by RALPH LAUREN ABAINZA
To wrap up another fruitful year, here's a look back at what stories captivated the hearts and minds of many on the Agriculture Magazine website this 2022.
From organic fertilizer making to insights on raising rabbits, this year's most-read articles were mostly about...
Recognizing their significant actions at times of disasters and calamities, the disaster risk reduction and management offices (DRRMO) of the cities of Baguio and Quezon and an Ifugao native have been awarded as the top winners of this year's "Mga Kwentong KLIMA-likasan: A Climate and Disaster...
BATANES – This archipelagic province in the Cagayan Valley Region can now showcase its own products with the launching of the One Town One Product (OTOP) Hub here last Dec. 5.
The hub, located at Itbud, in the Municipality of Uyugan, is the first in Batanes and the sixth in Region 2.
OTOP Hub...
Adopting a multi-cloud strategy is essential to the success of modern enterprises, fueling growth and innovation by increasing flexibility while addressing necessary security and compliance requirements. In parallel, there is a rising need to consistently deliver, operationalize, and manage...
Water hyacinth, softshell turtle, squirrel are some of the 'invasive alien species' that are in the country.
They are thriving in places not their natural habitats and are outcompeting native species. When unaddressed, these species will affect have a negative effect on our biodiversity.
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With the Philippines being a hot pot of different cultures and languages, it is easy for the names of plants to get mixed up. A name could refer to a certain plant in one region but mean something else in another. A single plant can be referred to by different names but they actually mean the same...
John Sherwin S. Felix, a home cook and avid foodie, has always loved exploring places since college. Local dishes and delicacies are the things he looks forward to the most on every trip.
He has a strong passion for Philippine food heritage, which is congruent with his skills in the...
Freshly harvested ibuli fruits. (Jerome Sagcal)
The tree of ibuli (Cubilia cubili) is now a protected tree in the town of Pakil, Laguna after the local government approved an ordinance declaring ibuli as the town's flagship species for conservation.
Local residents often call ibuli...
Roy Maulawin holds freshly harvested ibuli fruits. (Gilbert Obias)
Theresita Payumo, a resident of Pakil, Laguna, recalled how her grandfather used to sell native "chestnuts" called ibuli (Cubilia cubili) when she was younger. They sold ibuli in sacks to a Chinese man who resold the fruits...
Markaduke is a native breed produced by Marinduque State College that serves as the pride of the Philippine swine industry.
"It is a product of a closed-nucleus breeding system employing selection for growth and litter size under assortative mating."
Joy B. Banayo, a researcher from...
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Feeding chickens with the proper amount of nutrients will help them grow and fuel them for normal body functions. In feeding native chickens, the free-range method is recommended wherein chickens are given space to freely roam and eat on their own. Native...
A flock of darag chickens. (DOST – PCAARRD)
They came from the mountain forests of Western Visayas. What were once red jungle fowl surviving in the wild evolved to the native chickens now called darag.
Darag are characterized by their single comb, whitish earlobes, and gray shanks, which is...