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Scientists, fish farmers set plan to save shrimp industry
A good number of aquaculture scientists and researchers and fish farmers from various parts of the country met in this city recently and adopted measures to facilitate the recovery of the moribund shrimp industry. The ...
- August 17, 2002
SEAFDEC helps RP expand crab program
The Philippines is continuously expanding its capacity to serve the growing mud crab market as the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) has enabled crablets distribution in Luzon, Panay, and Mindanao ...
- December 17, 2006
SEAFDEC developing high-yield seaweed
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 ...
- July 18, 2006
Gov't outfits provide small firms with commerciable technologies
Small agribusiness firms need not be daunted by the high technology required for their expansion and growth toward global competitiveness. Competent technology assistance is being provided by the Bureau of Agricultural ...
- August 26, 2006
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
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
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