-For a country which literally is submerged in floodwater during the typhoon season, the Philippines is facing a major crisis which could impact on the lives of the next generation of Filipinos – the lack of water. Sadder than this impending disaster is the fact that nobody seems to be concerned about it and there…
Photo Courtesy: Manny Piñol facebook page Sorghum and Upland Rice Farming will start this month in six Pilot Areas of the vast Tribal Ancestral Domains of North Cotabato. An initial area of 200 hectares will be planted to Sorghum with a Buy-Back Agreement with the Southseas Agri-Aqua Ventures, Inc., a small company which Sen. Ping…
The country’s biggest Sheep and Goat Genetics Nucleus Farm is now nearing completion in North Cotabato. When fully operational this year, it will be the breeding center of two outstanding lines of Goat and Sheep whose offsprings will later be distributed to the different regions of the country. The project is a partnership between the…
The commercial production through grow-out culture of “Ulang,” the Giant Freshwater Prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) in the Liguasan Marsh could earn local farmers as much as P400,000 per hectare per year, according to a study conducted by the Southeast Asia Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC). The result of the study came almost five months since I invited…
“Don’t Mislead The President; Lower Rice Tariff Wrong Move!” Dear Sec. Arsing, While I did not have the opportunity to work with you when I was Secretary of Agriculture, several co-workers in the Department of Agriculture who knew you gave me the impression that you are a hardworking and sensible government worker. Your recent move,…
In an unexpected development, Youth Leaders of Matalam town in my home province, asked my brother, Socrates, if they could visit my farm. Yesterday, I led a dozen Youth Leaders in a tour of my farm in Paco, Kidapawan City showing them the Soybeans trial plots, free-range chicken yards, upgrading of native goats and the…
Many followers of my page had repeatedly asked me what the genetic composition of “Manok Pinoy” is. I have always shared the information that “Manok Pinoy,” a free-range chicken strain which I first developed in 2010, is actually a combination of three breeds, two of which are Heritage chicken while the dominant line is Oriental….
Just before the year ended, we set up another breeding yard of 100 pullets which will be mated to the indigenous breed, Pauwakan Asils, to produce the genetic combination which I call the Manok Pinoy. The second yard has Plymouth Barred Rock Pullets while in the first yard we had another 100 pullets of Black…
A typical Filipino family celebration will always have “Pancit” as one of the main dishes and this explains why there is a great demand for noodles. The Philippine pasta and noodles market was valued at $1.1 billion in 2020 (roughly P64-B) and it is projected to grow by 6% over the next five years. While…
As I prepare for a possible return to public service as Governor of North Cotabato, I have designed a program which would make my home province a self-sustaining “Food Republic” supplying the food requirements of its people by boosting the production of farmers. This will start with the “Cotabato Rice Republic” which will protect local…
