Carvy Maigue, a Filipino who invented solar cells from food waste

"Food for every ones table and every homes"

What a Filipino?   

Filipino Olympic stars, tennis stars, boxer and now a Filipino inventor?

How wonderful?

Maigue is an electrical engineering studen at Mapua University which uses AUREUS (Aurora Renewable and UV Sequstration )  technology which conversts UV to visible light, for the conversion into DC by regular solar cells.  This this augments the weaknesss of typical solar cell that rely on direct synlight for DC production.  

There is now a solution for food waste -  not just to feed the hungry millions but also those without electricity.   A forthcoming Utopia where there is no hunger thrist, or lack of electricity

Can sweet potatoes be a sub for rice soon?

"Food for every ones table and every homes"

Many of our brethren are focussing attention on rice variety,  rice technology etc.  rice post harvest facility.  Rather than investing efforts on substitute for rice.

This post saw that in US farmers are raising potatoes and sweet potatoes and invsest millions on farm equipmetn for this.

Rice requires a lot for its cultivation:   dams, irrigation system, plowing and seedling preparation, frtilizer, and harvest facilities, drying faclities and rice mlling and packaging.

Why not raise sweet potatoes (kamote)?  May be it may not mean money for poeple in govt or big time cartel businessmen.  But sweet potato farming require little land and may be even feasible in urban gardens, and does not require much water and dams.   

Why not go into this big time?

Import rather than raise food?

"Food for every ones table and every homes"

This post has seen very low readership of this page.   And is disappointing,    DA and the rest of the nation would rather spend energy and btain power on politics which gain them us absolutely nothing.   We give AYUDA, country borrows massive amount from lending institutions and we may be hardly be able to pay in the future.

In the rice business, only several cartels control the rice trade.  They are the ones who get rich.  Why is this so?

Let us spernd energy and brain power to solve our problem on food security and be unlike African nations who experience famine and malnutirition.    Let find solution to our rice productivity and  rice dependence.

Henry Lim Bon Liong, chairman of Sterling Products, SL Agritech dies father of Philippines hybrid rice

"Food for every ones table and every homes"

Henry LIm Bon Liong, father of Philippine hybrid rice, 72

Henry Lim Bon Liong head of Sterling products engaged in manufacture and sale of office and school supplies, real estate, and agribusiness died at 72.  His remains will be viewed and cremated at Sanctuarium in QC.

He is best remembered for his passion in agriculture.  He invested the family wealth to fund scientists in China to discover the SL 8 rice variety which can yield up to 300 cavan per hectare.   This was at the instance of fmr Pres Erap, who was his friend.   This effort benefitted many farmers who became rich because of this high yielding rice variety.   This rice variety was promoted during the time of Pres Erap but discontinued by his successor.

Henry later on flexed by exporting the high yielding rice variety to rice exporting countries (which Philippines later imported)

He was also a philanthropist.  As former head of Philippine Chinese chamber of commerce he spearheaded many fund raising activities which raised millions for the calamity victims.  

He graduated from UP and took up mechanical engineering at Harvard University

Relief - temporary food security for Carina flood victims; we are grateful

"Food for every ones table and every homes"

Its heartwarming.  Thank you for the kind souls

Singpore's plan to build farm of the future

"Food for every ones table and every homes"

So that it reduces dependence on food imports.    Land is however scarce.  Farm land is only 1% of total land

Urban farming in vacant lots in Quezon City in support of food security

"Food for every ones table and every homes"

It started in QC, in 2010 by now Mayor Joy.