Seasonal rains might destroy the rice. So instead, they plant lotus seeds on raised beds. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization says the lotus seeds bring a good price in local markets. Farmers in the Philippines are showing new interest in crops like winged beans, string beans,...
Farmers in the Philippines are showing new interest in crops like winged beans, string beans, arrowroot and cassava. The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center says traditional crops like these can survive the fierce storms that often strike the islands. ...
The introduction of biosecurity measures has been one approach used to tackle this decline. Biosecurity-related knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of the seaweed farmers were assessed in the four highest seaweed producing regions in the Philippines: (1) Tawi-Tawi, (2) Palawan, (3) ...
Farmers in the Philippines are showing new interest in crops like winged beans string beans arrowroot and cassava. The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center says traditional crops like these can survive the fierce storms that often strike the islands. The United Nations says some African farmers grow b...
Seasonal rainsmight destroy the rice. So instead, they plant lotus(莲花) seeds on raised beds. The United Nations Food andAgriculture Organization says the lotus seeds bring agood price in local markets.Farmers in the Philippines are showing newinterest in crops like winged beans(四棱豆), ...
In the Philippines, smallholder farmers have become major timber producers. Farmers' intensive tree establishment and management practices ensure tree survival and growth. However, the systems of timber production practiced have several limitations. In intercropping systems, the practice of severe branch or...
This book is a collection of stories about the lives of landless farmers in the Philippines. It describes their resilience and strong faith amidst worsening poverty. In this book, the reader hears the voices of the tillers in their aspirations to make both ends meet. One story pictures the de...
This paper aims to unpack the decision-making processes of rice farmers when faced with drought. The study was conducted in two drought-prone rice-farming communities in the Philippines, with 87 rice farmers as the main participants. A range of qualitative methods including in-depth interviews, ...
A new estimation using FAO Fertibase data confirms the finding of inadequate N application by rice farmers in the Philippines. Additional study is proposed covering the following: (1) comparing actual to optimal N application using secondary data for Central Luzon (obtained from the International ...
2.the farmer's house and the buildings near it in such a place.We visited the farm;(also adjective) a farm kitchen.granja verb to cultivate (the land) in order to grow crops, breed and keep animalsetc.He farms (5,000 acres) in the south.cultivar ...