Known worldwide as Manila hemp, the country’s premier fiber has come a long way from its humble beginning as raw material of the ancient Filipinos’ clothes and footwear
Agriculture
Copper’s role in citrus orchard rehabilitation
Copper containing compounds have a unique place in citrus rehabilitation due to their broad spectrum activity and longevity of their deposits
New initiative to foster sustainable intensification of farming
The private sector is committed to play a strong role in transforming agriculture to address urgent global needs, said Sandra Peterson, CEO of Bayer CropScience, recently at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
US, China ink pact for cooperation in agriculture
US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and China’s Minister of Agriculture Han Changfu have signed a Plan of Strategic Cooperation that will guide the two countries’ agricultural relationship for the next five years
Nutrient Manager for Rice Application gets 'smarter'
Nutrient Manager for Rice Mobile (NMRiceMobile)—designed to give fertilizer guidelines to rice farmers via their mobile phones—is now available via smartphones with Android operating systems