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The growing Philippine Vegetable Industry: Obstacles and Opportunities

With the enactments of the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act (AFMA) in 1997, the Philippine agricultural sector has been modernizing rapidly, establishing itself as the center of the country’s economy- with a 25% Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contribution and employing 505 of the labor force. However, the industry as a whole continues to exist as units of small, individually-functioning farms, most of which are producing fruits and vegetables for home consumption or as small-time alternative income source.

Vegetables as part of Filipino subsistence, be it as food or as source of livelihood cannot be underminded. All 43 kinds and 250 lesser known species of Philippine vegetables are important sources of minerals, vitamins, fiber and proteins. In the crop category, vegetable ranks second to ornamentals in terms of income generated per unit area and time. Moreover it is widely used as an intercrop for coonut and fruits trees, and as a components of other cropping systems. Ironically, per capita consumption is quite low at 39 kilograms considering that the recommended intake is 69 kilograms.

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IPB recommends organic farming for vegetables

For the past years, the Institute of Plant Breeding (IPB) through funding support from the Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR) has been conducting several varietal trials for organic vegetable production. The main purpose is to enable the Institute to recommend varieties of vegetables suited for organic farming.
What is organic vegetable production?

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WE CAN GROW CABBAGE IN BICOL

WE CAN GROW CABBAGE IN BICOL

By Reynaldo R. Radan

 

After harvesting rice in September, many Filipino farmers let their fields remain ideal until the next rice cropping period. For two months – from October to November – they let weeds take over their fields. Vicente Lorete, an enterprising farmer-businessman who is the Planters Products dealer in Daraga, Albay, considers this a waste of time and resources. He thinks that farmers everywhere should utilize their fields during the turnaround period to increase their productivity and income.

 

In late 1979, Lorete decided to plant a short-season, cash crop between two rice cropping seasons. And he decided on cabbage. This raised many eyebrows because few Bicolano farmers had tried growing cabbage and those who did didn’t meet with so much success.

 

But Lorete was undaunted. He knew of a heat-tolerant cabbage variety. He had also heard that farmers in some lowland provinces had successfully produced cabbage on a commercial scale. If Bicolano farmers could grow cabbage, he reasoned they would earn a big profit between croppings of rice. “Besides,” says Lorete, “Daraga is a vegetable area, and I knew an energetic farmer who was willing to plant cabbage under my supervision.” Continue reading “WE CAN GROW CABBAGE IN BICOL”

Cabbage farming

Cabbage

Cabbage is considered an important part of a well-balanced diet. It is usually eaten fresh or combined with other foods.

It contains protein, carbohydrates, vitamin and different minerals which are essential body requirements. The varieties of cabbage are Succession, all head early, Charleston,  make field, exhuizen glory, Copenhagen market, marion market, golden arce and early plant dutch. Lately, two outstanding japenese hybrids, KY and KK have been successfully grown under lowland conditions in the country.

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