RARE FRUIT SOCIETY OF THE PHILIPPINES

Rare Fruit Society of the Philippines
RARE FRUIT SOCIETY OF THE
PHILIPPINES
Weekly Forum Meeting
Metropolitan Club
August 10, 2010
RARE FRUIT SOCIETY OF THE PHILIPPINES
(RFSP) is composed of professional,
commercial, amateur, and hobby growers of
exotic and native tropical fruits in the
Philippines.
The purpose of the group is to share
knowledge, expertise, and experiences of
growing tropical fruits with other members.
Rare Fruit Society of the Philippines
The group encourages its members to exchange planting
materials, seeds and bud sticks or scions for the propagation of
rare, minor, new variety of tropical fruits among its members to
preserve and conserve the said fruits and the environment for
future use due to the deforestation and industrialization in our
country.
Lastly, the group aims to improve the fruit industry and to
alleviate poverty by helping small farmers through technology
transfer and information dissemination. The group hopes that
by doing this we will not only be enjoying planting and collecting
our favorite tropical fruits but by learning to help others
especially the less fortunate.
Rare Fruit Society of the Philippines
1. To develop and establish regional or area networks
of rare fruit growers in there respective area for
strong alliance and future growth of the group.
2. To assemble, collate, and distribute relevant
information on selected tropical fruit species for
dissemination to scientists, fruit growers, and policy
makers.
3. To improve propagation, production, and
management practices of tropical fruits.
Rare Fruit Society of the Philippines
4. To reduce post‐harvest losses and enhance quality through
improved post‐production and value adding technologies.
5. To facilitate rural development through efficient farming
system research and extension services and improved
nutrition particularly for women and children.
6. To strengthen the capabilities of local and national institutions
through appropriate training.
7. To facilitate and collaborate partnerships among countries in
the world for biodiversity conservation, efficient use of
genetic resources, expertise and technologies.
Rare Fruit Society of the Philippines
• Born as a Yahoogroup created by Verman Reyes in 2005
• Informal organization without officers
• Membership is free
• Membership is diverse and are coming from the different
areas of the Philippines and the world
• Members are encouraged to interact and share lessons,
techniques as well as failures
• Members get to meet other members in person during
organized gatherings that may take place in the different
places within the country

Rare Fruit Society of the Philippines
• Promotion of the use of Mykovam, a vesicular arbuscular
mycorrhizal (VAM) fungi product of the National Institute
of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology (Biotech) in UPLB
• Promotion of the vermiculture as part of orchard
development for solid organic waste management and
use of the vermitea and/or other biological inoculants
• Promotion of the integration of livestocks in orchard
development
• Promotion of the use of indigenous trees in reforestation
and bio‐diversity conservation
Rare Fruit Society of the Philippines
• Registration of the Rarefruit Farmers Cooperative
• Product Research & Development of FertAlive, a
plant and soil booster inoculant in cooperation with
John Evans, a 9 time Guinness World Record holder
of growing large vegetables.
• Marketing of members produce and inputs
• Cross‐collaboration with other agri‐oriented groups
• Organizing of seminars that members may need
Rare Fruit Society of the Philippines
OPEN FORUM
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/rarefruit‐ph/