Agriculture Business Week

First part of a complete guide to growing citrus and calamondin.

Citrus thrives well in tropical and subtropical climates. Some of the best quality oranges are grown in the non-humid, irrigated, sub-tropical areas such as the Mountain Province. It can be grown in our four types of climate but areas with well-distributed rainfall throughout the year are best. Those with distinct and long dry periods should bank heavily on irrigation to raise high quality citrus fruits.

Fields of citrus in the country are generally low. Citrus plantations are run on modern and intensive technology to allow their produce to compare favorably with those of developed countries.

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Posted on August 2nd, 2008 under Agri Tips, Fruits. Tags: Calamansi, Calamondin, Citrus. Comments: None

In celebration of the University of the Philippines’ centennial, UPLB’s Institute of Plant Breeding releases a new mussaenda variety, named after the first UP woman president.

Ornamental expert Dr. Monina Siar excitedly leads us to a small garden lot right in the heart of the Institute of Plant Breeding (IPB) inside the University of the Philippines at Los Banos (UPLB) campus. “Come,” she giddily guides us. “We want you to be one of the first to see the latest mussaenda variety. From a long line of red, pink and white ornamental shrubs so named after prominent Filipino First Ladies and women of distinction, a white mussaenda, resembling a bouquet of flowers with bell-upright bearing stands regally. “This is mussaenda Emerlinda R. Roman,” Dr. Siar introduces the plant to us, like she would introduce a friend. It’s very dainty and cute.”

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Posted on August 2nd, 2008 under Ornamental. Tags: Flowers, Ornamental. Comments: None

Over the years, the Agricultural Competitive Enhancement Fund, commonly known as ACEF, has allocated and/or disbursed P3.9 billion to several projects all over the country out of its fund availability of P5.8 B, leaving an unallocated balance of P1.9 B available to eligible projects till December, 2007, should the ACEF law not be extended.

The ACEF fund is a special purpose fund created by R.A. 8178, or the Agricultural Tarrification Act, out of the proceeds of in quota tariffs collected from the Minimum Access Volumes (MAVs) importations with the intent of financing activities that will help the agricultural sector become globally competitive and sustainable.

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Posted on August 2nd, 2008 under Special Report. Tags: ACEF. Comments: None