Agribuisiness

Text and Photos by Henrylito D. Tacio If the Philippines intends to reduce the trade…

Text by Henrylito D. Tacio Photo from DOST and Wikipedia No doubt about it: Filipinos…

Text and Photos by Henrylito D. Tacio Additional Photo: DOST Coconut (scientific name: Cocos nucifera) is…

Text and Photos by Henrylito D. Tacio Unknown to many Filipinos, the Philippines is the…

Text and Photos by Henrylito D. Tacio Zinc is called an essential trace element because…

Aquaculture, the farming of fish in ponds and other bodies of water under controlled conditions, has been identified as one possible solution for the low-catch from the open seas.

Farming in the Philippines depends heavily on fertilizer to increase crop production. The use of chemical fertilizers, for instance, has been an important part of the Green Revolution in the past. While inorganic fertilizers are essential for high yields, their long-term application produces deleterious effects on the soil.

As African Swine Fever (ASF) is responsible for the significant reduction in the country’s swine population by around three million, which resulted in more than P100 billion in losses to the local hog sector and allied industries, President Rodrigo R. Duterte finally declared a state of calamity throughout the country.

If there’s another tree in the Philippines that should be named as a national symbol, it should be pili nut. If waling-waling – a native of the Mount Apo forests – has been elevated as the country’s second flower icon (after sampaguita), pili nut should get the distinction, too.

For thousands of years, rice (known in the science world as Oryza sativa) has been part of the human diet. Historical evidence suggests that rice may have been produced and consumed up to 10,000 years ago.