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    • DOST finds good rice fertilizer in seaweeds 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, October 20, 2015, on page C2)
      Apart from the uniqueness of edible seaweeds as a highly nutritious food commodity, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has found out that it can also provide a natural fertilizer capable of increasing rice ...

    • High-value seaweeds recommended 

      Orig, Thor S. (Manila Bulletin, May 15, 1990, on page 34)
      The seaweed Gracilaria isn't as popular as Eucheuma, Sargassum and Caulerpa, but it's a high-value commodity if properly harnessed for processing. A well-known derivative of processed Gracilaria is agar, a hydrophilic ...

    • Outstanding researchers awarded 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, August 6, 2000, on page 15)
      Thirteen aquaculture and fisheries researchers won science awards conferred by the Los Baños Science Community (LBSC). The awardees received the 14th Dr. Elvira Tan Memorial awards, which carried cash prizes and plaques, ...

    • Processors warn of impact of rising seaweed prices 

      Villamor, Marites S. (BusinessWorld, March 17, 2010, on page S1/2)
      Deciding that there is little hope of government intervening to tame the rising prices of seaweed, processors yesterday appealed to farmers and traders to help keep foreign buyers interested by tempering any increase. ...

    • SEAFDEC developing high-yield seaweed 

      Aguiba, Melody (Manila Bulletin, July 18, 2006, on page B-1-B-3)
      Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) is developing high-yielding and “ice-ice” disease-resistant seaweed strains in an aim to meet expanding industrial use and raise some $100 million in seaweed-carrageenan ...

    • Zamboanga stakes claim as RP’s top seaweed producer 

      (The Philippine Star, March 23, 2008, on page C-6-C-7)
      In the face of declining seaweed harvests in the country’s traditional major seaweed production centers, the regional office of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Region IX has taken bold steps to ...