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    • ₱1-B aquaculture farm to rise in Pilar 

      Supnad, Mar T. (Manila Bulletin, March 23, 2010, on page 12)
      A top local official here revealed yesterday that a ₱1-billion aquaculture farm project will soon be established in this town, now fast-becoming a center for economic and tourism activity in the province. Vice Mayor Pablo ...

    • $1M conservation fund established for Palawan area 

      Kritz, Ben (The Manila Times, October 13, 2016, on page B6)
      Established by Conservation International’s (CI) Global Conservation Fund (GCF), the fund ensures conservation efforts can continue across the 120,000-hectare landscape, Palawan’s largest terrestrial protected area, the ...

    • 2nd agri-aqua forum eyes global investments 

      Conserva, Louine Hope (The Daily Guardian, September 1, 2018, on page 7)
      The 2nd Agri-Aqua Investment Forum in Iloilo Province eyes to score global investments for local products. The forum themed as “Accelerating Agricultural Investments for Global Market” is organized by the Panay Organic ...

    • 80 ‘Aetas’ to benefit if island placed under land reform 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, June 3, 2018, on page 12)
      Eighty Aetas in Boracay could qualify as beneficiaries should President Rodrigo Duterte pushes through his plan to put the island resort under the land reform program, said the Malacañang. “Following the President’s ...

    • ADB asked to invest in small farms, fishers 

      Wakefield, Francis T. (Manila Bulletin, July 8, 2010, on page 4)
      Some 60 representatives of different organizations of small farmers, fishers, indigenous people's, rural youth and women and rural development organization from 13 countries in Asia and the Pacific converged in Manila to ...

    • Agri exports: scorecard of presidents 

      Dy, Rolando (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 2, 2016, on page B2)
      The poor performance of Philippine agriculture exports is a sad narrative. Expanding exports are key to agricultural growth and diversification. Data from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations ...

    • Agri, Aquaculture investments eyed in Iloilo, Guimaras 

      JVF; PIO Iloilo City; PN (Panay News, August 4, 2013, on page 4)
      Stakeholders in Iloilo and Guimaras started to map out strategies to promote investments and support the development and agriculture and aquaculture sectors. A focused group discussion (FGD) was conducted on August 14 ...

    • Agri, fisheries seek inclusion in APEC investment priorities 

      Valencia, Czeriza (The Philippine Star, October 4, 2015, on page B-3)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources(BFAR) urged member economies of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) to include agriculture and fisheries in their investment promotion priorities to address food ...

    • Agri-aqua forum seen to fetch P500 million in investments 

      Conserva, Louine Hope (The Daily Guardian, November 15, 2016, on page 1-7)
      Velma Jane Cubing-Lao of the Iloilo Provincial Planning and Development Office said the two-day forum was very successful as they were able to tie up with big businesses and opened new investments for agricultural products ...

    • Agriculture before the 2016 elections 

      Ordoñez, Ernesto M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 10, 2015, on page B3)
      At the start of 2015, we should focus on agricultural development instead of being unduly distracted by the 2016 elections. This especially applies to the possible misuse of the Department of Agriculture's (DA) proposed ...

    • Agriculture Fisheries 2025 not 'ningas cogon' 

      Ordoñez, Ernesto (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 17, 2015, on page B4)
      The main convenors of the AF2025 Conference were Agricultural Secretary Proceso Alcala, Congressional Agricultural Committee Chairs Senator Francis Pangilinan and Rep. Mark Mendoza, and private sector leaders from agriculture ...

    • Agriculture fund to release P3 billion worth of loans to support fish farmers 

      Galang, Vincent Mariel P. (BusinessWorld, June 5, 2019, on page S1/5)
      The Department of Finance (DoF) has approved the use of at least P3 billion for the development of fish farming, tapping most of the loan fund worth P4 billion from the Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (ACEF). ...

    • Agriculture, fisheries top BARMM for investment 

      Jannaral, Julmuniri I. (The Manila Times, October 16, 2019, on page A7)
      The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is pushing for agriculture and fisheries as its top industries for foreign and local investments given its vast lands and rich water resources said Minister Abuamri ...

    • Agriculture-related investments boost Davao del Norte 

      Francisco, Carmelito (BusinessWorld, January 28, 2015, on page 4/S1)
      Industries supporting the agricultural export sector and urban development projects are bringing in some P12 billion worth of investments into Davao del Norte, according to data from the Department of Trade and Industry's ...

    • Agrilink 2016 highlights Negros Island Region 

      Yap, Julio P. Jr (Panay News, September 23, 2016, on page 12-17)
      Agrilink, the biggest and most influential agricultural trade show in the country, has for its theme “Negros, a Model of Agribusiness Resiliency.” The theme highlights the sturdiness and the strength of the agricultural ...

    • Aklan now ready for investments 

      JCM; VGV; Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-Region VI Aklan (Panay News, March 23, 2013, on page B1)
      An Investment Conference (ICON) will be held in the province of Aklan on April 26 to send the signal that Aklan is now ready for investment. The activity, which will be spearheaded by the Department of Trade and Industry ...

    • Alliance Select finalizes purchase of NZ fish company 

      de la Fuente, F. J. G. (BusinessWorld, October 3, 2012, on page S1/7)
      Listed Canner Alliance Select Foods International, Inc. finalized last Monday its earlier-announced purchase of an 80% stake in New Zealand-based Akaroa Salmon NZ Ltd. For about P97 million, the local firm said in a ...

    • Aqua-culture Investor 

      (Manila Bulletin, January 11, 2017, on page 9)
      A Chinese investor engaged in commercial fishing and shipbuilding is exploiting the possibility of putting up an aqua-culture processing plant in this city, which would create more than 10,000 jobs for Davaoeños. Ortonio ...

    • Aquabiz lures potential investors 

      Portal, Tadz (Panay News, July 25, 2003, on page 9-8)
      To help investors embark on alternative and diversified technologies without posting much intervention from the government, the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD) conducted a ...

    • Aquaculture industry maintains strong hold 

      Portal, Tadz (Panay News, July 24, 2003, on page 9-14)
      With an annual growth of 10 percent for the past three years, the aquaculture industry has maintained a strong hold in securing the future of the Filipinos. Congressman Alfredo G. Marañon, Jr. of the House Subcommittee on ...