San Agustin, Isabela: Carving a name of its own in carabao crossbreeding
Every place has its own marks or attributes which may catapult it to prominence. And such distinguishing features can become channels or pathways for progress and development. Take the case of San Agustin in Isabela province. Its success in upgrading the carabao or the native swamp buffalo has earned for the municipality the distinction of […]
Banker-entrepreneur with a social agenda. He dared to dream in ‘businessizing’ the carabao… and succeeded
How does an investment banker also become a carabao dairyman and succeed in both occupations? Well, Danilo V. Fausto did it the hard way, just like how he developed his expertise in serving a variety of clients in investment banking as well in packaging and flotation of municipal bonds. Spurred by a social purpose to […]
Once an employee, now a ‘boss’. Buffalo dairying: A lifetime venture
Many individuals choose the security of a company job. Some, however, are not afraid to take the risk of an uncertain future brought about by starting new businesses. Such is Eliseo Mislang, 35, from Sibut, San Jose City, Nueva Ecija. He started raising dairy buffaloes in 2011 as an extra venture. A couple of years […]
Life with a dairy carabao: A ‘fairy tale’
Every now and then, we make life-changing decisions. Romeo Araña, 56, made one such decision and has since never looked back. In fact he looks to the future with a lot of optimism. In 2006 he decided to try his hand at carabao dairying by first having his native albino carabao artificially inseminated with purebred […]
Vermicomposting: New business venture of dairy farmers in Catalanacan, Muñoz
In a business venture, the entrepreneur is said to be efficient if he manages to make his business grow and prosper. It goes without saying that the real gauge of a successful enterprise is profitability as shown by regular earnings net of expenses. This is kind of scenario that Leoncio Callo and his fellow dairy […]
Beating the odds: A family’s tale of hard work and success
In 1987, Carlito and Julieta Alfonso, newly married and with a first baby on the way, only had a small piece of farm land and a hundred pesos to build a life on. Almost three decades later, they managed to parlay what little they had into more than 20 hectares of land, a growing herd […]
From pigs to carabaos: The shift that pays
A thunderous applause met him as he made his way to the stage. A mix of emotions assaulted him, but happiness stood out. Why not when one of his dreams has just been realized? On that particular day, March 27, 2014, Arnold Cunanan, 38, received a plaque of recognition for being “Outstanding Dairy Buffalo Farmer” […]
Magalang farmer’s ‘Menang’ yields as much as 14 liters of milk daily
Andipoe Garcia’s fondness for his crossbred dairy carabaos is unmistakable: Each animal in his herd has a name. And among the animals, he is proudest of “Menang”, which produces as much as 14 liters of milk a day for three months. In her other months of lactation, she gives seven to eight liters a day. […]