Browsing BusinessMirror by Subject "food security"

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    • DA lists Taguig as 1st agri-aqua industrial biz corridor in Metro 

      Arcalas, Jasper Emmanuel Y. (BusinessMirror, July 22, 2020, on page A4)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) has identified Taguig City as the first agri-aqua industrial business corridor in Metro Manila due to its logistical advantage and proximity to Laguna Lake. In a news statement, Agriculture ...

    • DOST chief: Focus on regional needs to address growth disparity 

      Aya, Rose Anne M. (BusinessMirror, July 7, 2019, on page A4)
      This year’s Dr. Elvira O. Tan Awards honor three papers in agriculture, aquatic and natural resources. The award pays tribute to Filipino scientists and researchers for their exceptional publication of R&D results, which ...

    • Farmers, fisherfolk earned P6B selling directly to LGUs-D.A. 

      Arcalas, Jasper Emmanuel Y. (BusinessMirror, September 1, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      Filipino farmers and fisherfolk have earned at least P6 billion by selling their produce to local government units (LGUs) that directly procured their constituents’ food requirements during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns. ...

    • Group pushes aquaculture investments in lakes, dams 

      Arcalas, Jasper Emmanuel Y. (BusinessMirror, January 26, 2021, on page A4)
      An advocacy group is urging the government to open investments in dams, rivers and lakes for aquaculture as means to boost the country’s food security and provide alternative protein sources amid rising pork and chicken ...

    • The key to a food secure Philippines 

      (BusinessMirror, April 7, 2021, on page A8)
      Aquaculture, in particular, can help the country attain fish sufficiency and food security, but there is a dearth of qualified personnel such as aquaculturists who can build and run fish farms. Citing data from the Commission ...

    • Villar, BFAR establish urban aquaponics facility in Las Piñas 

      (BusinessMirror, June 22, 2020, on page A4)
      Sen. Cynthia Villar, chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, together with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), has set up an aquaponics facility to benefit a community in Las Piñas, where ...