Browsing Panay News by Subject "organic fertilizers"

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    • Agri-aqua center aids farmers,fisherfolk 

      Conserva, Louine Hope (Panay News, April 10, 2015, on page 7)
      A 12-hectare Agri-Aqua Research and Technology (ART) Center was opened last Wednesday in Barangay Nanga, Pototan Iloilo. Funded by the Iloilo Provincial Government, it is learning and livelihood hub for farmers and fisherfolk. ...

    • Agri-wastes eyed as cheap, eco-friendly source of fish feed 

      Pagador, Juliana Rose (Panay News, September 30, 2020, on page 13)
      Affordable and sustainable feed ingredients for fish farmers are in the works as researchers continue to develop fish diet formulations using discarded agricultural wastes and byproducts. Dr. Frolan Aya, a scientist at the ...

    • Carrageenan from seaweeds: A breakthrough that boosts rice productivity 

      Department of Science and Technology (DOST) (Panay News, December 28, 2015, on page C5-C7)
      Carrageenan plant growth regulator (CPGR) has recently been found to increase rice yield by more than 65 percent. Carrageenan is an indigestible polysaccharide (carbohydrate) extracted from edible seaweeds. It is mainly ...

    • DOST 6, PCAARRD offer new rice and corn techs 

      Gabiota, J. R. A. (Panay News, August 31, 2020, on page 13-11)
      Department of Science and Technology Regional Office VI (DOST VI) once again proved that even at the midst of a pandemic, the quality of service should not be affected by bringing the technological innovations in agriculture ...

    • Exploring the benefits of seaweed 

      Yap, Julio Jr. (Panay News, October 7, 2016, on page 12)
      Living up its status as an agriculture-business (agri-business), marine and aquatic institution in the country, a school in Malita, Davao Occidental, has explored one of the many benefits of seaweed by converting it to ...