Category: Agri Travel
SIMPLY OVERWHELMING: The Korea Agricultural Machinery Trade Show, Nov. 2-5, 2016
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Attending Korea’s biennial agricultural machinery trade show can be overwhelming. You are overwhelmed by the size of the exposition as well as the number of farm machines for almost every purpose. This is the KIEMSTA 2016, the Korea International Exhibition for Machinery Equipment, Science and Technology for Agriculture, staged by […]
POSSIBILITIES With Korean Mini Fruit & Veggie Dryer
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When we attended Korea’s biggest agricultural mechanization expo recently, we did not only see all kinds of machines, big and small, for working in the field. We also saw gadgets that could be useful in the home. One such machine is a mini dryer for fruits, vegetables and other materials […]
EUGENE T. GABRIEL: Fascinated By Mini Household Dryer For Fruits And Vegetables
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One small machine that fascinated Eugene T. Gabriel during his visit to the agricultural machinery trade show (KIEMSTA 2016) in Cheonan City, Korea, was a mini multi-purpose dryer for the home. This could be used in drying fruits like jackfruit, mango, chico, makopa, durian, banana, pineapple and many favorite vegetables. […]
KOREA & PH: Collaborate On Farm Mechanization
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We can expect more Filipino farmers to mechanize their operations in the coming years as Korean agricultural machinery manufacturers collaborate with PhilMech to develop appropriate machines and equipment for local agriculture. The Korean Agricultural Machinery Industry Cooperative (KAMICO) and the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) recently signed […]
IN TAIWAN: Leisure Farm Teaches Kids The Importance Of Agriculture
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A leisure farm in Taiwan has a way of inculcating the importance of agriculture in the young minds of kids and their parents. This is at the Tongshan Rice and Tea Resort, a member of the Taiwan Leisure Farms Development Association based in Yilan county. We visited the place recently […]
From Construction To Dragon Fruit Farming In Taiwan
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A 51-year-old architect in Nantou, Taiwan, used to be in the construction business. In 2011, he decided to give up construction so he could go full-time into dragon fruit farming. He is Xie Xinke (photos above), owner of Xinke Dragon Farm. He is very glad he gave up his […]
Taiwan Fruit & Flower Farm Tour, August 1-5, 2016
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We have been invited to participate in a fruit and flower farm tour by the Taiwan Leisure Farms Development Association from August 1 to 5, 2016. Hopefully we will be able to pick up some novel ideas which can be adopted by Filipinos who are interested in developing agri-tourism destinations. […]
VIETNAM’S AMAZING DRAGON FRUIT
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OMAR ZAIDAN has emailed to us interesting information (text and photo) about Vietnam’s dragon fruit and other fruits and vegetables which he sourced from le courriervn. The photo he sent shows the enormous harvest of dragon fruit which may keep some people wondering how they sell all those harvests. Well, […]
Begonia Flowers In Your Salad
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When we visited the Taiyi Ecological Leisure Farm in Nantou, Taiwan, recently, our guide picked some flowers of the mini begonia that was so floriferous and told us to taste it. It was good and we liked it, especially Ronald Costales who runs an organic farm in Majayjay, Laguna. He […]
Mulberry Picking In A Taiwan Leisure Farm
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ONE OF the recreational Do-It-Yourself (DIY) activities you will enjoy if you visit the Fairy Story Village Organic Farm B&B in Yilan, Taiwan, is mulberry picking. That was what we particularly enjoyed during our visit on April 11, 2016, together with a number of Philippine media practitioners. The farm is […]
