Browsing by Subject "organic fertilizers"

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    • Agri-aqua center aids farmers,fisherfolk 

      Conserva, Louine Hope (Panay News, April 10, 2015, on page 7)
      A 12-hectare Agri-Aqua Research and Technology (ART) Center was opened last Wednesday in Barangay Nanga, Pototan Iloilo. Funded by the Iloilo Provincial Government, it is learning and livelihood hub for farmers and fisherfolk. ...

    • Agri-wastes eyed as cheap, eco-friendly source of fish feed 

      Pagador, Juliana Rose (Panay News, September 30, 2020, on page 13)
      Affordable and sustainable feed ingredients for fish farmers are in the works as researchers continue to develop fish diet formulations using discarded agricultural wastes and byproducts. Dr. Frolan Aya, a scientist at the ...

    • Agri-wastes eyed as cheap, eco-friendly source of fish feed 

      Pagador, Juliana Rose (DailyGuardian, September 30, 2020, on page 6-7)
      Affordable and sustainable feed ingredients for fish farmers are in the works as researchers continue to develop fish diet formulations using discarded agricultural wastes and byproducts. Dr. Frolan Aya, a scientist at the ...

    • Carrageenan as fertilizer? Test yield positive results 

      Lazaro, Ramon Efren (The Philippine Star, November 22, 2015, on page B4)
      Rice field trials on the use of a carrageenan plant growth regulator (CPGR) in Brgy. Balatong have increased crop harvest by more than 65 percent. The trial was conducted by a team led by Dr. Gil Magsino of the National ...

    • Carrageenan from seaweeds: A breakthrough that boosts rice productivity 

      Department of Science and Technology (DOST) (Panay News, December 28, 2015, on page C5-C7)
      Carrageenan plant growth regulator (CPGR) has recently been found to increase rice yield by more than 65 percent. Carrageenan is an indigestible polysaccharide (carbohydrate) extracted from edible seaweeds. It is mainly ...

    • Chicken feather: From waste to fertilizer 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, October 26, 2003, on page B-4)
      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 ...

    • Davao Oriental community takes up organic fish farming 

      Carillo, Carmencita A. (BusinessWorld, December 3, 2015, on page S1/5)
      Husband and wife Amancio and Naomi Dimpas of Barangay Caganganan in Banaybanay, Davao Oriental, who have been fish farming since 1987, are leading the way in organic aquaculture in their community. It was in May 2014 that ...

    • DOST 6, PCAARRD offer new rice and corn techs 

      Gabiota, J. R. A. (Panay News, August 31, 2020, on page 13-11)
      Department of Science and Technology Regional Office VI (DOST VI) once again proved that even at the midst of a pandemic, the quality of service should not be affected by bringing the technological innovations in agriculture ...

    • DOST 6, PCAARRD, offer new rice & corn techs 

      Gabiota, J. R. A. (DailyGuardian, September 2, 2020, on page 6)
      Department of Science and Technology Regional Office VI (DOST VI) once again proved that even at the midst of a pandemic, the quality of service should not be affected by bringing the technological innovations in agriculture ...

    • Exploring the benefits of seaweed 

      Yap, Julio Jr. (Panay News, October 7, 2016, on page 12)
      Living up its status as an agriculture-business (agri-business), marine and aquatic institution in the country, a school in Malita, Davao Occidental, has explored one of the many benefits of seaweed by converting it to ...

    • Ferment your own fertilizer from seaweeds 

      Sarian, Zac B. (Manila Bulletin, April 6, 2017, on page B-7)
      Every morning Rodel Tumbaga gathers the seaweeds brought to shore by the waves and piles them along the edge of a resort he works for in Bolinao, Pangasinan. Is there any use for them? Not that Rodel knows of. That’s why ...

    • Firm vows to help promote tobacco use vs farm, fishponds pests 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 12, 2014, on page A8)
      A tobacco company based in Bulacan province said it would promote the use of tobacco dust as organic fertilizer and pesticide to help at least three million tobacco farmers and their families earn more income. “We are going ...

    • Fluctuating output brings seaweed prices down 

      Icamina, Paul (Malaya, November 29, 2017, on page A1-A4)
      A cycle of boon and bane is bringing down the price of dried seaweed. "The low buying price is caused by production fluctuation from late 2015 until early 2017," said Dr. Nicomedes Decomenden of the Bureau of Fisheries and ...

    • In Tanay, Rizal, predator knife fish ends up as fertilizer 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 27, 2015, on page A13)
      The town of Tanay in Rizal province is turning knife fish caught from Laguna de Bay into organic compost to address the growing population of the predator species that continues to threaten local aquaculture. The knife ...

    • Is tobacco the next 'miracle crop'? 

      Flora, Ian Ocampo (SunStar Philippines, May 6, 2018, on page 6)
      Tobacco juice, tobacco dust juice and tobacco lime are not only for traditional organic insecticide used in domestic gardening but also for mainstream commercial agriculture. Tobacco has been proven effective against a ...

    • Leyte extends aid to seaweed, organic vegetable farmers 

      Cayubit, Restituto A. (Manila Bulletin, January 8, 2017, on page 7)
      The office of Leyte Governor Leopoldo Dominico Petilla has extended financial assistance to 27 farmers in this barangay who are into organic vegetable and seaweeds farming projects. The governor also extended financial ...

    • Organic rice, fish & veggies 

      (Manila Bulletin, February 13, 2010, on page 16)
      The half-hectare lot was divided into five rice paddies, separated by dikes that are about a meter wide. Along the dikes surrounding the rice plants in each paddy, they constructed a canal which was stocked with either ...

    • Public Hearing Announcement 

      (The Philippine Star, October 13, 2018, on page B9)
      To: All seaweed stakeholders (Farmer leaders, Buyers/Traders, Processors, Exporters, Academe, LGU's and other Potential Stakeholders) What: Public hearing of the proposed fisheries administrative order (FAO): Prohibition ...

    • Seaweeds eyed to power local cars 

      Buban, Charles E. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 24, 2010, on page B2-4)
      Those slimy and otherwise unsightly plant-like organisms that are frequently washed ashore may be one of the country's last hopes to be less dependent on imported fuel. Sen. Edgardo Angara, who chairs the Congressional ...

    • Sustainability -- key to man's survival 

      Vanzi, Sol Jose (Manila Bulletin, September 9, 2012, on page J-4)
      Protection of the environment now includes strict regulation of the introduction of foreign species. A good example of why we need this restriction is the proliferation of janitor fish in Laguna Bay, Marikina River, and ...