro City exemplifies this. Oliver L. Apor, the proprietor...
By YVETTE TAN Most people know Thou Reyes as an actor who’s appeared on TV, in film, and onstage. What not a lot of people know is that this Metro Manila Film Festival New Wave Best Supporting Actor winner is also an entrepreneur. Actor Thou Reyes is the owner of Rice and Shine, a rice and sundry...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO Michael Chase Manansala, 40 years old, proved that he can showcase both offense and defense not just on the basketball court but also in the field of agribusiness as he shifted from being a professional basketball player to goat farming. Also, he juggles not just his goat farm...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO A professional basketball player turned businessman, Michael Chase Manansala, 40 years old, proved that he can showcase both offense and defense not just on the basketball court but also in the field of agribusiness. After playing point guard for the Shiga Lakestars in Japan,...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO It was out of curiosity that Jovito P. Mabulak Jr., a 27-year old licensed electrical engineer and owner of Nature Trip Farming from Batasan Hills, Quezon City, discovered the cultivation of crayfish, particularly the Australian red claw (ARC). Jovito Mabulac Jr. poses for...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO It was Rosel Buban's dream to establish a zoo that shelters farm animals and grows fruit-bearing trees, but some things are not meant to happen even if they are perfectly envisioned. But quitting was never an option for Buban; instead, she redirected her steps toward what she...
