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The development of mobile technologies for agricultural disease surveillance has not been the top priority in the Philippines. This is probably so because mobile agricultural service delivery is still at an early stage, and most of the existing services have yet to gain enough traction and long-term sustainability. Recently, DOST-PCAARRD pushed for more innovative agriculture …
With the aim to develop a nanobiopesticide using metabolite/s from plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) against fusarium wilt on high-value crops, the Nanobiotechnology Laboratory, National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (BIOTECH), University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) implemented a project for the production of banana, tomato, and cucumber. Results showed a comparable effect of …
Focusing on Saba, Lakatan, and Latundan varieties, the program was proposed to sustain the banana industry in Cagayan. The program titled “Enhancing the Productivity and Supply Chain of Banana Industry in Cagayan Valley Region” will rehabilitate and improve the banana industry in Cagayan along the supply chain: from input suppliers to banana production to consumers …
Banana productivity and supply chain enhancement in Cagayan Valley Region Read More »
The Philippine banana chips industry has become one of the country’s emerging export winners. The raw materials for banana chips production are based on two cultivars, namely Saba and Cardaba. One of the major problems besetting the industry is the lack of raw materials for processing banana chips. Mass propagation and dissemination of Saba strains …
Multi-location Evaluation of Promising Saba Strains with Short Stature Read More »
MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila and some parts of the country are expected to have a cloudy weather on Wednesday and in the coming days as temperatures are expected to drop due to the northeast monsoon or amihan, the state weather bureau said. Metro Manila, for one, will have a temperature range of 24 to 32 …