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DOST finds good rice fertilizer in seaweeds
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 ...
- October 20, 2015
DA-PRDP to develop seaweeds industry in Guimaras
Aside from its world-renowned sweet mangoes, the provincial of Guimaras is geared to develop its seaweeds industry through the collaboration between the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP), ...
- February 6, 2015
Agri chief pushes for creation of national food security council
Agriculture secretary Manny Piñol is proposing to President Rodrigo Duterte the creation of a National Food Security Coordinating Council where all government agencies involved in food production would work closely together. ...
- September 18, 2016
APEC meetings to benefit small-scale farmers, fishers
ILOILO City - The recently-concluded results of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) High Level Policy Dialogue on Food Security and Blue Economy meetings here will benefit small-scale farmers and fishers, said the ...
- October 10, 2015
Sea cucumber potential 'gold' for fish farmers
At the price of $180 to $250 per kilogram (P12,000 per kg) of dried sea cucumber in the United States, sea cucumber is a good bet for Ilonggo fish farmers wanting to find the new "gold" in aquaculture. This has driven the ...
- June 13, 2010
DA turns over P460M experimental facilities to SEAFDEC/AQD
SEAFDEC/AQD Chief Dan Baliao signed a document this morning acknowledging receipt of P460 million in the form of equipment and other experimental facilities from DA/BFAR. Chief Baliao expressed his gratitude to the Government ...
- May 8, 2018
PCAARRD initiates tilapia farming
An initiative of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) started making tilapia farming accessible to selected ...
- November 11, 2020
Iloilo drive vs "hulbot" fishing get boost
The provincial government’s campaign against the prohibited hulbot-hulbot fishing has gotten a big boost. The Department of Agriculture (DA) approved a proposed update to Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) No. 246 banning ...
- July 18, 2018
Senate OKs bill creating Aklan fisheries center
The Senate in third and final reading unanimously approved the measure seeking to establish a fisheries and aquatic resources training, development and product center in the province. The chamber approved on June 3, 2019 ...
- June 25, 2019
Guimaras fisherfolk get P18 million in projects
Under the Targeted Actions to Reduce Poverty and Generate Economic Transformation Program, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) constructs CFLCs to reduce poverty incidence in coastal communities. BFAR, as ...
- August 26, 2017