farming

Seedless avocado exists and it’s here in the Philippines

The fruit is elongated like cucumber, sweet like honey, viscous, and, of course, seedless. It is a product of a farmer’s decades of attempts to make a seedless avocado

Millennials are the future of farming

Meet these young farmers who are excited about the future of Filipino agriculture

How agritourism changes the way we perceive farming

Whether it’s the onslaught of seemingly endless work or the frustrating, anger-ensuing traffic situation in…

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LOOK: Free farming seminars by the Department of Agriculture

Have you been wanting to try urban farming or wanting to attend to your entrepreneurial…

Lack of gov’t help caused Benguet crop oversupply, not loss of buyers

Filipinos were appalled when a farmer from La Trinidad, Benguet was captured on video dumping…

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After closing down businesses, gov’t eyes making Boracay lands arable “again”

Following the closure of Boracay island for rehabilitation, Department of Agrarian Reform is eyeing to…

These artists are on a mission to save farms by painting 100 murals

Residents of Pulilan, Bulacan can expect to see 100 murals all over the town by…

Hydroponics
Soil-less gardening will let you grow plants in a tiny space

Your dream of growing plants in your tiny apartment is a step closer to fruition,…

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These Department of Agriculture workshops will be your gateway to farming

Farming is often thought of as a lowly profession. When I interviewed Raphael Dacones of…

Where is the food industry headed?

It doesn’t take a genius to know that the food industry is one of the…