2. What is Agriculture?
• Agriculture is the art and science of
cultivating the soil, growing crops and
raising livestock. It includes the
preparation of plant and animal products
for people to use and eat.
• Agriculture is the process of producing
food, feed, fiber and many other desired
products by the cultivation of certain
plants and the raising of domesticated
animals (livestock) and fish.
6. Sources of Fruit-Bearing Trees
• Department of Agriculture - responsible for the promotion
of agricultural and fisheries development and growth
• Bureau of Plant Industry - an agency of the Philippine
government under the Department of Agriculture
responsible for serving and supporting the Philippine plant
industry sector
• Commercial Nursery – own by private individuals usually
offering fruit trees, ornamentals, and landscaping services
7. Ways to Care for Seedlings
• Thin Seedlings as needed
Plants in your garden do not like to be crowded. Ditto with
your seedlings, who need all the sun and nutrients that they
can get.
• Give them plenty of light
As soon as the newborn seedling begins to emerge, it seeks
light. Your newborn needs as much and as direct a light
source as possible.
• Keep the seedlings moist
Provide water to your seedling every couple of days. Do not
soak the soil each night. Overly wet soil encourages the
development of damping off disease.
• Feed the seedlings
The seedling does not need a lot of extra nutrients in it's
first few days of life. Your soil starting mix usually comes
with a balanced formula of nutrients that the seedlings
need.
8. Ways to Care for Seedlings
• Guard against Leggy Plants
Seedlings are leggy when their main stem or stalk grows tall
and thin and can hardly support the leaf structure. It is
caused by insufficient sunlight and a sheltered
environment.
• Protect Against Damping Off Disease
Those of us who have grown seedling indoors for any
number of years know what "Damping Off" disease.
11. Successful Orchard Growers
SENEN BACANI (LA FUERTA
INC.)
From being the former Department of
Agriculture head during the Presidency of
Corazon Aquino and former country manager
for Dole Philippines and Costa Rica, Senen
Bacani sure do know a lot about agriculture.
He is now the CEO of one of the largest
exporters of bananas in the country, La
Fuerta Inc. With the determination to help his
community in Mindanao, he converted the
vast land into a plantation which now
produces 5 to 6 million boxes of Cavendish
bananas and exports them to the Middle East
and some countries in Asia.
12. Successful Orchard Growers
DESIREE DURAN (DURAN
FARM AND
AGRIBUSINESS CENTER)
Desiree Duran was challenged to start
her agri-business after attending a
seminar. She turned her 1 hectare of land
into a plantation of tomato which piqued
the interest of her own community. The
community become involved in the
production. Duran farm and Agri-
business center now trains farmers and
teach them about the modern technology
in farming. Through these efforts, they
have produced high quality fruits and
vegetables. They also developed seeds
which are now available in the market.
13. Successful Orchard Growers
PARIS UY (LIVE GREEN
INTERNATIONAL, INC.)
Paris Uy’s advocacy for organic products has
been welcomed in the country. He is into
producing organic vegetables which today is
very in demand to many. Live Green
International Inc., is now distributing fresh
produce and organic products to 19 outlets in
the country including well-known malls and
establishments. They also opened the first
whole foods store in the country named
Organiko. Live Green also gives training
programs to farmers and has now produced a
total of 160 graduates as of May 2014. 88 of
these are now certified and official organic
contract growers.
14. Successful Orchard Growers
ARSENIO BARCELONA
(HARBEST AGRICULTURAL
CORP.)
From his travel to Taiwan, Arsenio
Barcelona was inspired by the technology
and techniques used in their farming. He
then brought this information back to
Manila. In 1997, Known-You seeds Co.
Ltd., the largest and most prestigious seed
breeder, producer and distributor in
Taiwan, got them to be the exclusive
importer and distributor of their products
which then led to the Harvest Agricultural
Corporation. After their success, they now
offer monthly trainings to encourage and
inspire Filipinos to try backyard farming.
15. Successful Orchard Growers
EDITH DACUYCUY
(REFMAD FARMS)
From being the former Department of
Agriculture head during the Presidency of
Corazon Aquino and former country
manager for Dole Philippines and Costa
Rica, Senen Bacani sure do know a lot
about agriculture. He is now the CEO of
one of the largest exporters of bananas
in the country, La Fuerta Inc. With the
determination to help his community in
Mindanao, he converted the vast land
into a plantation which now produces 5 to
6 million boxes of Cavendish bananas
and exports them to the Middle East and
some countries in Asia.
16. Successful Orchard Growers
JOSE MERCADO (MERLO
AGRICULTURAL
CORPORATION)
Jose knows that coffee business will make him
successful. He grew up in a coffee farm in Lipa,
Batangas owned by his father and spent his
childhood years helping him run the farm. He
was inspired to continue this kind of business
for this is something that he knew by heart so
he put up his own coffee business and realized
his dream to have a better life. He is proud to
say that his family is one of the pioneers in
Batangas coffee industry. They bank on the
quality of their coffee beans and roasting
technique. In 1990, Jose developed his own
blend which became a hit because of its
flavour and called it Cafe de Lipa – named after
his hometown.
29. Plant Propagation
Sexual
Sexual propagation uses
seeds to produce new
plants. Sexual
propagation is relatively
easy and often requires
no special equipment. It
is nature’s way to obtain
many plants
economically.
Asexual
Asexual plant propagation
uses vegetative parts of the
plant to make a clone, or
an exact genetic copy, of
the parent plant. In most
cases, it allows for plants to
be grown to a size suitable
for transplanting in less
time than from seed.
