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Winning Traits of Successful Agri People

Winning Traits Of Successful Agri People

DURING OUR SEMINAR/FORUM which we hold every Sunday in our farm, one lady wanted to know what some of the traits that make agri people succeed in their farm projects are.

6 mins

Bgc School's Gardening Initiatives Helps Mold Kids Into Global Citizens

THERE’S A GROWING worldwide concern on food security, and on young people being detached from how their food is grown.

10 mins

Millennial From Rizal Creates Do-it-yourself Vermicomposting Kit To Help Reduce Household Food Waste

A MILLENNIAL from Rizal has turned her interest in vermicomposting and reducing food waste into a growing side business.

2 mins

Farmers Experience ‘a Whole New World' With The Help Of A Disney-inspired Startup Company

Joselito “Jun” Ocol, the CEO and co-founder of an agritech startup company in the Philippines, has a goal of bringing the concept of accessibility and availability from the fictional market into reality to benefit Filipinos, especially the farmers.

4 mins

Diligence Paved The Way For This ULAT Sipag Top Awardee For Two Consecutive Years

IT’S A SECOND TIME in a row for Agriculture Magazine contributor, Julio P. Yap Jr.

3 mins

The 'Bamboo Lady' Of Los Banos

THE BAMBOO is the fastest growing grass and the most important non-timber commodity in the forest ecosystem of the world. Its wood has many uses including construction of buildings, furniture, and handicrafts. It is planted in denuded areas for soil and water conservation as well as for ornamental landscapes. Bamboo groves are more efficient than tree forests in sequestering carbon dioxide for mitigating climate change or global warming.

2 mins

Growing Tilapia In A Raceway

RACEWAY, or flow-through system, is one of the earliest methods used to culture freshwater species. It usually consists of rectangular basins or canals with an inlet and outlet wherein continuous water flow in and out to provide the required level of water quality.

5 mins

A Retired Couple Runs A Successful Aquaculture Business With Their Millennial Son

8 TREASURES is a bangus (milkfish; Chanos chanos), alimasag (mangrove or mud crab; scylla serrata), and sugpo (tiger prawn; Penaeus monodon) farm located in Lubao, Pampanga. The area is comprised of fishponds that span different municipalities, some of which can only be reached by boat. The ponds are separated by dikes—strips of land where people can cross, some of which are equipped with wooden slats that, when piled on top of each oother, can be used to control how much water gets in and out of a pond.

7 mins

The Amazing Revival In The Cultivation Of Tropical Fruit Trees

THERE ARE MANY tropical fruit trees grown for high income in South East Asia. These include pummelo, tamarind, guava, durian, longkong (lanzones), magosteen, jackfruit, mango, and many others. I carried out recent updates on three kinds of fruit trees, namely, durian, mangosteen, and longkong by visiting the production regions in Malaysia and Thailand. These countries are the leading and trendsetters in the cultivation of these fruit trees.

8 mins

Leyte Rice Processing Center Is Most Advanced In The Region

RICE is an important part of the Filipino diet. It is also a crop whose supply, over the years, has become problematic, as the Philippines, once one of the top rice producers in the world, now struggles to meet its own demand.

5 mins

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Agriculture Magazine Description:

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.