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Biotechnology lecture
Dr. Leocadio Sebastian, newly appointed executive director of the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice), discusses 'Biotechnology for Increased Food Production: Prospects, Issues, and ...
- August 31, 2000
Typhoons' agri damage rises to nearly ₱8 billion
The combined damage of Typhoon Quinta and Super Typhoon Rolly to the agriculture sector rose to nearly P8 billion, affecting 89,259 farmers and fisherfolk and 162,693 hectares of agricultural areas. The latest data from ...
- November 11, 2020
Fishing groups
Officials of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) shifted their ghost-busting operation from spurious teachers and schools to ARMM farmers' cooperatives suspected of infiltration by inactive or inefficient ...
- September 22, 2013
Establishment of seaweeds gene bank here proposed
A seaweed gene bank will be put up by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) to complement its biotechnology facility that will aid in boosting the country's production of seaweeds which earns $70 million ...
- April 29, 2007
Inland fish production hike planned
To support the program of the Estrada Administration, the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) situated in Tigbauan, Iloilo, is gradually shifting its focus on trying to reach more communities and transfer ...
- September 4, 2000
DA gives ₱83-M aid to Bicol agri-fisheries
Some agriculture and fishery stakeholders in Bicol Region have received P83.3-million aid through the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) campaign of “bridging the gap and touching the hearts" of the agri-fisheries sector. ...
- February 9, 2016
'Lawin' damage to agriculture, fisheries tops P10.2 B, says DA
Super-typhoon Lawin's (Haima's) damage to agriculture and fisheries has reached P 10.2 billion in northern Luzon, with rice, corn and vegetable suffering the highest losses, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). ...
- October 24, 2016
DA's current budget at P36 billion; Piñol hopeful to get at least P120 B
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will get way lower than its desired budget for next year but Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said he is still hoping to get at least P120 billion in 2018, more than triple of the ...
- July 13, 2017
BFAR sets up surveillance center at tip of Batanes
Government officials have embarked on a six-day mission to the country’s northernmost territory to initiate the installation of a new monitoring facility in Amianan Island (Y’ami) of Itbayat, Batanes. Lawyer Asis Perez, ...
- May 24, 2016
DA vows to sustain agri, fishery exports
It would be a long shot but the Department of Agriculture (DA) still wants to see the country’s agriculture exports turning in some revenues even during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was after exports of agriculture and ...
- May 11, 2020