Majority of the present supply of chicken meat comes from broilers.  Broilers are chickens that grow fast and convert feeds into meat more efficiently.  Most broilers were raised in large farms either under contract growers or independent growers.  Success in broiler raising depends on proper management and many other factors. Factors to Consider in Broiler [...]

Fish Processing is a way of preserving fish and at the same time improving their quality.  In the process, the properties of the fish change. There are many ways to process fish.  Some methods such as salting and drying have been used since the ancient times, long before modern technology was introduced.  Others involved the [...]

The Philippines is one of the world’s largest producers of fiber crops.  It is blessed with optimal weather conditions, good types of soil, even distribution of rain throughout the year, and other related factors, which make growing fiber crops favorable.  Abaca, cotton, maguey, pineapple, and ramie are just some fiber crops grown in the country.  [...]

Buko Pie is one of the favorite traditional pastry of many Filipinos and a specialty of Laguna Province.   It is made of  young-coconut meat  (malauhog).  It is almost like a coconut cream pie, only it is made with just young coconuts and has no cream.  Instead, the pie utilizes sweetened condensed milk. There are also [...]

The Java Plum (Sizygium cumini) or Black Plum is a large, evergreen and exotic tree from the Myrtaceae family.  It is popularly known as “Duhat” in the Philippines.  Java Plum has been introduced to many different places where it has been utilized as a fruit producer, as an ornamental and also for its timber.  A [...]

Java Plum or popularly known as “Duhat”,  is a fruit tree found mostly wild throughout the Philippines.  The fruits is a shiny, dark-purple to black that gets to about 1½ inches long. Each contains a single large oblong seed surrounded by a thin layer of yellowish pulp. The pulp is juicy and acid but often [...]

Cut flowers are generally grown throughout the Philippines.  The diversity of cut flowers found in the Philippines reflects our rich flora resources.  Some of cut flower growers simply started as hobbyists or plant enthusiasts who later on raised cut flowers professionally because of their great profit potential in local and international markets. The cut flower [...]

The fruit of the tamarind is one of most commonly reserved for consumption, whether raw, cooked, or prepared in some pre-packaged snacks. The fleshy, juicy, acidulous pulp of the fruit is mature when colored brown or reddish-brown. The fruit is considered ripe when the pods are easily pried open with fingers. The pulp of the [...]

Lima Beans (Phaseolus lunatus)  is a type of legume grown for their flat, crescent-oval-shaped seeds, which is eaten as a vegetable.  It is popularly known as “Patani” in the Philippines. These highly nutritious beans are known by a number of alternate monikers, including Haba beans, sugar beans, butter beans, Guffin beans, civet beans, Hibbert beans, [...]

Puto is one of the favorite native delicacy of many Filipinos.  It has many variations, sizes, colors, flavors and toppings. One of the newest variation of  Puto which is popular nowadays is the Puto Pao. Puto pao is a hybrid of the Chinese steamed bun called siopao and puto.  It uses the traditional puto recipe [...]