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The Philippine Carabao Center (Filipino: Sentro ng Kalabaw sa Pilipinas [2] or Sentro ng Pilipinas para sa Kalabaw [3]) an attached agency of the Department of Agriculture, was established at Science City of Muñoz in Nueva Ecija province in 1992 to breed and cross carabao based on high-yield Murrah buffalo (native breed of Haryana state of India) in the Philippines as a multi-purpose animal ...
Carabao racing is a widely popular sport among farmers and carabao enthusiasts in the Philippines. In central and southern Luzon and in South Cotabato some fiestas have carabao racing as their highlight. Training and conditioning of the race carabao to its full extent is a serious job.
A few Nili-Ravi breed were also exported from India to Philippines. [17] Philippine Carabao Center was established in 1992 at Science City of Muñoz in Nueva Ecija province to breed and cross carabao based on high-yield Murrah buffalo in the Philippines as a multi-purpose animal that can be raised for milk, meat, hide, and draft.
Carabao plowing in Philippines. Water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis, were identified at the Nagasbaran site dating to around 500 BC. [1] This date was confirmed using radiocarbon dating of the oldest fragments found in the same layer. [1] This contributes to Karen Mudar's theory that they were introduced to the Philippines in the late Neolithic.
Cañao or Kanyaw is a festival or a ceremony of the indigenous mountain people of Northern Luzon in the Philippines. It is a socio-religious ritual [1] where chickens, pigs and/or carabaos are butchered as a sacrifice and feasted on. [2] This is usually a thanksgiving to their god Kabunyan.
The Carabao mango, also known as the Philippine mango or Manila mango among other names, is a variety of particularly sweet mango from the Philippines. [1] It is one of the most important varieties of mango cultivated in the Philippines. The variety is reputed internationally due to its sweetness and exotic taste.
The Philippines is the world's third largest producer of pineapples, producing more than 2.4 million of tonnes in 2015. [50] The Philippines was in the top three banana producing countries in 2010, including India and China. [51] Davao and Mindanao contribute heavily to the total national banana crop. [51]
The University of Southern Mindanao (USM; Filipino: Pamantasan ng Dakong Timog ng Mindanao [4]), formerly Mindanao Institute of Technology (MIT), is a university in the Southern Philippines. It provides instruction and professional training in the fields of science and technology, particularly agriculture and industry.