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Alcala swears in fisheries chief
Dr. Felix Ayson is the new chief of the Aquaculture Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC-AQD) in Tigbauan, Iloilo. The belated report said Dr. Ayson was sworn into office by Agriculture ...
- June 30, 2012
BAR, Worldfish Center Boost Aquaculture
The Bureau of Agriculture Research (BAR) and the WorldFish center are collaborating on a project to enhance the capacity of stakeholders to commercialize aquaculture technology. BAR and the Los Baños-based WorldFish Center ...
- February 22, 2012
Tobacco dust good for aquaculture
National Tobacco Administration (NTA) Chief Edgardo D. Zaragoza yesterday said research undertaken by the agency showed that tobacco dust battles not only head lice but also decimates snails that inhabit fishponds and fish ...
- January 19, 2012
Alcala to revitalize PH fisheries
Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala has vowed to revitalize the fishing industry and reverse the current condition of dwindling catch and vanishing fish population. Central to this task is the scientific research needed ...
- January 2, 2012
New SEAFDEC chief still unknown
Government still has to formalize its choice on who should head the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Department (SEAFDECAQD) in Tigbauan, Iloilo. A treaty agency, SEAFDEC-AQD has been the leading ...
- April 7, 2012
Prospects for aquaculture getting better
The recent entry of Alsons Aquaculture Corp. (AAC) into the milkfish market in China represents an achievement for aquaculture and may perk up interest in managed fisheries amid reports about declining fish populations in ...
- January 25, 2012
Agriculture grows 2.34% in 2011
The slump in fisheries has affected the performance of agriculture for 2011, with the overall growth inching to 2.34 percent. Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala said crops took the lead, growing by 4.82 percent on the ...
- January 28, 2012
Quarrying blamed for lake fishkill
The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamamalakaya) is blaming the recurrent fish kills in Lake Bito, Leyte, on the quarrying of black sand. Pamalakaya and the Tacloban-based Eastern Visayas Ecumenical ...
- May 3, 2012
Palawan gets ₱549M from DA
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pouring in P549 million for irrigation, farm machinery, and fisheries projects in Palawan. Alcala stressed that among the projects crafted for Palawan are the P498-million bato-Iraan ...
- January 23, 2012
No one at SEAFDEC helm
Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala has not received the names of nominees to head the Southeast Aian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD). Alcala discloses this on Tuesday after a press ...
- January 27, 2012