How to Grow Basil and Get Its Great Benefits — Basil, known as the king of herbs, is a must in the kitchen. The fragrant pale green leaves of this semi-hardly plant are covered with very fine soft hair-like fibers and small oil cells on the undersides.
Vegetable Production Training Make Big Profits — Entrepinoy farmer who undergo rigid training on all the aspects of successful vegetables production such as the use of hybrid seeds, seedling tray to produce seedlings, plastic mulch for year-round production, proper fertilization, pest and disease control, harvesting and postharvest handling, marketing and other aspects of the business, have the great chance to make big profits.
Free Training on Improved Techniques of Vegetable Production, Farmers Way to Success — Free training of farmers on the improved techniques of vegetable production is one important aspect of the “Year-round Vegetable Production Project,” a collaborative program of the Department of Agrarian Reform, local governments units, and East-West Seed Company. Currently, the project is implemented in the six towns of the province of Bohol that include Balilihan, Antequera, Catigbian, San Isidro, Trinidad and Ubay.
Effective Fertilizer Application Techniques on Rice for High Yield — According to Dr. Frisco Malabanan, the national coordinator of Ginintuang Masaganang Ani of the government, that most of the time, farmers don’t apply enough fertilizer. When the recommended rate is 6 to 8 bags per hectare, they may apply only 3 to 5 bags. Worse, they don’t’ apply the right fertilizer at the right time. To obtain the potential yield of the variety planted, the recommended fertilizer should be applied at the right time.
Davao Soon To Be A Goat Capital of the Philippines — Goat raisings is now become a niche for enterprising entreprenuer who want to cash on the great demand in this once a neglected sector. And Davao City, our largest city and home to the majestic Mt. Apo, is now striving to become the goat capital of Southern Philippines and probably in the whole country. Heres’ an article culled from the writings of the Philippines beloved agriculture editor Zac B. Sarian. Enjoy your reading.
You Can Be Successful Through Young Farmers Program — YOUNG FARMERS PROGRAM (YFP) is the solution to the decreasing number of Filipinos engaged in agriculture and fishery enterprise by turning agriculture and fisheries graduates into entrepreneurs and viable partners in modernization.
