URBAN FARMER | Abuse of older people is rising
BY JULIO P. YAP JR.
Monday, June 19, 2017
STATISTICS showed that around one in six older people experience some form of abuse, a figure higher...
URBAN FARMER | Improved livelihood project can empower women
BY JULIO P. YAP JR.
Friday, June 16, 2017
AN improved livelihood project has empowered many housewives to become productive organic farmers.
The initiative transformed the women...
URBAN FARMER | Farmed prawn can be a foreign exchange earner
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Farmed prawn can be a foreign exchange earner
LOCALLY farmed prawn can be a vital foreign exchange earner for the country.
But the...
URBAN FARMER | A new technology to boost mussel production
BY JULIO P. YAP JR.
Monday, June 12, 2017
MAJORITY of the mussel farmers in the country have been using the conventional stake method for...
URBAN FARMER | Production of organic fertilizer from biodegradable waste
BY JULIO P. YAP JR.
Friday, June 9, 2017
THE BUREAU of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) recently spearheaded the launching of its Training on Capacity Enhancement...
URBAN FARMER | Community-based production of muscovado sugar
BY JULIO P. YAP JR.
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
COMMUNITY-based muscovado sugar production could improve the lives of farmer-beneficiaries, particularly the sugarcane farmers during off milling...
URBAN FARMER | Stamping out tobacco for health, and national development
BY JULIO P. YAP JR.
Monday, June 5, 2017
MEASURES to stamp out tobacco use can help countries prevent millions of people falling ill and dying...
URBAN FARMER | Sheer determination and diligence can lead to success
BY JULIO P. YAP JR.
Friday, June 2, 2017
A SOYA cultivator, who is also processing his crop, has started to gain recognition for his modest but...
URBAN FARMER | Biological control for pests and diseases
BY JULIO P. YAP JR.
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
DUE to its favorable soil and climatic conditions, not to mention its strategic location, the Philippines is...
URBAN FARMER | Technology to produce charcoal from bamboo
BY JULIO P. YAP JR.
Monday, May 29, 2017
A TECHNOLOGY for producing high quality charcoal was developed by the Forest Products Research and Development Institute...