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27-Mar-2023

Meet the new meat!

Kardeli, DA-PCC’s brand of carabao’s meat, is now available all day with pre-cooked specials for dine in or for takeout at its name store that opens today at the Milka Krem compound in the Science City of Muñoz.

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Carabao x ‘Karyador’ —the power duo that drives the agri scene

Dubbed as the farmer’s best friend, the carabao remains as a mainstay in the rural scene, playing an irreplaceable role as the farmer’s dependable ally. It demonstrates unrivaled strength and power—a steady complement to the toil rendered by farmers to produce staple food. The aphorism “a farmer without a carabao is just half a farmer” verily depicts this narrative.

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From arid soil to a land of free-flowing milk

The years 1982 and 1983 were haunting for the agricultural municipality of President Roxas, Cotabato, as a prolonged dry spell left villagers starving and crippled with the loss of harvest and livelihood. Desperate parishioners of the Sta. Catalina church sought help from the priest (and later co-op founder) Fr.Fred Epiz. Through the priest and other church leaders, the “Tindahang Kooperatiba sa Parokya” sari-sari store was erected behind the church where the parishioners sold basic commodities. Through the years the little store born out of drought, flourished to a well of opportunities for the community through buffalo dairying.

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Finding fortune and ‘beast’ friends in dairying

Being up in the clouds and seeing the whole world from a completely different viewpoint, Rodrigo Diao said that aviation was the thrill of his life. After a number of years in commercial airlines, he went back to his hometown in Naawan, Misamis Oriental where he settled with his family. He diverted his energy to their farm and caring for their livestock including their dairy carabaos. Unknowingly, Diao grew fondness for the animals’ while he made fortune from selling their milk.

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