In this issue

Special focus on Rice and Corn

3 Big Companies Merged To Form Agriscience Firm

THREE AGRICULTURAL DIVISIONS of two multinational companies have been combined to form a standalone agricultural company known as Corteva Agriscience. The new company is envisioned to maintain leading positions in seed technologies, crop protection and digital agriculture.

3 mins

Grapes Also Grow Well In Nueva ECIJA

CULTIVATION OF GRAPES has been steadily increasing in the country during past several years.

3 mins

Farm Tourism: The Future?

NEWLY APPOINTED Tourism Secretary Berna RomuloPuyat has advocated farm tourism as a flagship strategy. It is a sound direction.

4 mins

A Most Successful Resettlement Project (Memoirs Of An Agri Journalist)

WE KEEP REMEMBERING a very successful land reform resettlement project that we visited in 2013 in Thailand. This was the Nong-Wah Agricultural Village in the province of Chachoengsao, some two hours drive from Bangkok towards the northeast.

2 mins

Don Enrique Zobel's Most Profitable Farm Project (Memoirs Of An Agri Journalist)

IN 1994, we interviewed Don Enrique Zobel in his home in Ayala Alabang. He was then wheelchair-bound most of the time since falling from his horse during a polo game in Spain in 1991.

1 min

He Introduced Poultry Wire Cages In The Philippines (Memoirs Of An Agri Journalist)

NOT MANY PEOPLE may realize it, but wire cages for chicken layers are a very important contribution to the improvement of commercial poultry production in the Philippines. And the fellow responsible for that is a Caviteño by the name of Jose P. Abellar. He is a familiar face during the annual Agrilink trade show in October where he showcases his poultry equipment.

2 mins

The Fisheries Of Tonle Sap, Cambodia

THE TONLE SAP (“Great Lake”) is the biggest and most productive lake in Southeast Asia located in Cambodia. The lake has an area of 250,000 hectares, depth of 1-10 meters and surface elevation of 0.5 meter. It is connected to the Mekong River through the 120-kilometer long Tonle Sap River. In the dry season, the lake serves as a reservoir of the Mekong River (traversing Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam) with the backflow of the Tonle Sap River; during the wet season, however, it regulates the floodwater downstream.

2 mins

Dumaguete Long Purple: A Waterlogging-tolerant Eggplant

EGGPLANT is a popular vegetable that is cultivated for its immature fruits, which may be fried, pickled, processed, roasted, or stuffed. Young fruits are also eaten raw.

4 mins

He Prefers Crops Other Than Tomato

AFTER LOSING on his tomato crops for two consecutive years, Victor Arvisu, 45, of Liliw, Laguna decided not to plant tomatoes again. Instead, he is now focusing on crops that can be harvested within a short time and are less expensive to grow. Moreover, they have less volatile prices.

2 mins

Enhancing The Country's Fruit Industry

THE FRUIT INDUSTRY in the Philippines contributes to the economy of the country in a large way, owing to its rich assortment of tropical fruits wherein more than 20 different species are cultivated in the different regions.

4 mins

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Agriculture Magazine is the most widely circulated magazine of its kind in the country. Every month, it regularly features winning strategies of successful agri-people in various areas of farming, including sustainable technologies in the production of crops, livestock and poultry and fisheries. It also covers food processing, creative marketing, plant and animal nutrition, farm management, research results and many others.