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Chicken feather: From waste to fertilizer
Poultry farms and entrepreneurs now need not worry on the disposal of the feathers of their dressed chickens. A technology that can convert chicken feathers into organic liquid fertilizer has been developed by the Pililla ...
- October 26, 2003
SEAFDEC achieves mudcrab culture breakthrough
A first in the history of mudcrab culture in the country has been achieved. Researchers at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) here have spawned the mudcrab and raised ...
- April 5, 1998
Cordillera-friendly tilapia developed
A new strain of tilapia suited to the cool-elevated areas of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) has been launched for field-testing. Specifically, genetically engineered to withstand the climate in the northern ...
- July 28, 2002
Expert says more than 100 chemicals used by aquaculture industry
Brace up for this: There are more than 100 chemical products being used by the local aquaculture industry for prophylaxis and treatment. The most commonly applied chemicals are disinfectants, pesticides, soil and water ...
- June 23, 1996
RP in global effort to save the seahorse
The government-hosted, Tigbauan, Iloilo-based Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) has also been conducting research on the seahorse. Started in 1996, the SEAFDEC AQD ornamental ...
- September 11, 2000
International fisheries body cites RP
The Thailand-based secretariat of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, through its top official, has lauded the Philippine government for its continued support to SEAFDEC, particularly its Aquaculture Department ...
- July 26, 1999
Kapiz shell industry being revived
The country's kapiz (window pane oyster) shell industry, which dwindled to near extinction in recent years owing to overexploitation of this mollusk, is well on its way to being revived. Spearheading the move is the ...
- July 7, 2002
RP aquaculture sector benefits from BFAR-SEAFDEC program
The country's aquaculture sector continues to benefit considerably from a program jointly being implemented by a government agency and a Southeast Asian center. Called Joint Mission for Accelerated Nationwide Technology ...
- June 2, 2002
Palawan holds solution to shrimp industry's woes
Palawan may yet hold the key to the survival of the country's moribund shrimp industry. The reason: the wild shrimps in its waters are genetically diverse. In fact, of the wild shrimps from the waters off five provinces ...
- April 3, 2000
'Agri-nipa-aquaculture' technology developed
Here's a new technology that can prove viable and profitable for people in coastal areas. Called "Agri-nipa-aquaculture technology," it combines nipa (and palm) and agricultural crops with fish production, variations of ...
- November 17, 2002