Are you familiar with himbabao, sapsapon, kapas kapas, and tapilan? Find out how you can get a copy of informational materials that highlight these indigenous crops: indigenousveggies agriculture
According to Dr. Lorna E. Sister of the Institute of Crop Science under the College of Agriculture and Food Science of the University of the Philippines Los Banos , several threats contribute to the continuous decline of indigenous vegetable production.
Funded by DOST-PCAARRD, researchers from the ICropS-CAFS gathered data on indigenous vegetables from 75 communities in 20 provinces. Traditional names, occurrence, and distribution of 145 indigenous vegetables were among the data they collected.
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