Written by Alfred Franco T Caballero   These days, farmers in Tabuc, Kalinga are getting high on hybrid rice. One among them is Michael Lumas-i. Like the proverbial early bird, he is one of the firsts to reap the benefits from hybrid rice. In fact, his success with hybrid rice is reflected in his being the recipient of the first ever Gawad Saka Outstanding Hybrid Rice Farmer Award. Lumas-i started […]

Written by the Web Team   Numerous studies and tests show that biotechnology and its products, specifically crops being grown and studied in the Philippines, are safe and helpful to humans. These products are not dangerous. They are, in fact, developed to reduce cost, improve quality, and reduce environmental damage due to input-intensive conventional cropping systems. In the forum Straight from the scientists: the facts about delayed ripening papaya, Bt […]