January - March 2017
Years of Growing Opportunities for Farmers
EAST-WEST SEED COMPANY, INC. Km. 54 Cagayan Valley Road, Sampaloc, San Rafael, Bulacan, Philippines PHONE: +63 (44) 766 4952 to 57 FAX: +63 (44) 766 1005 WEBSITE: www.eastwestseed.com
Celebrating 35 Years of Growing Opportunities for Farmers By Leah de Ocampo
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t all started with a seed. The seed was a vision. A vision to improve the lives of smallholder farmers in the tropics.
City, the seed spread to seven countries worldwide, serving over 18 million farmers in 60 countries.
In 1982, this seed brought a Dutch seedsman named Simon Groot to the Philippines. Together with Filipino seed trader Benito Domingo, Groot planted this seed in the soils of Lipa City. Combining European seed technology expertise and Asian tropical farming know-how, they cultivated the seed together, joined by other like-minded people who believed in the seed’s potential.
2017 marks East-West Seed’s 35 years of serving farmers and enabling their success. We look forward to continue growing the seed we planted 35 years ago- a view reflected in this year’s anniversary theme, “Growing Opportunities”.
Three decades later, the fine seed grew to what the world know now as East-West Seed. From a humble 5-hectare lot in Lipa
This highlights our commitment to keep on creating opportunities for farmers to improve their lives with our quality seeds and services in the years to come. It all started with a seed. A seed that continues to GROW.
Marking the celebration of East-West Seed’s 35th Anniversary are the following programs: Simon N. Groot Scholarship Program A scholarship program for farmers’ children who would like to pursue undergraduate courses in agriculture East-West Seed Great Journey A listening tour to farming communities for EWS employees Family Fun Day A day for EWS employees and their families to have fun and meet other colleagues’ families EWS Heroes A reward program for employees who embody East-West Seed’s core values
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Innovation Olympics A competition for students,professors, tech entrepreneurs and EWS employees to develop the most forward-looking, technology-enabled, and gamechanging projects that empower farmers Rolling Activities A series of roadshows and contests to extend our celebration to our farmers and customers APSA Field Days A showcase of new products and model demo plots EWS 35th Anniversary Party A night of celebration for EWS farmers, partners, and staff
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Leah de Ocampo EDITORIAL CONSULTANT: Francine Sayoc-Shiraishi CONTRIBUTORS: Patty Fortu Ivy de Guzman Bonie Sauli Lawrence Corpus Leslie de Leon Girlie Banaña Leslie Gaid Sunshine Tanilon Jedeliza Ferrater Terre Tanquezon Macapagal Sinimpalan Jr. DESIGN & LAYOUT: Obey Llamas
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A GROWing Partnership for the Youth By Patty Fortu
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n May 2015, East-West Seed partnered with Dualtech Center, a private vocational school project that pioneered in adopting the German Dual Training System in the Philippines, in a program to support scholars from poor communities in the country. The program aims to provide skills education and value transformation to its scholars. Currently, East-West Seed is supporting four scholars. The scholars were exposed to the entire plant operations and provided with training on building and maintenance to enhance their technical competencies.
During the last commencement exercise of Dualtech, one of the East-West Seed Scholars, Mr. Amor Mamaril, graduated as Class Salutatorian and received Silver Merit, Outstanding In-School and In-Plant Training Performance, and Learning Excellence Awards. This indeed proves that East-West Seed does not only grow seeds but also contributes to the growth of every individual.
East-West Seed launches agricultural scholarship program O
n its 35th year, vegetable seed company East-West Seed is launching a scholarship program that will enable children of farmers to pursue undergraduate courses in agriculture. Named the “Simon Groot Scholarship Program for Agriculture”, the program will provide an opportunity for 35 students - sons and daughters of farmers - to pursue an agriculture degree in public agriculture colleges and universities.
To inspire the youth to study agriculture, East-West Seed will provide four years of scholarship as well as tuition and allowance. “We believe that encouraging agricultural study lays the foundation for the future of food production. We see this scholarship program as continuation of our commitment to smallholder farmers and helping them improve their livelihood and that of their children,” says CEO Bert van der Feltz. “Agricultural education is one of the most powerful investments we can make for the future,” says Simon Groot, founder of East-West Seed. “We must encourage farmers’ children to carry on the their parents’ legacy by equipping them with scientific and practical knowledge to turn farming into a thriving business and a sustainable source of livelihood for their communities.” The scholarship program will be offered in 12 countries where the company is most active: Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Nigeria, and Guatemala. In these countries, agriculture is the main source of income for majority of the population. However, the number of students pursuing agriculture programs at the higher education level has been dwindling in recent years.
On its 35th year, East-West Seed continues to develop tropical vegetable varieties in line with their mission to improve the lives of smallholder farmers. By sharing knowledge and producing good seeds, they work to increase the income of farmers who produce food for an ever-growing global population. Worldwide agricultural production requires a 70% increase in order to meet the projected food demand by 2050, making smallholder farmers vital to food security and nutrition, especially in developing countries.
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ast-West Seed Foundation (EWSF), through the program Oh My Gulay - Tanim sa Kinabukasan (OMG-TSK), is partnering with the NutriGardens project team, the Department of Education (DepEd), local donors, and different local government units in the country to increase awareness among school children on the importance of eating vegetables. Held on February 17, 2017 at Segundo Esguerra Sr. Memorial School (SESMS) in Pulilan, Bulacan, the program’s launched was witnessed by 300 participants and graced by Hon. Sen. Cynthia A. Villar, Chair of the Committee on Agriculture of the Philippine Senate; Hon. Mayor Maritz OchoaMontejo of Pulilan; DepEd-Bulacan Officials; NutriGardens Project Chairman, officials and volunteers.
EWS Foundation Launches NutriGardens in three Luzon Provinces
Pulilan Mayor Maritz Ochoa-Montejo, Hon. Sen. Cynthia Villar, and NutriGardens Chairman passionately cultivate the soil during the event’s ceremonial planting.
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The program was followed by a ceremonial planting wherein the distinguished guests, together with the school children and community members, planted vegetable seedlings in plots. As a school-based vegetable gardening initiative, the NutriGardens project will be assisting 150 public elementary schools across the country to promote healthy eating habits among the school and, at the same time, encourage them to appreciate nutrition and the environment by teaching them improved techniques of growing vegetables.
EWSF Executive Director Boysie Sabino, NutriGardens Chairman, Segundo Esguerra Elementary School Principal Alex N. Garcia, and Teachers excitedly received the gardening materials during the ceremonial turn-over.
Local Resource Groups in Bukidnon Join Hands with EWSF to Support OMG-TSK F
or the 4th implementation cycle of the OMG-TSK, EWSF partnered with different organizations from the Province of Bukidnon to establish vegetable gardens in 10 public elementary schools in the towns of Talakag, Libona, and Manolo Fortich in Bukidnon. OMG-TSK also encouraged the community members to join and take part in the gardening initiative to further promote community effort and to strengthen community bonds in the said areas. The Foundation’s partners in Bukidnon are: the Office of Congresswoman Malou Acosta-Alba of the 1st District of Bukidnon together with other private organizations such as Sumifru Philippines Corp., Kasilak Foundation Inc., Bukidnon Plantation Service Cooperative (BPSC), and Bounty Fresh Food, Inc. Since the conception of the OMG-TSK in 2010, the program has benefited over 300 public elementary schools nationwide and reached out to around 15,000 school children.
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By Ivy de Guzman
Dr. Antonio Copino, Mambatangan School Principal; Ms. Daisy Uayan, Former Manolo Fortich Central School Principal; Hon. Congw. Malou Acosta-Alba, Bukidnon 1st District Representative; Jeruel Ramos, Manager of Bounty Fresh Mambatangan Plant; and Boysie Sabino, East-West Seed Foundation during the OMG-TSK Program’s Partner’s Signing Ceremony at the TESDA Building in Manolo Fortich.
Mambatangan Elementary School Teachers Ms. Elvy Tinay and Mr. Mariano Antonio together with East-West Seed Foundation Executive Director Boysie Sabino; Bukidnon 1st District Representative Malou AcostaAlba; East-West Seed Foundation Program Officer Kim Enot; Office of Congresswoman Malou-Acosta Alba Staff Junrey Lagat, show off their school’s vegetable harvests during the OMG-TSK Program’s Community Day held on December 8, 2016.
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rench bean or snap beans belong to the family Leguminous crops with a scientific name Phaseolus vulgaris . The area of origin of the bean was considered to be South America (Peru and Columbia).Beans were first introduced in Europe by the Spanish conquistadors. In Italy, they were known to be widely grown in vegetable gardens as early as 1569. From Europe, beans later spread to India, Africa, Indochina, and the rest of the world.
It’s all about FrencH Bean
Sagana
By Bonie Sauli
East-West Seed continues to serve farmers better by introducing improved and innovative varieties. Last 2016, we introduced a new French bean variety named Sagana. This new variety has improved pod quality with 16-25 % higher class A recovery compared to other varieties. Sagana has good plant vigor that makes it easier to grow. It is suitable to be planted in mid-elevation areas all year round and in the lowland areas towards cool season starting November to January.
Green beans are eaten around the world, and are marketed canned, frozen, and fresh. It is often steamed, boiled, stir-fried, or baked in casseroles.
Features High yielding variety with good class A recovery
Mataas umani tungo sa magandang kita
Good Pod Quality
Malaman at maganda ang kulay, kaya gusto ng mamimili
East-West Seed Company Brand
Ang kumpanyang naghahatid ng de-kalidad na binhi
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East-West Seed Philippines Hosts the National Vegetable Congress Field Tour
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n what could best represent “Passionate Teams” at East-West Seed Philippines, employees from different departments collaborated to host the field tour for the annual National Vegetable Congress on November 16, 2016. Held at the East-West Seed main office in San Rafael, Bulacan, the event witnessed more than 500 participants from different government agencies, private companies, and farmer associations. In hosting the event, East-West Seed showcased various components of its business that allowed it to be the number one vegetable seed company in the country. The tour was comprised of 13 stations that featured seed plant operations and a demonstration field tour.
By Lawrence Corpus
“Very inspiring!” - Lorenzo Nuestro, FA “Educational!” - Silvino Pedragoza Jr.,Municipal Agriculturist Office “Exciting, interesting and educational tour.” - Rina Lyn Distor, Maayon, Capiz LGU
Girlie Banana from the Technology Transfer Department of East-West Seed addresses the questions of a participant during the open forum.
East-West Seed employees guide the participants during the tour, and explain the products and technologies featured in the stations.
The participants got a glimpse of East-West Seed’s plant operations such as seed processing and storage, quality control, packaging and finished goods. Technologies that may be used with East-West Seed’s superior products were also featured during the tour, including companion planting, livestock integration, vermicomposting, permaculture, drip irrigation, low tunnel structure, intercropping, urban gardening, seedling nursery, and edible landscaping, among others. Ornamental flowers and East-West Seed’s new products such as Bitter Gourd Heart F1, Watermelons Red Delight F1, and Orange Delight F1 were also introduced to the participants through an exhibit. All the features of the tour were borne out of the continuous learnings and innovations that the company employs to better serve farmers. Attendees actively participated, showing their enthusiasm and appreciation throughout the event. Aside from learning about new products and technologies, they also sampled a taste of Purple Sweet F1 glutinous corn, Dulce F1 melon ice cream, and even the oddly satisfying Red Hot F1 hot pepper ice cream. Their questions and inquiries were answered during the open forum held at the end of the tour by highly-capable experts. A dedicated selling station was also put up for participants who wanted to purchase East-West Seed products.
In a survey conducted after the event, participants gave the tour an overwhelming 95% approval, with most suggesting to allot more time per station, which could indicate their keen interest in learning more about East-West Seed’s products and services. East West Seed Philippines simultaneously participated in the Vegetable Congress Exhibit in Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium at Malolos Bulacan. Experts presented various topics such as University of the Philippines Los BanosCollege of Agriculture’s’ “Seed Technology of Vegetable Seeds”, Department of Agriculture’s “Breeding a New Generation of Vegetable Seeds for Food Sustainability” and Philippine Vegetable Industry Development Board’s “Agricultural Marketing”. What does this all mean for East-West Seed? It simply shows that the company continues to live up to its three core values: “Serving Farmers”, “Learning and Innovation” and “Passionate Teams”.
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Passionate Team. All the employees from the different departments of East-West Seed worked together to make the National Vegetable Congress Field Tour a success!
EAST-WEST SEED joins AGRILINK, FOODLINK & AQUALINK 2016 By Leslie De Leon
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ast-West Seed once again participated in the highlyanticipated annual event– AGRILINK held at the World Trade Center on October 6 to 8, 2016. This year’s theme, which is about “resilience and overcoming challenges through innovation and diversification”, has never been more pressing than today. It is towards the growth of the Philippine Agriculture, that the Department of Agriculture and private agricultural companies support events like this. In this year’s Agrilink, more than 25,000 visitors were treated to a showcase of the latest products and technologies available in the market today. The East-West Seed booth connected to this year’s theme well, as it proudly displayed a wide array of its latest, high-quality products available in the market today, and the latest technologies in vegetable farming like coated vegetable seeds, grafted seedlings, latest developments in seed testing, seed enhancement, and seed stamping. Plant Doctor Online, the new and only interactive plant disease diagnosis in the Philippines, was also showcased. A wide selection of new products for tasting is one of the highlights of the booth. Estong, the cute farmer mascot of East-West Seed, spearheaded the taste test. Visitors fell in line just to have a glimpse and taste of the new products available and soon to come out in the market. East-West Seed booth was one of the most visited booths in the area. Farmers clamoring for the latest products and technologies in vegetable production never failed to visit the booth every year because, according to them, East-West Seed is the only seed company that offers the best products and technologies that have been proven to increase their yield and income. Agrilink has never failed to meet the expectations of the guests and visitors. The knowledge the farmers gained, the linkages and partnerships established by private companies and other sectors, made this event truly a successful one. It strengthens our economy and provides a better future for our Filipino farmers.
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The project “Developing Livelihood Resilience in the Face of Climate Change thru Vegetable Diversification in Coron, Palawan, Philippines” contributed to community-based development and livelihood recovery response in Coron. From September 2015 to September 2016, the initiative introduced vegetables agri-enterprise to four (4) barangays in Coron, namely, Malawig, Tara, Buenavista, and Banwang Daan. This initiative was a partnership between East-West Seed and Cordaid, and funded by Miss Universe Organization and Partners for Resilience. In January 2017, Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach visited Brgy. Malawig, Coron, Palawan to show her genuine support to the project. Miss Universe Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, when she visited Catholic Organization for Relief and Development AID (Cordaid) beneficiaries for Post-Yolanda projects in Barangay Malawig, Coron, Palawan, Philippines.
Through the project, 160 farmers were trained on vegetable production using the natural farming system technology and Climate Smart Agriculture. These farming approaches could help the Tagbanua tribe in mitigating the risks caused by changing weather patterns.
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hile most of media attention focused on the devastated areas of Leyte and Samar during Typhoon Yolanda aftermath, Coron, Palawan was left behind but heavily stricken, too. Typhoon Yolanda left the Tagbanua community with damaged properties and lost livelihoods. This fate aggravated the living conditions of most of the Tagbanuas in the outskirts of Coron. Aside from the added burden brought about by the furious typhoon, these people were plunged in extreme discomfort over a long period of time. Most of them live in perpetual poverty, manifested by the high incidence of malnourished children in the community.
A container gardening training was also conducted among 100 households and eight (8) school children. The training gave them the opportunity to learn the technologies on growing vegetables and how to set-up their own vegetable gardens in their backyards or frontyards. To help in addressing the growing peril on malnutrition, every household in the community was also encouraged to engage in vegetable cultivation so they can have readily available fresh and nutritious food served on their tables. They also sold the excess harvests to neighbors, nearby resorts, or in the Coron public market to augment their household income.
A Barangay Health Worker’s Love for the Community By Leslie Gaid
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eet Ofelia Carpiano also known as “Nanay Ofing”, 65 years old and a mother of 6 with 16 grandchildren, the oldest Barangay Health Worker volunteer and the longest in service in the municipality of Coron.
Nanay Ofing (standing left) with other women beneficiaries of vegetable production in demo plot show their abundant harvest.
Nanay Ofing’s family own a piece of land in Sitio Kawid, Barangay Malawig. After the Typhoon Yolanda, they were asked several times to use their land, but the family did not give their consent. When Cordaid and East-West Seed requested to put up a demo farm in their lot, she did not hesitate to grant the request because she knew it would benefit their entire community. As a Barangay Health Worker for more than 30 years, she was not only aiming for additional income but also addressing malnutrition among children of Barangay Malawig, one of the barangays in Coron with the highest number of malnourished children.
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igh Value Vegetable Production using the Natural Farming System (HVVPNFS) Technology was a project collaborated by the Department of Agrarian Reform, Agrarian Reform Communities Project II, Asian Development Bank and East-West Seed. It was implemented last January 2015 to April 2016 within the 23 Agrarian Reform Communities (ARC) in ten provinces: Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Sorsogon, Romblon, Northern Samar, Western Samar, Leyte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, and Zamboanga Sibugay. The project has two phases of implementation, the first batch of farmers was trained by the technical training team of East-West Seed. From the first batch of farmers, 115 were selected to be para-technicians, and they received coaching and mentoring, which enabled them to facilitate the training for the second batch of farmers. Throughout the project implementation, beneficiary and non-beneficiary farmers were given the chance to practice and apply natural farming technologies in their own piece of land, granted to them by the Department of Agrarian Reform. Farmers were also producing their own organic fertilizers and pesticides from sources available in their area. This lessened their expenses for chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
Farmers’ First Step Towards Success in Vegetable Farming By Sunshine Tanilon
On January 2017, the High Value Vegetable Production using the Natural Farming System Technology project was turned-over to 23 Agrarian Reform Communities. Agrarian Reform Beneficiary Organization (ARBO) officers committed to manage the project together with the selected para-technicians. Farmers, including women, were empowered and motivated to continue producing fresh and safe vegetables for their family and community.
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am happy that I am now providing safe vegetables to eat not only for my family but also for the community as well”. These are the proud words of Noel Sevillano, a 40 years old farmer-adoptor under the High Value Vegetable Production using the Natural Farming Systems Technology Project implemented in Brgy. Aguit-it, Vinzons, Camarines Norte. Having been a part-time tricycle driver and a full time farmer for two decades, it was his first time to use the NFS technology in vegetable farming. After attending the 2-day Farmers’ Field Training provided by the Technical Assistance Team of East-West Seed Co. Inc. and project’s Para-Technicians in partnership with the Department of Agrarian Reform-Asian Development Bank funded Agrarian Reform Communities Project Second Phase (ARCP2), he immediately set-up his vegetable production farm.
Safer Vegetables, Healthier Community By Girlie Banaña
Apart from his conventional way of vegetable farming, the natural farming systems technology is very far from what he used to practice. He is now making his own fertilizer and botanical sprays. Before, with his previous planting, he confessed that he is one of the many farmers who practice massive use of agricultural chemicals. With the aim of producing higher yield, he used chemical rampantly in exchange of food safety.
VEGGIE
TIDBITS By Terre Tanquezon
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Once not an advocate of natural farming, he is now a convinced fellow. Being engaged in the project, he proved that a farmer can still have high yield even without the use of synthetic fertilizers and agricultural chemicals. He was happy to know that from the existing farm resources like rice hull, madre de cacao, banana, marigold, neem tree, and even farm waste such as cow and chicken manure, egg shells, weeds, damaged fruits and others, combined with micro-organisms, he can make fertilizers and botanical sprays out of it, reducing the cost of production. And from the 1,600sq.m. farm area he planted with bittergourd and yardlong bean, he was able to generate a total cash income of Php71,904.00 for the span of 3-4 months without using any synthetic fertilizer and chemical sprays. Contributing to the common goal of protecting the environment, he felt fulfilled for being a responsible farmer by using natural farming technology. He vowed to use the new technology he learned for the rest of his farming endeavour to provide safe and healthy food to eat while safeguarding the environment.
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apaya is very special to me, as this fruit is part of my childhood memories. I can still vividly recall when I was a kid, other kids and I would gather on weekends and bring a wooden pole to harvest the most mature fruit from our papaya tree. Even if the flesh was still hard and green, we would peel the skin off and dip the flesh in vinegar with salt to satisfy our cravings. I don’t know why, but during my childhood, the unripe papaya fruit was more of my favorite then than the ripe ones. The ripe papaya from our tree that I tried to eat before did not taste sweet and delicious at all. Maybe because these papayas just suddenly sprouted in our garden; they were wild or open-pollinated. When I grew up and worked at East-West Seed, I learned to love and eat ripe papaya. Papaya now tastes very good - thanks to the hybrid seeds that are available from the hard work of breeders.
Papaya is not just good-tasting; it is also good for our health! A rich source of powerful antioxidants, such as Vitamins C, A, E, and B, which can boost immunity, prevent signs of ageing and cancer, and help reduce stress. The enzymes found in papaya, papain and chymopapain, aid in digestion and reduce blood pressure. Papaya is high in fiber which can help in maintaining a healthy weight. To reap all these benefits, be sure to include papaya in your diet!
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HARABAS (Armyworm/Cutworm) By Jedeliza Ferrater
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arabas is a local term for the highly destructive larvae of onion. In 2016, harabas damaged around 5,000 out of 8,000 hectares of onion planted fields in Nueva Ecija, the onion capital of the Philippines1. The larvae fed on the leaf from top to bottom and skeletonized the plant (Figure 1). There are two kinds of Harabas: cutworm (Spodoptera litura) (Figure 2) and armyworm (Spodoptera exigua) (Figure 3). Among the two, the armyworm is more destructive and dominant in the field during the 2016 outbreak2. Before hatching into larvae, harabas is seen visibly on leaves as white egg mass (Figure 4) which could potentially produce 50-150 larvae. These eggs are laid on the leaves by the moth (Figure 5). All larvae went into a pupal stage (Figure 6) which remain in the soil even after the crop is harvested and removed.
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During an insect outbreak, there is an abrupt and rapid increase in population density that can result to significant crop losses3. Favorable condition for rapid reproduction of armyworms and cutworms is during onset of rain after a long dry spell with high temperature2. Drought also kills natural enemies or friendly insects which naturally regulates the population of insect pests4. Management of harabas includes 1-2 months fallow period (no crops grown to break the life cycle), sanitation (field and its surroundings should be free from weeds), flooding the field to destroy larvae and pupae, avoiding too much input of nitrogen fertilizer which makes plants attractive to insect pests, and avoiding indiscriminate use of synthetic agrochemicals (using the same active ingredient in one cropping season could lead to insect resistance or “immunity”). The use of chemicals also kills insect natural enemies.
Fig 1. Armyworm and cutworm larvae feeding and skeletonizing the onion plant. Fig 2. Cutworm with light brown color with 2 dark spots at head and rear ends of body. Fig 3. Armyworm commonly green, smooth with white band on the lateral side of body. Fig 4. An egg mass on the surface of the onion leaf containing 50-150 eggs.
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Fig 5. The moth has a lifespan of 6-7 days and could lay 300-600 eggs.
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Fig 6. Pupae last for 7-12 days under the soil before becoming a moth. References: 1.Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) Report (2016). Nueva Ecija, Philippines. 2. Oplan Harabas: Mga Kaalaman Tungkol sa Harabas (2016). A brochure published by DA-RCPC III, East-West Seed and the University of the Philippines Los Baños. 3. Barbosa P and Schultz JC (1987). Insect Outbreak . Academic Press, Inc, USA. 4. PhilRice issues armyworm management strategy (2010). Balita news online.
Did you know? Aside from the fresh fruit, another business opportunity from Papaya is the extraction of latex from immature papaya fruits. Papain prepared from dried latex of immature papaya fruits is used in the following: •
Meat tenderizing
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Manufacturing of chewing gum
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Manufacturing of cosmetics
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Degumming of natural silk and giving shrink resistance to wool
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Pharmaceutical industries, textile, and garment
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Manufacturing of cleaning paper and adhesive
References: http://nhb.gov.in/report_files/papaya/PAPAYA.htm Vijay Yogiraj, Pradeep Kumar Goyal, Chetan Singh Chauhan, Anju Goyal, Bhupendra Vyas.2014.Carica papaya Linn: An Overview. International Journal of Herbal Medicine 2014; 2 (5): 01-08. Available online at www.floraljournal.com
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Thai Green Papaya Salad Photo by: http://www.nomjit.com
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eel the skin off a medium-sized green papaya. After peeling, you can either use a cheese grater to shred the papaya, or you can do it the traditional way and hack at the papaya with a knife until there are numerous vertical cuts, then shave off the top layer into thin slivers, and repeat.
INGREDIENTS: • 1 big handful of shredded green papaya • 2 cloves of garlic • 1-2 red chilies (use as much or as little as you like) • 2 tablespoons shelled roasted peanuts • 1 tablespoon fish sauce • 1/2 - 1 tablespoon palm sugar (can be substituted with brown sugar) • 1 - 2 limes • 1 tablespoon dried shrimp • 1 - 2 small tomatoes • 1/2 cup sitao /yardlong bean
Add 2 cloves of peeled garlic and 2 chilies to the mortar. Pound them for a few seconds until the garlic is crushed and chilies are reduced to small bits. Add 1/2 tablespoon of palm sugar, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, and then squeeze the juice from 1-2 limes. Mix and pound the dressing, making sure the palm sugar gets fully dissolved into the liquid. Add about 1 tablespoon of roasted peanuts, and 1 tablespoon of dried shrimp. Roughly slice the tomatoes and add to the mortar. Pound the mixture for about 30 seconds, lightly breaking up the tomatoes, shrimp, and peanuts. No need to pound too hard. The last step is to toss in a big handful of the shredded green papaya. Mix it all together evenly. Serve on a bowl or plate.
DATING APPLIANCES AGENT, NAGTANIM NG GULAY, MGA ANAK NAPAGTAPOS SA KOLEHIYO By Macapagal Sinimpalan Jr.
Dito niya naranasan ang magandang kita sa pagtatanim. Sinubukan rin niyang magtanim ng talong na Banate King at pipinong Big C, at iyon ang naging susi kaya natustusan pa nila ang mga pangagailangan ng kanilang pamilya. Napagtapos niya sa kolehiyo ang kanyang anak na si Evelyn Esquera sa kursong Hotel and Restaurant Management sa Notre Dame University of Midsayap at ang isa pa nyang anak na si Marvin Esquera sa kursong Business Administration sa University of Southern Mindanao.
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i Edna Esquera ay magsasaka galing sa Brgy.Tigbawan, Pigkawayan, North Cotabato, may edad na 56 taong gulang, at may-bahay ni Ginoong Avelino Esquera. Ang nagisnan niyang kabuhayan ay pagtatanim ng tradisyonal na mais, ngunit hindi ito sapat para tustusan ang pangangailangan ng kanilang pamilya kaya pumasok siya bilang appliances agent. Dahil sa lumalaki nilang pamilya, hindi rin naging sapat ang kinita niya bilang agent. Kaya naman noong 1992, sinubukang nya ang pagtatanim ng kamatis.
Sa kagustuhang mas umunlad pa ang kanilang kabuhayan, sinubukan rin niyang magtanim ng malagkit na mais na Klasika 2. Noong dumalo siya sa Corn Expo ng East-West Seed, nakita nya na malaki din ang potensyal na kita sa mais kaya naenganyo siyang subukang magtanim ng Macho, Sweet Pearl, at Purple Sweet. Malaki ang naitulong sa kanilang kabuhayan ng pagtatanim ng mais. Nakilala rin sya ng mga buyers at consumers sa pagtatanim nito. Ang Purple Sweet F1 ang isa sa pinakamabenta sa kanilang mga buyers. Ngayon ay mas pinalawak nya ang sinasakang gulay at malagkit na mais. Ayon kay Aling Edna, mas naging kampante siya sa pagtatanim dahil sa mga teknolohiyang itinuturo ng EastWest Seed. Itinuturo sa kanila kung ano ang dapat gawin kapag may pesteng umaatake sa kanilang pananim at kung ano ang dapat gamiting medisina. Ngayon ay nakabili na rin ang kanilang pamilya ng motorsiklo at napaayos na rin niya ang kanilang bahay. Labis-labis ang kaniyang pasasalamat sa East-West Seed dahil sa kanilang produkto at lalung-lalo na sa mga tao ng East-West Seed na laging bumibisita sa kanilang mga sakahan upang sila ay gabayan.