By Ruel Kenneth Felices Cacao has been in the history of the Philippines for many years. But it is only recently that the country has reawakened as a potential source for high-quality cacao. The cacao industry in the Philippines is now having its moment in the limelight but faced with the...
The Department of Agriculture (DA-7) has equipped farmers in Negros Oriental with trainings on production and marketing for cacao, corn, cassava and hybrid rice to enhance their skills and knowledge on new farming technologies for sustainable income and livelihood from agriculture. According to...
Businesses in the food and hospitality industry are big players in waste generation. As more and more consumers seek environmentally-friendly products, services, and practices, more people also welcome the idea of composting food wastes. Although composting is considered by many growers and...
The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) will initiate the organization of the Mindanao Bamboo Industry Development Council next year to push the Green Mindanao Project, which promotes environment-friendly agricultural production. In a statement, MinDA Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said that the...
Despite the pandemic, Slow Food International, a global organization that promotes local food cultures and heritage, pushes their 13th Terra Madre Salone del Gusto, their largest worldwide festival on food, environment, and food policies. Terra Madre 2020 is a mix of digital and physical...
There is a need to strictly implement and put into motion the National Sardines Management Plan especially during the closed fishing season in the Visayan Sea to ensure food and livelihood security for municipal fisherfolk and commercial fish workers during the period. Based on the Fisheries...
Pre-pandemic, there was already a slowly growing interest in farming, a movement which has partly been driven by the restaurant industry. The rise of food as a status symbol and chefs as modern rock stars helped put the spotlight on crops-of-the-moment, as well as ingredient provenance. ...
The Indigenous people of Bukidnon have been growing coffee for a long time, but it wasn’t until 2017 that their efforts were recognized on a national scale. That year, Inhandig Tribal Multipurpose Cooperative (ITMPC) from Malaybalay took home the prize for the Arabica category in the Kape...
Year-Ender Agriculture Secretary William Dar (MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines' agriculture sector has survived a volcano eruption that blanketed tons of farm yield with ashes and sustained production within three quarters into the pandemic, but it only took three typhoons to expose its...
Many forests have been converted to agricultural lands to meet the growing demand for food caused by the escalating human population. The unsustainable use of natural resources in agriculture has been a major contributor to biodiversity loss that threatens not only human lives, but also the...
Baguio’s pony boys used to get their livelihood tending to horses used by tourists who go horseback riding. Even though the pandemic shut down Baguio’s tourism industry, the pony boys continue to make a living from their steeds, this time through selling compost made from horse manure. Roselito...
Adding value to agricultural products is a practical way to prolong their shelf lives and to reduce agricultural losses. In an episode of the AgriTalk 2020, Gloria Morris, an ATI-LSA coordinator and owner of MOCA Family Farm tackled different ways to process and preserve fruit and vegetables that...
