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The 4 Most Common Types of Coffee Beans and How They Differ

Coffee packs an astounding degree of diversity. The plant grows in over 70 countries, with thousands of varieties categorized into well over a hundred species — new types continue to be discovered to this day. Yet while information like the roast, origin, and flavor notes is what typically ends up on a coffee label, not much attention is drawn to the bean species (except, of course, for arabica beans).

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Published at 2026-01-04 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Culture, Food and Dining, Health

Tags: Coffee, farming

Bongong Warns Soil Quality 'under Threat'

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said the quality of soil in the Philippines was “under threat” and warned that “more serious consequences” could happen if the country failed to address the issue. About 75 percent of the Philippines’ “total crop land is vulnerable to erosion in various degrees, with agriculture losing about 457 million tons of soil annually.

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Published at 2023-06-23 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Business, Environment, News and Events

Tags: Marcos, President, agriculture, farming, production

Philippine Onion: Most Expensive in the World

The retail price of red onions ranging from P550 to P700 per kilo in markets around Metro Manila on New Year's Eve made unpleasant headlines during the festive season. Red onion was sold at P90 to P120 in mid-2021 and P120 to P170 four months ago. Onion prices hover around P85 in Singapore, P55 in Vietnam, P35 in China and in India.

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Published at 2023-01-08 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Business, Food and Dining, Society

Tags: China, agriculture, country, farming, government, production

Hope for the Farmers

Cherrie Atilano is the founding farmer and CEO of AGREA Agricultural Systems, an innovative and inclusive agribusiness enterprise anchored on sustainable agriculture, fair trade and a replicable model of an agri-based economy.

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Published at 2021-10-22 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Business, News and Events, Society

Tags: Market, agriculture, farming, production

Enter the Dragon Fruit

The hot pink dragon fruit has become increasingly popular among both locals and foreigners who are curious about whether it tastes as good as it looks. Slice it open, and you are greeted with either a white or a red pulp dotted with black seeds. It is quite sweet and also versatile since it can also be processed into a vitamin-packed and refreshing beverage.

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Published at 2021-07-03 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Business, Environment, People

Tags: Fruit, Market, dragon fruit, farming

Our Lockdown with Tao and the ‘Lost Boys’ of Palawan

When President Rodrigo Duterte announced the Covid-19 lockdown and enhanced community quarantines, our family was blessed to be in Palawan. From a remote island, we made our way to the Tao Philippines main basecamp. Tao is a community that is addressing all the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Published at 2020-06-16 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Communities, Culture, Travel

Tags: Bamboo, Education, Energy, Island, Island, Nature, Palawan, climate, environment, farming, fishing, forest, locals, plastic, women

PH Farmers Harvest 1st Export-grade Batch of Edamame for Japan

A group of farmers in Cabanatuan City made history on Tuesday with its harvest of the country’s first commercial crop of edamame, or young soybean, which could open fresh opportunities for local producers and traders to penetrate a foreign market.

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Published at 2020-02-27 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Business, News and Events, People

Tags: Japan, Market, export, farming

Save Farming and Our Farmers

Barely 24 hours after announcing that he would order the suspension of rice importation “to avoid riots” among farmers impoverished by the Rice Tariffication Law, President Duterte did an abrupt turnaround and said he would just ramp up the government’s rice purchase and give cash subsidies to small farmers.

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Published at 2019-11-24 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Business, News and Events, Politics

Tags: Rice, agriculture, country, farming, farming

Save Farming and Our Farmers

Barely 24 hours after announcing that he would order the suspension of rice importation “to avoid riots” among farmers impoverished by the Rice Tariffication Law, President Duterte did an abrupt turnaround and said he would just ramp up the government’s rice purchase and give cash subsidies to small farmers.

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Published at 2019-11-24 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Business, News and Events, Politics

Tags: Rice, agriculture, country, farming, farming

Government to Provide ₱3-B in New Aide to Farmers in 2020

Around 600,000 farmers tilling over a hectare of farmland will each receive ₱5,000 in cash assistance from the government in 2020 amid low palay prices.

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Published at 2019-11-20 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Business, Environment, News and Events

Tags: Rice, farming

Wanted: A New Agriculture to Face Climate Change

There's a scene in the 2014 film “César Chavez” where a group of Filipino farm workers gather in a labor camp and fill the night sky with cries of protest. It's a palpable call for justice in the face of violence, but one of the few times in the hour-and-a-half movie where Filipinos are shown on screen.

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Published at 2018-09-07 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Environment, Society

Tags: Rice, Workers, agriculture, farming, research

Southern Comfort

Many local and foreign visitors describes South Cotabato as a "place like no other", an area with a wide range of both natural and man-made attractions which litter the Mindanao country side; nowhere else on this tropical island will you find so much diversity in just one province.

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Published at 2018-03-05 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Travel

Tags: Cotabato, South, farming

Flower Fields of Sirao Flower Farm in Cebu City

Colorful flower beds carpeting some square meters of land is one of the ultimate images of Amsterdam, Netherlands. But in case you made your way to Cebu City, there is no more need to fly to this European city just to experience the multicolored flower fields. Few months ago, a bunch of photos on Facebook and Instagram featured Sirao Flower Farm in Sirao, Cebu City where guests are allowed to take photos on the rows of celosia flowers.

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Published at 2018-01-29 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Fauna and flora, Leisure

Tags: Flowers, farming

How to Milk the Coconut Boom? Philippine Farmers Check Their Phones

BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Generosa Gonato's mobile phone beeped with a warning for the coconut farmer in the southern Philippines to be vigilant against bud rot, a common disease that is fatal for coconut trees. The message included the symptoms and how to treat it.

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Published at 2017-05-10 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Business, Environment, News and Events

Tags: coconut, farming