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Asparagus cochinchinensis is distributed in eastern Asia including the Philippines and Japan; named after the southern region of Vietnam, in Vietnamese A. cochinchinensis is called thiên môn đông, [3] the latter similar to tian men dong (天門冬) in Chinese. This is a trailing plant, growing up to 2.5 m long; leaves are phyllodes, 15-25 ...
The Philippines is the world's third largest producer of pineapples, producing more than 2.4 million of tonnes in 2015. [50] The Philippines was in the top three banana producing countries in 2010, including India and China. [51] Davao and Mindanao contribute heavily to the total national banana crop. [51]
It has been adapted by and to other countries (such as Canada) in various forms. A plant may be described as "hardy to zone 10": this means that the plant can withstand a minimum temperature of 30 to 40 °F (−1.1 to 4.4 °C). Unless otherwise specified, in American contexts "hardiness zone" or simply "zone" usually refers to the USDA scale.
Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Engineering (BAFE), new bureau under R.A. No. 10601; Formerly-attached bureaus: Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) (now under the Philippine Statistics Authority) Agriculture of Security Fumigation and Fertilizer for Food Philippines
Agrotex Gensan Economic Zone: Barrio Tambler, General Santos: Agrotex Commodities, Inc. R-XII: 11 AJMR Agro-Industrial Economic Zone: AJMR Port Complex, Km. 20 Tibungco, Davao City: AJMR Port Services Corporation: R-XI: 8.96 Balo-i Agro-Industrial Economic Zone: Brgy. Maria Cristina, Baloi, Lanao del Norte: Balo-i Industrial. Inc. R-X: 13.9 ...
The Bataan Economic Zone (BEZ) converted into FAB on October 23, 2009 was separated from PEZA when it fully turned over the zone's operations and management to another government agency Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) on June 29, 2010 at 1:25 pm one day before the end of administration of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and ...
At the turn of the 21st century, California growers were farming more than 36,000 acres of asparagus. Now, fewer than 3,000 acres are in production in the state for commercial sale. These are the ...
Selling to the wholesale market usually earns 10–20% of the retail price, but direct-to-consumer selling earns 100%. Although highly variable, a conventional farm may return US$0.03 to US$0.30/m 2 (US$120 to US$1,210 per acre; US$300 to US$3,000 per hectare) but an efficient market garden can earn in the US$2 to US$5/m 2 (US$8,100 to US$20,200 per acre; US$20,000 to US$50,000 per hectare ...