BusinessMirror BULA, Camarines Sur—An enterprising farmer in this hinterland Bicol town has discovered that growing ampalaya in commercial scale is indeed a profitable venture. Ampalaya is the bitter and wrinkled-looking yet nutritious vegetable known in English as bitter melon or bitter gourd. At first, the venture was a gamble for ...Armando Velasco of barangay Bagumbayan when he shifted two years ago from rice farming to this high-value crop in his one-hectare farm. He applied the latest technology in vegetable production from municipal farm technician Judith Almoneda.See More
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