Inventions dedicated to Filipino farmers and fisherfolk: SMARTLINK Smartlink is an agribusiness venture proposed by Smart Agri Innovators from Barangay Halayhayin in Siniloan, Laguna. The proponents are Engr. Junelle V. Adrias, Engr. Kelly Ann A. Palma, Louiegi Anthony E. Gamez, Phoebe Alyssa B. Palacio, and Richmond R. Corda—five college friends who learned programming and designing. continue reading : Inventions dedicated to Filipino farmers and fisherfolk: SMARTLINK
Rediscovering her purpose: AGRIBATA INSTANT CEREAL POWDER FOR KIDS Janice Mae D. Paglinawan’s father and grandfather both grew up in a farming livelihood in Dumingag, Zamboanga Del Sur. She, however, grew up in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and had neither experience nor interest with agriculture in the beginning. Spark of interest, change of heart continue reading : Rediscovering her purpose: AGRIBATA INSTANT CEREAL POWDER FOR KIDS
OYSTER MUSHROOM CULTIVATION USING MIXED RICE STRAW AND SAWDUST TECHNOLOGY John Reynald P. Simon of Claveria, Cagayan lives with his parents, both vegetable vendors, and two younger siblings. Due to poverty, he stopped studying in college for four years. As the eldest child in the family, he needed to help his parents with their financial continue reading : OYSTER MUSHROOM CULTIVATION USING MIXED RICE STRAW AND SAWDUST TECHNOLOGY
LA SIERRA MUSHROOM FARM For partners Veberly Jubilo and Frederick Uyaan, the Young Farmers Challenge Fund (YFCF) Program of the Department of Agriculture has created a great impact on their lives as partners, community organizers, farmers, entrepreneurs, and young leaders. Jubilo and Uyaan, the owner-managers of La Sierra Mushroom Farm located in Barangay Tallipugo, Balaoan, continue reading : LA SIERRA MUSHROOM FARM
Giving urban areas a touch of nature: CITY FARM The Department of Agriculture hosts the annual Young Farmers Challenge Fund (YFCF), which opened the door of opportunity to the youth to venture into agriculture-related business. Through the YFCF Program, five young agripreneurs who were declared as Regional Level winners representing the National Capital Region—Anna Beatriz continue reading : Giving urban areas a touch of nature: CITY FARM
A father’s dream made real: ORGANIKO OrganiKo is an establishment that applies the concept of growing crops and poultry using non-synthetic materials. It envisions its next step to include duck raising to produce balut, penoy, and salted eggs, as well as to become an experiential tourist destination and learning spot for agriculture students and enthusiasts. continue reading : A father’s dream made real: ORGANIKO
The taste of flaming hot success: SOX PEPPERS Josue Carmen, Jr. and Engr. Samuel Carmen both hail from Surallah, South Cotabato. Business Management graduate Josue was born on August 13, 1993, while Chemical Engineering graduate Samuel was born on January 23, 1991. The two own SOX Peppers, known as the largest Carolina Reaper plantation in continue reading : The taste of flaming hot success: SOX PEPPERS
Idea turned venture: HEALTHY-MANSI Who would have thought that young farmers from Davao Oriental would make homegrown calamansi into something special? It was indeed an amazing journey for Reynaldo B. Archie and Jameco A. Dayanghirang as they breathe life to their agribusiness idea, Healthy-Mansi, for which they were even awarded as Regional Level winners in continue reading : Idea turned venture: HEALTHY-MANSI
When life gives you coffee: INCREASING SPECIALTY COFFEE PRODUCTION: QUALITY IN OUR LOCALITY The Philippines is a coffee-producing country, considered to be one of the few countries that belong to the coffee belt and one of the few gifted to grow the four varieties of coffee. However, the country’s coffee farmers remain in need of continue reading : When life gives you coffee: INCREASING SPECIALTY COFFEE PRODUCTION: QUALITY IN OUR LOCALITY
Making money out of waste: BAGORGANIC WAY Blessed C. Bagor is a 26-year-old resident at Labason, Zamboanga del Norte. He took up Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a major in Financial Management at the Jose Rizal Memorial State University – Tampilisan Campus. He has been working in different companies as a sales representative continue reading : Making money out of waste: BAGORGANIC WAY
