“Our farmers need to learn more about organic farming. Organic fertilizer production can actually help them survive from the ongoing crisis,” he said.
Archive for January, 2009
30 Jan
Guimba, Nueva Ecija mayor, farmers bat for ‘organic’ farming support system
“For its first year of operation, we will distribute the organic fertilizer that we will produce from the operation of the MRF to the farmers for free,” he said.
30 Jan
Alaminos City’s top agriculture official into organic farming
“Most of our farmers are already into balanced fertilization. The scheme makes use of both organic and inorganic fertilizer. My task is to convince farmers to shift to pure organic.
29 Jan
Alaminos’ top rice, veggie producer shifting to organic farming
One of the city’s top rice producers, Jaime Navarro of Barangay Tawin Tawin, said he is shifting to organic and nature farming this year, saying he wants to break his dependence from petrochemical-based fertilizer.
28 Jan
Stimulus Fund
“If we are to pump-prime the economy through agricultural intervention, going organic is the way to go, because of its benefits not only to farmers in terms of income, health and environment, but to the national economy as well,” he said.
27 Jan
Braganza eyeing to make rice, veggie farmers middle-income earners
“We can proudly say that in Alaminos City, we have a better working environment for our farmers,” he said, noting that most of the farmers have been practicing balanced fertilization as they realize the benefit of using organic fertilizer which is a lot cheaper than imported synthetic fertilizers in their farms.
26 Jan
Dinalupihan batting to be major producer of organically-grown agri produce
MAYOR Joel Jaime F. Payumo of Dinalupihan, Bataan is eyeing the massive conversion of the town’s close to 2,800-hectare rice farms into organic farming sites as the town bats to become a major producer of organically-grown agricultural products and by-products. To convince farmers to gradually shift from conventional to organic farming, Payumo has allotted P150,000 [...]
26 Jan
Samal town exec’s support boosts DA’s organic rice program
“We believe that while organic farming may not actually increase our rice production, it will nevertheless increase the income of our farmers,” Espino said.
24 Jan
From agrarian reform to organic farming Farmer-leader Jimmy Tadeo advocates ‘organic’ solution to rice crisis.
“The solution is to go organic!” he said.
24 Jan
Shift to organic to stabilize price, rice production – group
Tadeo said the only way for farmers to break the chain from petrochemical-based fertilizer is to shift to sustainable agricultural practices, starting with fertilizers.
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