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Success Story

Young guy beats the old guards in the agri-chem business

Young Guys Beat The Old Guards In Agri-Chem Business

WHEN OUR ADVERTISING account executive at Agriculture Magazine, suggested that we interview the founder of a very successful company that distributes crop protection chemicals and plant nutrition products in Isabela, we readily accepted the suggestion. After all, we love to write about success stories related to farming.

5 mins

Local Sauce Brands Choose Natural And Support Local

HAYNAYAN KETCHUP and Chili Asylum are two local sauce brands that look no further than the proverbial backyard when it comes to choosing ingredients to create their products.

3 mins

Best Friends From Australia Came Back To The Philippines To Farm For The People

OVERSEAS WORKERS and best friends Jessie Salazar and Josie Ramos, returned to the Philippines after living in Australia for almost half of their lives to help people in poor communities. This led them to establish a social enterprise that mainly profits from growing mushrooms called Best Life Is Serving Society Farm, or simply, Bliss Farm.

3 mins

Grandma From Bulacan Finds Fortune In Oyster Mushrooms And Uses It To Help Others

FROM BEING a caterer famous for her crispy kangkong, to becoming a pioneer in the crispy mushroom chips industry, Aurora Sumulong, more known as Mommy Au, revolutionized the way people consume mushrooms, while at the same time, helping others with her social enterprise.

3 mins

From Fashion To Farming: A Visit To Patis Tesoro's Permaculture Garden In San Pablo, Laguna

FASHION DESIGNER Beatriz “Patis” Tesoro has always wanted to live on a farm. “Because I grew up in Iloilo in the 50s... that was my dream,” she says. “But I also like growing my own food because in the 50s, this is what we did.”

8 mins

Lomboy Farms: A Pioneer Of Philippine Viticulture

VITICULTURE is the science, study, and production of grapes that is practiced nearly everywhere in the world. It’s widely used in winemaking and growing grapes because it deals with vineyard management to ensure a good harvest.

3 mins

Ordinary Housewife Is Now A Vegetable Entrepreneur

VIRGIE REBLEZA is a 62-year old housemaker and grandmother from a remote community of Kidapawan City, who is now an active vegetable entrepreneur.

4 mins

Partners Left The Corporate World To Pursue A Successful Agricultural Social Enterprise

FARM-TO-FOLK is a social enterprise that aims to educate and empower local farmers. Adrienne Tan, and her partner, Carl Lee, the people behind Farm-to-Folk, believe that the Philippines has a really good potential for agricultural growth, and they want farmers to know that.

3 mins

The Importance Of Design When Planning A Garden

CONSTRUCTING a garden means more than picking one’s favorite plants and placing them wherever one wants.

6 mins

OFW Earns More From Farm Tourism Site In Laguna

VICTOR P. ESMERIS, an OFW in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, saw the potential of farm tourism and decided to start his own site in the Philippines.

2 mins

School Project Turned Real Life Agribusiness: The Tale Of E-Magsasaka

E-MAGSASAKA is a farm-to-table initiative that gets produce directly from farmers for a fair price. This agribusiness is the brainchild of Gorby Dimalanta and Aaron David developed back when they were taking their graduate program in Master of Science in Innovation and Business at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM).

2 mins

Look, Ma, No Soil! A Cavite-Based Plant Grower Enjoys Propagating Tillandsias

CACTI AND SUCCULENTS are common favorites when it comes to houseplants that many, especially those who are only beginning to show interest in plants, consider to be undemanding and easy to grow.

3 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.