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Wastelands eyed for aquaculture production
The Department of Agriculture through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources entered recently into an agreement with the provincial government of Ilocos Norte to develop jointly a one-hectare unproductive sand dune ...
- February 2, 2001
Bangus industry headed for much better times
The country's milkfish industry, saddled over the years by an acute fry shortage problem, can now look forward to much better times. This optimistic outlook stems from the initial headway achieved by a project being supported ...
- March 25, 2001
DA mulls bigger fisheries budget
The Department of Agriculture (DA) plans to allocate a hefty P1 billion budget for the fisheries subsector, particularly aquaculture, next year. As part of moves to develop aquaculture industry, two DA agencies have partnered ...
- December 27, 2009
Aquaculture firms to mount rare setting at Agrilink 2009
Aquaculture-related firms led by Santeh Feeds Corp. will mount a unique setting at the forthcoming Agrilink, Foodlink and Aqualink 2009 to entice more and more people to engage in fish farming. This was bared by Agrilink ...
- September 6, 2009
DA to put up 2nd mariculture park
Barely six months after opening the first ever mariculture park in Asia on Samal Island, the Department of Agriculture is putting up a second one, this time in Zambales province, closer to the populous market of Metro ...
- January 27, 2002
Mariculture parks soon to be fixtures in RP's coastal areas
It’s but a matter of time before mariculture parks become fixtures in some selected coastal areas in the country. A program to set up such facilities has been set in motion by government instrumentalities to help boost ...
- February 24, 2002
Seaweed industry looks to China for expansion
Members of the Seaweed Industry, Association of the Philippines (SIAP)hope to expand their market for carrageenan products ( a eucheuma-based food additive) in China after the creation of the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area ...
- November 3, 2002
New technology reviving RP shrimp industry
Gradually but consistently, a new technology is paving the way for the revival of the country’s moribund shrimp industry. Called Environment-Friendly Schemes in Shrimp Farming, the technology was developed through the ...
- June 1, 2003
RP's first marine park to provide 20,000 jobs
Some 20,000 villagers are expected to be employed in the country's first marine culture park that was launched this week in the Island Garden City of Samal. The P30-million Samal City government in cooperation with the ...
- August 18, 2001