I-Farm

16/09/2026

Kung meron lang neto, mapapadali ang proseso ng GRUBilicious Chichaworm ✨
Sponsor please 😅

16/09/2026

16/09/2026

15/09/2026

🚀 NEXT-GEN AGRI-TECH IS HERE! 🌾✨

From pioneering Mindanao’s first insect-protein snacks (Grubilicious Chichaworm) to scaling circular farming and sustainable solutions, I-Farm Agribiz and Food Products is officially leveling up into DOST & University of Southern Mindanao SIKLAB ATBI, now on its Phase 2! 💡🔥

WHAT IS AN ATBI?🥚 ✨
An Agri-Aqua Technology Business Incubator (ATBI) is a specialized innovation hub designed to turn raw agricultural ideas, university research, and local farm innovations into commercially viable, scalable agribusinesses.

Supported nationally by DOST-PCAARRD and hosted locally by the University of Southern Mindanao (USM), SIKLAB ATBI acts as an innovation launchpad, providing startups with the technical facilities, mentorship, legal backup, and business infrastructure needed to bridge the gap between traditional farming/fishing and modern commercial markets.

Whether you are transforming a food concept into a retail brand or building a smart farming solution, USM SIKLAB ATBI powers your growth every step of the way:

* ⚙️ Tech Commercialization: Move your product from ideas, raw lab/farm concepts onto real commercial retail shelves.

* 📊 Precision Business Modeling: Build sustainable revenue strategies, financial plans, and investor-ready pitches.

* 🧪 Advanced Product Engineering: Get expert guidance on FDA compliance, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), food safety standards, shelf-life testing, eco-packaging and more.

* 🛡️ IP & Brand Protection: Safeguard your inventions, proprietary formulas, patents, and trademarks through USM’s Intellectual Property, Technology Transfer, and Business Development Office ( IPTTBDO).

* 🤝 Funding & Market Access: Gain direct pathways to government grants (DOST-PCAARRD, DA-YFC), regional buyers, and high-impact pitch competitions.

📢 CALLING NEW INCUBATEES!⚡
USM SIKLAB ATBI PHASE 2 IS OPEN!

Do you have a food concept, smart farming solution, post-harvest tech, or agri-aqua idea ready to disrupt the market? This is your sign to take action.

👤 Who Can Join:
• Farmers, fisherfolk & Agri-aqua producers of innovative value-added products
• Producers of innovative food products
• Businesses with products ready for development, improvement or market expansion
• Food tech & post-harvest innovators
• Faculty & student researchers
• Early-stage agribusiness founders
• Anyone with a passion to innovate and grow the agri-aqua industry

📅 Application Period: September 14 – 30, 2026

📲 How to Apply: Scan the QR code on the official USM SIKLAB ATBI (DOST-PCAARRD and USM ATBI) page or visit the office of USM IPTTBDO (USM IP, Technology Transfer, and Business Development Office) to lock in your application!

Scale your innovation. Drive real impact. 🌱🔥

14/09/2026

Edible Cricket Farm in Thailand

14/09/2026

A research paper published in April 2021 studied how rivers polluted the oceans.

Philippines was the largest contributing country transferring 356,371 metric tons of plastic waste into oceans every year, through 4,820 rivers.

followed by India with 126,513 metric tons, and Malaysia ranked third with 73,098 metric tons.

China ranked fourth with 70,707 metric tons, and Indonesia followed it with 56,333 metric tons.

Myanmar, Brazil and Vietnam generated 40,000, 37,799 and 28,221 metric tons, respectively.

Bangladesh (24,640 metric tons) and Thailand (22,806 metric tons) were the two whose rivers transported the least plastic waste to oceans.

13/09/2026

in your food and cosmetics

has been used for over 2,300 years to create the color red. It's used in lipsticks, blush, textile dyes, and food coloring. The color derived from cochineal can be found in the art of masters like Rembrandt and van Dyck.

If you've worn brands like Dior or Chanel, or consumed strawberry yogurt or pink frosting, you've likely encountered cochineal.

Mesoamerican peoples domesticated the insect, transforming its chemical defense into a valuable colorant. The Aztec, Zapotec, and Mixtec peoples associated cochineal with ancestral magic. In Spain, cochineal was as valuable as silver, and its trade was a state secret, with smuggling punishable by death. Art historians recognize cochineal as one of three pigments that distinguished Medieval art from the Renaissance.

Despite synthetic alternatives, cochineal remains relevant. In 2024, 1,800 metric tons were produced by over 50,000 farmers, primarily in rural Peru.

The market value is projected to reach approximately $78 million by 2032. It is the only organic red approved by the US for use in eye makeup and is difficult to replace.

If you're curious about whether you're wearing or eating cochineal, check product labels for ingredients such as:

Carmine

Cochineal extract

Crimson lake

Natural Red 4

CI 75470

E120

The color red, often derived from cochineal, has historically been associated with significant events and emotions, including treaties, wars, passion, rage, romance, warning, love, and blood.

This powerful color comes from an insect smaller than a fingernail, which has quietly supplied it to the world.

12/09/2026

Every 1 second,
840m² of forest land is converted for food production.

12/09/2026

Japan's Cricket Ramen