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Platon heads aquaculture dep't of Southeast Asia body anew
The council of directors of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) has unanimously reappointed the chief of the SEAFDEC aquaculture department (AQD) here for another term. Dr. Rolando R. Platon will ...
- March 6, 2000
Our endangered coastal environment
A beautiful island in the Pacific. The pearl of the Orient Seas. The Philippines where the sun shines and you can see a scenic sunset practically every day. A beautiful coastline stretching over 18,000 kilometers, with ...
- June 14, 2005
Market matching at TESDA food festival this weekend
One of the strategies arrived at during the recent shrimp congress in Bacolod City is for growers to produce antibiotic-free prawns, using environment-friendly culture systems. It was observed that in 1993 to 1996, the ...
- July 18, 2002
Fisheries caravan set
A fisheries techno caravan and a series of trainings on fish culture and breeding will be held for fisherfolk starting on April 23. The initial fishery technology training will be conducted by the Bureau of Fisheries and ...
- April 21, 2001
Aquaculture lab at SEAFDEC seen paving way for GM products
An aquaculture technology laboratory being set up for South East Asia is paving the way toward the adoption of biotechnology for developing more productive, genetically modified fishery products in the Philippines. Dr. ...
- August 25, 2002
Tiger prawn output; more exports seen
Tiger prawn raising marked a hefty growth in the second quarter to 3,164 metric tons (MT) from only 136.93 MT in the same period in 2007 which should also raise Philippine prawn export to Japan and other countries. The ...
- November 11, 2008
Aquaculture center completed in March
A ₱387-million aquaculture technologies center financed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) aimed to help the Philippines keep up with developments in aquaculture biotechnology is set to be completed by ...
- December 27, 2002
Gov't sees tripling of shrimp production
The government estimates that shrimp production in the Philippines will triple by next year once the study on Peneus vannamei (P. vannamei), also known as Pacific White shrimp, becomes successful. The Department of Agriculture ...
- October 16, 2005
UPOU signs accords with SEA groups
The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) has signed three agreements with three Southeast Asian organizations - the Foundation for Information Technology Education and Development (FIT-ED), the SEAMEO ...
- September 4, 2001
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