TESDA, DA push urban agriculture
‘I have always believed that Filipinos have a special gift. Give us a small patch of land, a rooftop, a balcony or even a few recycled containers, and before…
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‘I have always believed that Filipinos have a special gift. Give us a small patch of land, a rooftop, a balcony or even a few recycled containers, and before…
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) is turning to drones and artificial intelligence (AI) to detect crop threats before they spread, testing technology that…
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A 6,000-kilogram shipment of fermented Philippine cacao beans has opened New Zealand as a potential new market for local growers, giving the country’s…
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Plantitos and plantitas could soon turn their pandemic-era gardening hobby into certified careers as the Department of Agriculture (DA) and Technical Education…
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Every oyster begins life no bigger than a speck. For thousands of oyster farmers across the Philippines, finding enough of those tiny beginnings has become one…
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This year, apparently, he’s pivoting towards a more populist reform. Specifically, economic populism.
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A fishpond inside a Marawi jail begins rehabilitation long before the prison gates open.
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The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) has officially designated Lake Sebu as an “FAO Village,” making the South Cotabato…
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The government is positioning ube as the Philippines’ next major agricultural export, rolling out an industry-led roadmap to boost production, improve quality,…
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The Philippines is creating a roadmap to turn ube into a major agricultural export product, as the government moves to strengthen supply chains, establish…
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The government is turning to one of the Philippines’ most recognizable crops, ube (purple yam), to help narrow the country’s more than $10-billion agricultural…
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The study found that most Filipinos have only about P50,000 in emergency savings, a level that may be insufficient to cover unexpected medical costs.
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Some 676 duck raisers from the towns of Candaba, San Luis, and Apalit in Pampanga received a total of 4,000 sacks of duck feeds at the Bahay Pare Covered Court…
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The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has provided more than P400,000 worth of livelihood assistance to agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in the island…
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There is currently a supply shoeetage of purple yam or ube in the country, prompting the government and private stakeholders to find ways to increase the…
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Corn cob is the hard, central cylindrical core of a maize ear where the kernels grow. Made mostly of cellulose and woody pith, it serves as the plant’s…
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Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) and the Department of Agriculture–Agricultural Credit Policy Council (DA-ACPC) have launched a new financing facility…
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Are women more afraid of snakes than men? Not so in the case of a 31-year-old Chinese resident of Guilin surnamed Qin.
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