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Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei is now looking to produce technology for pig farmers as an alternative source of revenue for their technology as a result of a decline in their phone sales after former US President Donald Trump claimed that the company could share their customers’ data with the Chinese government. 

Accidents always catch us by surprise. There are some instances when it brings negative results, but there are some moments when accidents can lead to good experiences. This is exactly what happened to Francis Eric Tam, 42, and his French partner, Jean Michel. 

Free-range farming is a farming approach where poultry and livestock are free from cages and are allowed to roam free in a secure area that also has a foraging area where they can get food for additional nutrition. 

When raising poultry, one option on raising them is by allowing them to thrive in natural conditions where they can roam and forage in a secure area. This is called free-range farming. 

Similar to most agricultural endeavors such as growing crops and raising livestock, beekeeping has its own technicalities that beekeepers, both experienced and amateur, need to be familiar with. 

It is advantageous for farms to have bees around since these natural pollinators can increase crop production by a significant amount. Ramona M. Pastor, the owner of H.N. Organic Farm in Malitbog, Bongabong, Oriental Mindoro, is familiar with such benefits, which is one of the reasons she keeps several kinds of bees on her property. 

In caring for livestock and poultry, one crucial element that ensures proper growth development and good health among the animals are their feeds. With the right amount and mixture, the animals can get the appropriate nutrition that they need to achieve the desired weight, size, and even develop better resistance against diseases. 

Although chicken is commonly used in cuisines all around the world because of the versatility of its meat, another bird that’s worth giving attention to is the duck, or itik in Filipino. 

Ducks, or itik in Filipino, are one of the most commonly grown poultry in the Philippines because aside from meat, duck eggs are the main ingredients in creating Pinoy favorites like balut and salted egg. 

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), about 4,958 metric tons, or nearly 5 million kilograms of meat was produced in 2016, with pork in the lead. This translates as to how much pork Filipinos consume, almost on the daily, and how high the demand is for the commodity. 

Most Filipino dishes such as adobo, sinigang, and menudo have pork as a key ingredient in them. This shows how Filipinos love consuming the protein and gives aspiring pig raisers a glimpse of how large the demand is for the meat. 

Venturing into pig farming can be a profitable business due to the high demand of pork in the market. Yet it requires the right know-how along with the necessities in terms of housing, food, and such to make the operation work. 

When we talk about urban farming what usually comes to mind is growing vegetables, fruits, and all sorts of edible plants which could be used for personal consumption. A couple decided to take a different approach and invested in chickens instead. 

Hapi Chickens Urban Farm, as its name implies, is a household-based urban chicken farm in Dagupan run by Christopher and Hapi Domingo. They started the farm in hopes of creating a self-sustainable chicken meat and egg production initially for their household consumption.