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SEEDS OF HOPE. Farmer groups in Dingras, Ilocos Norte make millions with mung bean production. Through a market matching activity, at least three groups in the province can deliver 100 tons of mung bean this harvest season with a gross sales of PHP6.8 million or a 500-percent return on investment. (Photo courtesy of Rafis Ilocos Region) LAOAG CITY - On a bright sunny day, Francis Ventura counts the sacks of dried mung bean (monggo) he harvested from a 3.5-hectare farm in Barangay Barong, Dingras, Ilocos Norte. The harvests will turn into cold cash as Nutridense Food Manufacturing Company, based in Santa Barbara, Pangasinan, will pick them up for food processing. For three years in a row now, at least three farmers' groups, including Ventura's, agreed to adopt a mung bean farming technology that aims to lessen the cost of commercial fertilizer and improve the quality of production through integrated pest management. For the three farmers' groups (CSDCS, United Barong Kalawaa ....

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