Andry Lim’s Feed Formulation for Fattening Pigs — Andry Lim, the manager of Helen’s Farm of Barangay Joaquin, Calinan, Davao City, minimized his feed costs because he formulated his own feeds for his fatteners. Andry’s feed cost only about P15 per kilo compared to the usual P27 per kilo of the commercial feed available in agrivet stores and other stores selling agricultural supplies. His cost of production per kilo liveweight is only about P55 compared to the P75 or more of the commercial formulations.

Guide on Banana Production — Banana requires a deep, friable, loam soil with a good drainage and aeration. It can tolerate a wide range of soil pH (4.5 – 7.5). It thrives best in warm humid climate with an even distribution of rainfall throughout the year.

Small Agrofruit Livelihood Technology (SALT 4): A guide on how to integrate fruit trees into the SALT system — Experts identify several types of agroforestry; among them agrosilvicultural (tees with agricultural crops) and silvopastoral (trees with pastures and livestock). In recent years,fruit crops and other perennial horticultural crops are integrated in agroforestry projects. The Mindanao Baptist Rural Life Center (MBRLC) in the southern part of the Philippines introduced fruit trees into a new SALT system called Small Agrofruit Livelihood Technology (SALT 4).