What is Agriculture? • Agriculture is the art and science of cultivating the soil, growing crops and raising livestock. It includes the preparation of plant and animal products for people to use and eat. • Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and many other desired products by the cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals (livestock) and fish. Importance of Planting/ Propagating Trees Importance of Planting/ Propagating Trees Major Fruit Crops Quarterly Bulletin Sources of Fruit-Bearing Trees • Department of Agriculture - responsible for the promotion of agricultural and fisheries development and growth • Bureau of Plant Industry - an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Agriculture responsible for serving and supporting the Philippine plant industry sector • Commercial Nursery – own by private individuals usually offering fruit trees, ornamentals, and landscaping services Ways to Care for Seedlings • Thin Seedlings as needed Plants in your garden do not like to be crowded. Ditto with your seedlings, who need all the sun and nutrients that they can get. • Give them plenty of light As soon as the newborn seedling begins to emerge, it seeks light. Your newborn needs as much and as direct a light source as possible. • Keep the seedlings moist Provide water to your seedling every couple of days. Do not soak the soil each night. Overly wet soil encourages the development of damping off disease. • Feed the seedlings The seedling does not need a lot of extra nutrients in it's first few days of life. Your soil starting mix usually comes with a balanced formula of nutrients that the seedlings need. Ways to Care for Seedlings
• Guard against Leggy Plants
Seedlings are leggy when their main stem or stalk grows tall and thin and can hardly support the leaf structure. It is caused by insufficient sunlight and a sheltered environment. • Protect Against Damping Off Disease Those of us who have grown seedling indoors for any number of years know what "Damping Off" disease. Top Fruits in the Philippines Successful Orchard Growers From being the former Department of Agriculture head during the Presidency of Corazon Aquino and former country manager for Dole Philippines and Costa Rica, Senen Bacani sure do know a lot about agriculture. He is now the CEO of one of the largest exporters of bananas in the country, La Fuerta Inc. With the determination to help his community in Mindanao, he converted the vast land into a plantation which now SENEN BACANI (LA FUERTA produces 5 to 6 million boxes of Cavendish INC.) bananas and exports them to the Middle East and some countries in Asia. Successful Orchard Growers Desiree Duran was challenged to start her agri-business after attending a seminar. She turned her 1 hectare of land into a plantation of tomato which piqued the interest of her own community. The community become involved in the production. Duran farm and Agri- business center now trains farmers and teach them about the modern technology DESIREE DURAN (DURAN in farming. Through these efforts, they FARM AND have produced high quality fruits and AGRIBUSINESS CENTER) vegetables. They also developed seeds which are now available in the market. Successful Orchard Growers Paris Uy’s advocacy for organic products has been welcomed in the country. He is into producing organic vegetables which today is very in demand to many. Live Green International Inc., is now distributing fresh produce and organic products to 19 outlets in the country including well-known malls and establishments. They also opened the first whole foods store in the country named Organiko. Live Green also gives training PARIS UY (LIVE GREEN programs to farmers and has now produced a INTERNATIONAL, INC.) total of 160 graduates as of May 2014. 88 of these are now certified and official organic contract growers. Successful Orchard Growers From his travel to Taiwan, Arsenio Barcelona was inspired by the technology and techniques used in their farming. He then brought this information back to Manila. In 1997, Known-You seeds Co. Ltd., the largest and most prestigious seed breeder, producer and distributor in Taiwan, got them to be the exclusive importer and distributor of their products ARSENIO BARCELONA which then led to the Harvest Agricultural (HARBEST AGRICULTURAL Corporation. After their success, they now CORP.) offer monthly trainings to encourage and inspire Filipinos to try backyard farming. Successful Orchard Growers From being the former Department of Agriculture head during the Presidency of Corazon Aquino and former country manager for Dole Philippines and Costa Rica, Senen Bacani sure do know a lot about agriculture. He is now the CEO of one of the largest exporters of bananas in the country, La Fuerta Inc. With the determination to help his community in Mindanao, he converted the vast land into a plantation which now produces 5 to EDITH DACUYCUY 6 million boxes of Cavendish bananas (REFMAD FARMS) and exports them to the Middle East and some countries in Asia. Successful Orchard Growers Jose knows that coffee business will make him successful. He grew up in a coffee farm in Lipa, Batangas owned by his father and spent his childhood years helping him run the farm. He was inspired to continue this kind of business for this is something that he knew by heart so he put up his own coffee business and realized his dream to have a better life. He is proud to say that his family is one of the pioneers in Batangas coffee industry. They bank on the quality of their coffee beans and roasting JOSE MERCADO (MERLO AGRICULTURAL technique. In 1990, Jose developed his own CORPORATION) blend which became a hit because of its flavour and called it Cafe de Lipa – named after his hometown. Famous Orchard Farms in the Country Common Types of Orchards Common Types of Orchards Common Types of Orchards Common Types of Orchards Common Types of Orchards Common Types of Orchards Common Types of Orchards Common Types of Orchards Common Types of Orchards Common Types of Orchards Common Types of Orchards Plant Propagation Sexual Asexual Sexual propagation uses Asexual plant propagation seeds to produce new uses vegetative parts of the plants. Sexual plant to make a clone, or propagation is relatively an exact genetic copy, of easy and often requires the parent plant. In most no special equipment. It cases, it allows for plants to is nature’s way to obtain many plants be grown to a size suitable economically. for transplanting in less time than from seed. Common Types of Orchards/Garden Tools Prepare for Examination