27 C
Iloilo City
Monday, September 22, 2025

Urban Farmer

IP prompts Libertad as ‘balut’ capital

THE GENETICALLY superior breeder duck called itik Pinas (IP) was developed in a project conducted by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural...

It’s green light for new airport

FINALLY, it’s go for the New Manila International Airport after the Philippine Senate unanimously approved, on third and final reading, the 50-year franchise to...

Protect the welfare of Filipino farmers

THE GOVERNMENT continues to protect the interests and welfare of the Filipino farmers and fisherfolk, and sourcing additional food commodities from other countries remains...

Resilient seed system for PH

FOR agricultural countries, it is vital for farmers to use quality seeds in order to attain abundant and sustainable production. But with the challenges posed...

Innovative, hi-tech tree-planting drive

EMPLOYEE volunteers from First Gen Corporation held a hi-tech and innovative tree-planting activity amid the pandemic, where thousands of pesos in donations for indigents...

Composting facility for Eastern Visayas

AT LEAST 13 local government units (LGUs) in Region-8 were identified as recipients of the Composting Facility for Biodegradable Waste this year from the...

Processing bamboo as natural textile

BAMBOO is the latest addition to the growing list of local natural textile fibers, joining pineapple, abaca, and banana, which are converted into textile...

Digitized farming thru SARAI system

FARMERS working in over 150 hectares of land that are planted to cacao and coffee in Zamboanga del Sur are expected to benefit from...

A vital research on banana virus

THE less-studied but a major constraint in the production of banana called “banana bract mosaic disease” or BBrMD will now be explored through a...

KADIWA in Bacolod amplifies services

THE KADIWA market at the May’s Organic Garden in Bacolod City escalated its services by transforming into a “one-stop-shop” not just for the consuming...