Arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea) or “Uraro” is widely cultivated in the Philippines for its starchy rhizomes. It is a low perennial herbaceous plant with thick, fleshy and creeping roots and long white fibers and is a good source of flour. Arrowroot flour has a very high commercial value in the international...
Bignay, kalumpit and ubi are high in antioxidant – study by Dondon Carlo P. Lejano Fifteen fruits and vegetables which were initially supposed to be high in antioxidant activity were subjected to evaluation through a study titled, “Antioxidant Potential and Components of Philippine Vegetables and Fruits” which was funded by...
Dragon fruit or Pitaya grows best in uniformly distributed rainfall throughout the year. It prefers free draining soil with sandy to clay loam types, 5.3 to 6.7 pH and high organic matter. However, Pitaya is also grown successfully in sandy soils. Pitaya is shallow rooted with most roots concentrated on...
Yam (Discolorea alata L.) commonly known as ubi is a main ingredient to the processed ubi powder. With about 300-600 species, this promising rootcrop grows abundantly in Central Visayas, Northern Mindanao, CARAGA, CAR and some parts in Luzon. This rootcrop is traditionally planted in March to June and harvested from...
Here’s a simple way to help take the pressure off your pocket, your environment, and your overall well-being: grow your own food. Well, that may not be a new idea for some of us anymore. For the longest time now, we’ve been told about the benefits of planting our own...
Medicines made from 10 DOH-approved Philippine medicinal plants have become ever more popular among Filipinos considering the expensive western medicines which most Filipinos could not afford. Herbal medicines has gained a wide acceptance and popularity among Filipinos in providing basic medical care. The government has implemented the Cheaper Medicines Act...
Garlic, scientifically known as Allium sativum L., is one of the most important food seasoning in the world. However, because of its many other uses, demand of this crop is continuously increasing. Aside from being an indispensable recado (ingredient), garlic is also used to cure athlete’s foot and hypertension. It...
The baking industry has a new ally, a new flour-processing facility that does not depend on wheat is expected to be operational before the end of the third quarter of 2010. The facility is a joint project of Technology Resource Center (TRC) and Food Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) aiming to...
When we suffer from any illness, we are inclined to at once seek the help of a doctor or rush to a drug store for self-medication. But there are proven treatments to illness using plants commonly found around us. They can save us a good sum of money and provide...
Honeydew melon is one of the more expensive and in demand fruit vegetables. It is an annual crop under the family Cucurbitaceae. It belongs to the melon group Cucumis melo var. inodorus generally called the winter melons, which include the smooth-skinned green-fleshed Persian, the yellow-skinned, green-or white-fleshed casaba and the...
Philippine mango (the national fruit) is known worldwide as the best tasting variety of Carabao mangoes in the world. The Philippines produces about 1 million metric tons of mangoes a year (3.5% of the world production) – 95% for local consumption & 5% for export -it generates about US$35 million...
We looked for years various technology and looked at possible solution to ensure high yields but these methods, sadly, are not always the “best” solutions. The “Korean Natural Farming Technology” provides us the system of using fully local materials both for farm inputs and processing methodology. About two decades ago...
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