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Entrepreneurship needed in the countryside
There are actually many opportunities waiting for the enterprising to undertake. Like, for instance, Jose "Lebong" Aralar in Binangonan, Rizal. He used to be a nurse in a hospital many years ago. However, he saw the potential ...
- August 10, 2000
Iloilo fishing trade robust
The Iloilo fishing industry remains robust in the local and national market and has kept prices of fish catch stable. Iloilo Fish Port Complex officer-in-charge Elmer Figuracion said fishing has been very upbeat in the ...
- February 5, 2004
Reviving seahorse industry brightening
A research breakthrough holds great promise of reviving the country's moribund seahorse industry. The scientific feat of breeding seahorse in captivity was achieved by researches of Southeast Asian Fisheries Development ...
- September 10, 2002
Degraded mangrove areas for aquaculture pushed
Researchers of Southeast Asian center her are investigating ways of harnessing degraded mangrove areas for aquaculture with a fresh, environmental-friendly approach. "We are actually developing a blueprint for sustainable ...
- September 5, 2000
SEAFDEC, ASEAN bond to guarantee food security
The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have joined hands to address food security and alleviate poverty in rural areas in the region. Member-countries ...
- October 29, 2002
Japanese scientist takes leading role in research on fish diseases
A Japanese fish scientist has been assigned by the Japanese government to oversee the planning and management of a Philippine-based Southeast Asian fish disease project. Dr. Kazuya Nagasawa, a fish parasite and disease ...
- June 26, 2003
SEA research center publishes books, manuals on aquaculture
A Southeast Asian research and development center here has published six new textbooks and manuals on aquaculture. The publications were written and edited by scientists and researchers of the government-based Southeast ...
- October 9, 2000
First mud crab hatchery to be put up in Iloilo to meet big demand
The Philippines is putting up its mud crab hatchery in Iloilo in an aim to meet local and export demand for the delicacy which can be marketed to Japan, Europe, and US. Using a seed fund of ₱1 million, the University of ...
- October 8, 2006
Seahorses bred in captivity in Iloilo
Now, seahorses can be bred in captivity. This scientific headway was achieved by researchers of the government-hosted Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD) in this seaside town ...
- August 20, 2003
Kapis shell industry revival
Agriculture Undersecretary for Fisheries Cesar Drilon pledges the support of the Department of Agriculture in the campaign to revive the kapis shell industry in western Iloilo coastal towns. The program is being undertaken ...
- September 1, 2000