Redefining Premium Livestock (FOOD FOR THOUGHT by Manny Piñol)

(Market Prospects of Wagyu Cattle Farming in the Philippines, Its Impact On Economic Growth, Food Security & Rural Poverty!) For decades, the global premium beef sector has been dominated by traditional powerhouses: Japan, with its fiercely guarded purebred heritage, and Australia, with its vast commercial crossbred herds. However, a significant geographic and structural shift is…

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“Micro-Propagation” In Davao Lab To Produce “Clones” Of Bohol’s “Kinampay Ube!” (FOOD FOR THOUGHT by Manny Piñol)

After seeing the stems with nodes of “Kinampay Ube” being propagated in a sterile Tissue Culture Lab owned by Julieto Mejos in Toril, Davao City, I searched for more information about Micro-Propagation online. I discovered that it is not actually a new technology as it had been used in producing Potato plantlets in more advanced…

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BAMBOO SIDE STORY (FOOD FOR THOUGHT by Manny Piñol)

The funny thing about the Philippines is this: we love acting like every good idea just arrived yesterday on a cargo ship from Singapore wearing a blazer and speaking English with a consultancy accent. Bamboo included. Suddenly everybody in government PowerPoints discovered “green materials,” “carbon capture,” and “sustainable innovation,” as if the kawayan beside the…

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