Posts Tagged ‘ Livelihood ’

Pigeon Pea or Kadios Production

Jul 27th, 2010 | By pinoyentre | Category: Farming & Production, Livelihood
pigeon-peas Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) is a perennial member of the family Fabaceae.  The fruits are pods, containing four to five seeds.  The seeds can be… [more...]


Culturing Golden Kuhol

Jul 21st, 2010 | By pinoyentre | Category: Culture & Breeding, Livelihood
golden-kuhol The golden apple snail (Pomacea Tcanalicuta), locally known as golden kuhol, was first introduced into Philippine farms in 1983.  It is now cultured all over… [more...]


Broiler Chicken Production

Jul 12th, 2010 | By pinoyentre | Category: Farming & Production, Livelihood
broiler-chicken 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… [more...]


Fiber Crops Production

Jul 2nd, 2010 | By pinoyentre | Category: Farming & Production, Livelihood
fiber-crops 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… [more...]


Java Plum or Duhat Production

Jun 26th, 2010 | By pinoyentre | Category: Farming & Production, Livelihood
java-plum-or-duhat 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"… [more...]


Cut Flowers Production

Jun 20th, 2010 | By pinoyentre | Category: Farming & Production, Livelihood
cut-flowers 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… [more...]


Growing Lima Beans or Patani

Jun 13th, 2010 | By pinoyentre | Category: Farming & Production, Livelihood
lima-beans 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… [more...]


Growing Chinese Water Chesnut or Apulid

Jun 8th, 2010 | By pinoyentre | Category: Farming & Production, Livelihood
chinese-water-chesnut-pix The Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis), more often called simply the water chestnut, is a grass-like sedge  cultivated for its edible root. The water chestnut… [more...]


Passionfruit Production

Jun 3rd, 2010 | By pinoyentre | Category: Farming & Production, Livelihood
passion-fruit Passionfruit (Passiflora edulis), is a vine edible fruit of the passion flower that is native to Paraguay, Brazil  and northeastern Argentina.   The passion fruit is… [more...]


Celery or Kinchay Production

May 29th, 2010 | By pinoyentre | Category: Farming & Production, Livelihood
celery Celery (Apium graveolens) or popularly known as Kinchay in the Philippines,  is a crunchy biennial plant belong  in the family Apiaceae and is native to… [more...]