Category: Farming & Production

Growing of intercrops in coconut lands produces more food and agricultural products, ensuring food security of the people in rural and urban areas. At the same time, the practice generates…

Green Onion or Leek are also known as spring onion, salad onion or onion sticks in many countries. It is an edible plant of the genus Allium. The upper green…

Cauliflower is considered as the aristocrat vegetables in the species Brassica oleracea, in the family Brassicaceae. Brassica oleracea also includes cabbage, brussels sprouts, kale, broccoli and collard greens, though they…

Celery (Apium graveolens) or popularly known as Kinchay in the Philippines, is a crunchy biennial plant belong in the family Apiaceae and is native to Eurasia. The plant is also…

Giant Guava or Guapple as they call it here in the Philippines is a very profitable cash crop if quality produced. Guapple is a non-seasonal or everbearing variety which attracts…

Declining wild fisheries and more demand for animal protein have opportunities for aquaculture. Tilapia is a suitable fish for culture. Its short culture period is ideal. In tilapia farming for…

The Snow pea or Snap pea (Pisum sativum L), popularly known as “sitsaro” in the Philippines, is a legume, more specifically a variety of pea eaten whole in its pod…

Wheatgrass is a variety of grass that is sprouted from wheat kernels that possesses therapeutic and nutritional properties. The optimal level of growth of wheatgrass is from 6-10 inches of…

The bighead carp is a freshwater fish, one of several Asian carps. It has a large, scaleless head, a large mouth, and eyes located very low on the head. They…

Giant freshwater prawns live in freshwater environments but their larvae require brackishwater to survive. These crustaceans are common in the tropical and sub-tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region and are…