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WorldFish Center to help strengthen local aquaculture
The Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR) has forged a deal with the WorldFish Center to intensify the capacity building program for managers of the Regional Fisheries Research and Development Centers (RFRDC). This agreement ...
- February 5, 2010
Aquaculture insurance to be introduced
Agriculture stakeholders engaged in aquaculture will soon be covered by crop insurance offered by the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC). PCIC Officer-in-Charge Regional Manager Charlito O. Brilleta said they are ...
- August 22, 2010
US, Philippines launch fishery sector program
The United States Agency for International Development (Usaid) and the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) led by Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala on Wednesday launched a new ...
- October 18, 2010
Raising bangus for fry and export
Bangus has always been the most important species cultured in the Philippines. Sleek and silvery, beloved because of its mild, sweet flesh, and its melt-in the-mouth belly fat, it fish is a favorite Filipino fish. Today, ...
- May 12, 2010
RP to help promote initiatives on coral
President Arroyo leads a cast of local officials that would help craft a viable plan to promote the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) forged years ago to preserve 30 percent of the world's coral reefs and the spawning grounds ...
- January 20, 2010
Processors warn of impact of rising seaweed prices
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. ...
- March 17, 2010
Seaweed exporters want govt to intervene in ₱-$ exchange rate
Exporter of carageenan belonging to the Seaweed Industry Association of the Philippines (Siap) asked to government's assistance to stabilize the foreign-exchange rate after the peso reached the P43-to-$1-mark. Siap president ...
- September 16, 2010
More readers' views on agriculture neglect
We received another email from Vicente Emmanuel Paterno of Hayuma Foundation who chooses to call out attention on the plight of our fisheries sector. He writes: "While it is plain to see the obvious neglect of Philippine ...
- February 8, 2010
RP-EU partnership for wider tuna market pushed
The forging of a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the Philippines is essential to advance the chances of the country’s tuna products in the 27-member states, a European diplomat said. ...
- September 10, 2010
EU bans uncertified RP tuna
The Philippine is losing millions of dollars in potential revenue because its marine products are off limits to European consumers. Since January 1, the European Union (EU) imposed a mandatory scheme that allows only seafood ...
- January 26, 2010