By Jobelle Mae L. Zuraek, DOST-PCAARRD S&T Media Service
Major fluctuations in the supply of raw marine materials and theirprices may be experienced duri...
From (PCAARRD Information Bulletin No. 63/2016)
Microalgae are microscopic plant components of the natural food found in marine and freshwater environments. ...
By Rene C. Santiago, Center Chief IV, National Swine and Poultry Research and Development Center
Duck is the second largest poultry industry that provides in...
By Zac B. Sarian
There is a big potential niche market for native chickens that is waiting to be tapped. We were talking with a consultant of a big chain of ...
By Julius Barcelona and Aubregyn Ancheta
In the language of flowers, the sunflower was originally seen as the flower of the sun god, following his course acr...
By Jordan Clark
The lack of mechanization on farms is generally believed to be the main reason why Philippine farmers have fallen so far behind their ASEAN n...
By Zac B. Sarian
You would probably hardly believe that a lady nurse who went to work abroad to get away from the boring life she led in a fishing village ha...
By Dennis O'Brien
Anyone who has ever wondered why some tomatoes can taste so bland might be interested in the work of two Agricultural Research Service (ARS...
By Jan Suszkiw
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists this summer plan to field-test a new trap designed to disrupt the mating of Asian citrus psylli...
By Julio P. Yap Jr.
Following the devastation of agricultural lands by the El Niño phenomenon in the country, the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRic...
By Julio P. Yap Jr.
While many parts of the Philippines, particularly the agricultural areas, are still reeling from the effects of the El Niño phenomenon, t...
By Zac B. Sarian
Three pure lines derived from what is often called the “Pateros duck” or mallard (native itik) have been developed by researchers of the Nat...
By Dr. Rene C. Santiago
Native pigs are characterized by their distinct black color, although it is not uncommon to see breeds with white, red, or black spot...
By Norberto Bautista
For landscapers looking for a new flowering plant that is low maintenance, this might be your answer. This has a diversity of colors to ...
By Noel T. Provido
Despite the scarcity of water due to El Niño, it’s farming as usual for Lyndon Basilio, a rice farmer in Hagonoy, Davao del Sur.
Althou...
By Dr. Rafael D. Guerrero III
The integrated farming of rice and ducks in irrigated fields has long been practiced in China, Japan, and Korea. In the Philipp...
By Rose Anne M. Aya and Garie Z. Centeno, DOST-PCAARRD S&T Media Service
Carrageenan Plant Growth Promoter (PGP), extracted from red edible seaweeds, pro...
By Julio P. Yap Jr.
There is a new radish variety that grows very well in the vegetable terraces of Mount Timbak in Atok, Benguet, which is much larger than ...
By Dr. Antonio O. Ogbinar
She might as well be called the “Taro Woman” of La Union.
Edna Bucales, a 54-year-old widow of Barangay Arosip, Bacnotan, of thi...
By Julius Barcelona and Aubrey Villablanca
Lito Tablega of Barangay Tuyom, Carcar, Cebu is not the owner of a large plantation, but a humble farmer who simpl...
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