The Department of Agriculture (DA) hopes to double the country's shrimp production in five years and thus regain its status as a top exporter of Peneaus vannamei of Pacific white shrimp. Agriculture Undersecretary Jesus ...

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 ...

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 ...

Edmund and Yayan Mercado of Angat, Bulacan are entrepreneurs who are always looking for new possibilities. Sometime back, they became the first accredited producers of native hito fingerlings by the Southeast Asian Fisheries ...

Iloilo is also the site of some interesting innovations and technologies in aquaculture and coastal resource management. The prestigious Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) in Tigbauan and the U.P. College ...

Three government and private entities have joined hands to undertake a program that will train local government units (LGU) officials and aquaculture specialists in coastal resource management and sustainable aquaculture. ...

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 ...

This vision must have been in the mind of Mayor Benjamin S. Lim even before he was elected into office. A preliminary step was needed though - place the famous Dagupan-Bonuan Bangus in the world map! Thus the attempt of ...

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 ...

Representatives of private companies have been visiting Luuk Pandan and Panglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi, lately because a ₱5-million mariculture park will be built there soon. USAID’s Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) program ...