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‘Organic Encounter’: Libangan noong Pandemya, Isa nang Matagumpay na Organikong Kabuhayan

Fri, 12/26/2025 - 12:19

 

 

Maraming pinahinto ang pandemya mula 2020 hanggang 2022. Kabuhayan, gawi ng araw -araw na pamumuhay, at maski ambisyon.

Ngunit para kay Camille Diana Maralit, isang kabataang magsasaka mula sa Tagkawayan, Quezon, nagbigay ng panibagong pagkakataon ang pandemya. Pagkakataon upang pagnilayan ang mga pangarap, nais gawin, at makadiskubre ng bagong pagkakaabalahang hindi niya lubos

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Kuwentong Inspirasyon ni Rafael “Molly” Catada: Kaagapay sa Pag-angat ng mga Magsasaka

Sat, 11/29/2025 - 17:10

 

 

Ang mga AEW ay sandigan at tunay na kaagapay ng mga magsasaka. Malaki ang ginagampanan nilang papel—hindi lamang sa pagbibigay ng kaalaman, kundi sa pag-akay sa mga magsasaka tungo sa mas maunlad at mas matatag na pagsasaka. Isa sa mga taong ito si Rafael Romulus “Molly” Catada, isang Registered Agriculturist mula sa Lobo, Batangas.  “Ang AEW po ang tulay ng ating pamahalaan upang

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How Rany Constantino Recalibrates His Purpose When He Came Home to Farming

Sat, 11/29/2025 - 16:16

Rany Constantino, 59, spent more than 30 years working overseas before realizing where he truly belonged. He left the Philippines in 1986 to work in Bahrain, followed by another career in Saudi Arabia in 2001. In 2019, he made a decision that would soon recalibrate his purpose: coming home to farming.

 

“Ang pag-uwi ko sa Pilipinas ay personal na desisyon. Walang nag-utos o nagpilit, ako

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The Love and Growth Story of Young Farmer Jade Destura

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 12:03

 

A Farmer at Heart

At just 26 years old, Jade Destura from Mendez, Cavite, already embodies the spirit of a modern Filipino farmer—resilient, creative, and passionate. He proudly tends to their family farm, where he grows various vegetables and fruits, but his story goes far beyond soil and seeds. It’s a story rooted in love, both for the land and for the woman who helped him rediscover

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When Agriculture is the Greener Pasture: How Growing Mushrooms Rekindles Matthew Profeta’s Relationship with the Soil

Sat, 08/30/2025 - 13:28

 

It may be a hard pill to swallow, but in the Philippines, farming is more often associated with an aging population of farmworkers than with the aspirations of the younger generation. 

However, amid this reality, there are still a lot of young Filipinos who serve as a beacon of hope and continue to shape the future of Philippine agriculture. 

Some take the straight path toward

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Huwarang Ekstensyonista sa Pagsasaka: Si Mico Comia bilang Tagapaghatid ng Kasanayan, Teknolohiya, at Pag-asa

Thu, 07/31/2025 - 11:10

Maraming kuwento ng pagpapagal alang-alang sa sektor ng agrikultura ang marahil ay hindi nakikita. Mula sa pagsuong sa maputik na daan, sa gitna ng ulan, o sa tindi ng sikat ng araw, maabot lamang ang liblib na komunidad—hanggang pagtungo sa mga hindi tiyak na lugar upang maghatid ng pagbabago.

Mahirap man at maraming sakripisyo, hatid at kaakibat ng bawat paghakbang—ng bawat pagpapagal—ang

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From classroom to farm: Farmer-leader Susan Bagsit and her unwavering dedication to nurturing others

Mon, 07/07/2025 - 13:10

Learning never stops, and neither do teaching and nurturing others—this is the mantra Susan Bagsit holds that captures her journey from being a teacher to becoming a farmer-leader in Nagcarlan, Laguna.

For her, bringing out the best in others did not end when she decided to retire from the teaching profession. It gave way to a fresh start, a new way of life that she never thought would be as

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Matatag at Patuloy na Umaangat: Ang MARBENCO at ang Bunga ng Kanilang Pagtutulungan

Mon, 06/09/2025 - 10:33

 

 

 

Kilala ang puno ng niyog sa pagiging matatag nito, matayog, at taglay na iba’t ibang kapakinabangan. 

Gaya ng niyog na patuloy na nagbubunga, ang Manggalang Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Cooperative (MARBENCO) ay nagsisilbing puno ng lakas at suporta para sa kanilang mga miyembro at komunidad.

“Ang samahang ito po ay may vision na isang matatag at maunlad na kooperatiba na

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Huwarang Lingkod ng Agrikultura: Kwento ng Millenial Agriculturist na si Joe Kim Cristal

Wed, 05/14/2025 - 15:37

 

Huwarang Lingkod ng Agrikultura: Kwento ng Millenial Agriculturist na si Joe Kim Cristal

Sa likod ng bawat masaganang ani at matagumpay na bukirin ay naroon ang dedikasyon at talino ng mga taong naglilingkod sa agrikultura.

Isa sa kanila si Joe Kim U. Cristal, isang teknikong pang-agrikultura na nagbigay ng bagong kaalaman at pamamaraan sa bayan ng Candelaria, Quezon. Mula sa

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Vin Vie Integrated Farm’s passion for innovation and rural empowerment

Fri, 05/09/2025 - 14:01

 

There is one thing even sweeter than tablea—and that is the success anchored on passion for innovation and rural empowerment.

 

Nestled in Mataasnakahoy, Batangas, what started as a simple retirement hobby has now grown into a fruitful enterprise. In Vin Vie Integrated Farm, cacao does not only equate to tablea but also to resourcefulness and creativity—leading to empowerment of the

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