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Talinum fruticosum is a herbaceous perennial plant that is native to Mexico, the Caribbean, West Africa, Central America, and much of South America.Common names include Ceylon spinach, [2] waterleaf, cariru, Gbure, Surinam purslane, Philippine spinach, Florida spinach, potherb fameflower, Lagos bologi, sweetheart, and Kutu bataw in Ghana from the Akan language [1] It is widely grown in ...
Given its natural ancestry of the Indian subcontinent, Malabar spinach is a true tropical plant, and has a natural preference for daytime temperatures between 21–32 °C (70–90 °F). It will even display remarkable growth around 37 °C (99 °F), though care must be taken to avoid sunburn with higher temperatures, by providing shade cloth ...
By late 2022, the price of red and white onions in the Philippines increased significantly, [1] reaching an all-time high in December at ₱700 per kilogram and leading people to smuggle the commodity into the country. [2] [3] [4]
This followed Philippine-based private equity firm Navegar's undisclosed investment into Dali, which began in August 2022. [5] In 2024, Singapore-based equity firm Venturi Partners invested US$25 million in Dali, [ 6 ] while DEG , the investment arm of the German state-owned development bank KfW , invested another US$8.4 million.
Per capita use of fresh-market spinach averaged 1 kilogram (2.2 lb) during 2004–2006, the highest since the mid-1940s. The fresh market now accounts for about three-fourths of all US spinach consumed. Much of the growth over the past decade has been due to sales of triple-washed, cello-packed spinach and, more recently, baby spinach.
The leaves can be eaten like spinach, flowers can be used in salads, tubers can be eaten raw or cooked, and seeds can be used in similar ways as the soybean. The winged bean is an underutilised species but has the potential to become a major multi-use food crop in the tropics of Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
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]
The retail price of sugar itself has also increased. [ 13 ] Due to the sugar shortage, soda manufacturers Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines , Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines , and ARC Refreshments Corporation released a joint statement on August 16, 2022, that they are experiencing a supply shortage of refined sugar or bottlers' grade sugar. [ 14 ]