Who would have thought that farmers can still extract profit from residues? An innovative, environment-friendly technology to convert sweet sorghum bagasse into bio-organic fertilizer has been developed by researchers from the Bicol Integrated Agricultural Research (BIARC). Bio-organic fertilizer is compost from any organic material that has undergone rapid decomposition through the action of introduced homogeneous… Continue reading Bio-organic Fertilizer from Sweet Sorghum Residues
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Growing Sweet Sorghum
Growing Sweet Sorghum. Sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) is a plant that looks a lot like corn but with the grain on top rather than to the side. Sweet sorghum is being promoted as major source of bioethanol for addressing the energy problem in the country but it goes beyond that as it also provides human food, livestock feed and forage, and organic fertilizer. Hence, the 4Fs in sweet sorghum production: Fuel, Food, Feed/Forage, Fertilizer.
Sweet Sorghum Bagasse: Excellent nonwood source for handmade papermaking
Since its introduction into the country in 2005, sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) has become an important crop for research and development (R&D) given its potential as a feedstock for bio-ethanol production. Aside from being a biofuel source, sweet sorghum was further discovered for its other equally important uses-food for humans, feeds and forage… Continue reading Sweet Sorghum Bagasse: Excellent nonwood source for handmade papermaking
Soon to hit the market: An anti-diabetic, natural sweetener from sweet sorghum
A natural sweetener from sweet sorghum syrup will be hitting the market soon. And it comes in fine, milky-looking powder form. When asked how different the sweet sorghum sweetener is from the commercially available sweetener in the market, Mr. Antonio S. Arcangel, general manager of the Bapamin Enterprise, had no qualms in proudly stating the… Continue reading Soon to hit the market: An anti-diabetic, natural sweetener from sweet sorghum