Pardon my math, but 10% of 959 Billion is 95.9 billion (?)
Read MoreFarms are deemed failures when they do not meet the projected harvests that a farm owner had in mind. Profitability is such a huge factor, that the lack of it has led to a lot of farms being left idle instead.
Read MoreOne week from today would be the fifth year since the inception of Dream Agritech.
What started as a passionate desire to share the knowledge that we have gained during our time in college has become my life.
Read MoreFor three days, I was able to peruse the booths and the various displays and tech demos, and to say that I was nerding out is quite the understatement.
Read MoreThere has always been an apparent divide among agriculturists.
Read MoreEvery June 12th we, as a nation, commemorate the declaration of independence. However, we are still fighting to liberate ourselves from things that keep us in bondage.
Read MoreNearly 300 years ago, the coffee plant was introduced and planted on our shores. A century later, we were a major player in the coffee trade, becoming one of the top coffee exporting countries in the world at that time. Sadly, a terrible disease hit our coffee plants and virtually wiped out all of it.
Read MoreIt's a question I ask myself everyday.
Why go through all the growing pains of a start-up? Why submit yourself and set yourself up for bone-crushing defeats at almost every turn? Why?
Read More“Gusto sana namin magfarm, kaso walang tatao.” (We want to venture into farming, but we have no one to work the land.)
“Hirap magfarm pag wala ka lagi sa site mo. Minsan may instructions ka, pero ang ginagawa padin yung paraan na alam nila. (It’s difficult to farm when you’re not always on site. Sometimes, you give instructions (to the workers) and yet they still do it their way.
Read MoreAnd yet here I was, basking in the glory of this sight. This picture is about 3 months old, but I am still in awe as to how I was even able to take that photo in the first place.
Read MoreIt is a no-brainer that agriculture is one of the most important sectors in a country. It provides livelihood and feeds an entire nation.
Read Moret is so fitting that the first entry for this blog site is about the University of the Philippines at Los Baños (UPLB), as all of the members of Dream Agritech come from the hallowed halls and verdant fields of this bucolic paradise south of Metro Manila
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