Native chickens for remote areas
THE Region-6 office of the Department of Agriculture (DA-6) disclosed that the agency’s Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) program in Western Visayas completed...
Local wood barrels for ageing wine
PRODUCERS of tropical fruit wine producers in the Philippines will soon have access to quality yet affordable wine barrels for aging their raw fruit...
Young falcata can now be harvested
BASED on initial studies conducted by the Forest Products Research and Development Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-FPRDI), there is a...
PH now ranks 50th among 131 nations
THE Philippines posts its best rank ever as it climbed the Global Innovation Index (GII) ranking from 73 to 54 in 2018-2019, and now...
Humble benefits of urban gardening
SOME might consider urban gardening as troublesome, while others may think that it is impractical or even time consuming.
But for some people who are...
‘COVID-19 is a wake-up call’
DURING a webinar organized by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology...
Australia, PH renew stronger AANR ties
THE GOVERNMENTS of Australia and the Philippines have partnered anew for a stronger agricultural research and development (R&D) efforts.
This development came after Dr. Reynaldo...
Benefits of local farm machinery
MECHANIZATION and how the country’s agriculture sector can utilize it to become competitive in the local and global markets should always be a priority.
Mechanization...
Gov’t enhances coffee production
THE Philippines is fortunate to have four varieties of commercially-viable coffee beans – Arabica, Liberica or Barako, Excelsa, and Robusta.
Despite our advantages, like geographical...
Intercrop vegies in small farms
INTERCROPPING is commonly described as the cultivation of two or more varieties of crops simultaneously on the same piece of land, and this is...