Science and technology fair in Visayas features SNAP Hydroponics
Joan Arce Jaque, a social worker by profession and a housewife shared her fashion in gardening during the science and technology fair held at...
Be healthy: Use biofertlizers in farming
As people now becoming health conscious, many are now shifting from conventional to organic not only in food but also in farming strategies and...
Philippine rice program protects Christmas crops against El Nino
The National Rice Program of the Department of Agriculture ordered all regional field units nationwide to create El Nino Action Teams to assess and...
TOFARM Awards 2012 Launched
JCI Philippines and Universal Harvester, Inc. (UHI) today launched the The Outstanding Farmers Awards (TOFARM) awards 2012 -- The Outstanding Farmers of the Philippines recognition...
Waterless live fish transport technology made possible by Filipino inventor
This article was first published on BFAR Region 5 website
Transporting live fish possible? Yes, it’s not magic but through hibernation. This is what the...
How to – SNAP hydroponics
You only need styrofoam boxes and cups, vegetable seeds, coco coir or saw dust, water and a liquid complete fertilizer and voila!—you can have...
Government promotes SNAP hydroponics for urban farming
Given its commitment to help Filipino farmers and the urban poor families in improving their incomes, the Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR) is promoting...
Spawning: effective strategy to restore deminishing ayungin population
As part of the overall agenda of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to produce the harvest in agriculture and fisheries and to conserve resources...
Batanes berries explored
This article was first published on DA-BAR.
Batanes is not only visually known for its picturesque landscapes of verdant rolling hills and lush mountains, its...
Garlic lowers bad cholesterol
Garlic, (Allium Sativum) locally known as “bawang,” is a bulbous plant widely used as spice. It contains Allicin, an active compound suspected to have...