Browsing Panay News by Subject "poverty alleviation"
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'Agriculture, fisheries sector to recover in Q4'
(Panay News,August 22, 2016 , on page B1-B14)Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary Manny Piñol expects the agriculture and fisheries sector to rebound and register positive growth in the last quarter of 2016, as the government provides more support to boost the ... -
Aid for farming, fishing families in Cotabato
(Panay News,February 17, 2017 , on page 12)For the past four decades, the lives and livelihood of farmers and fisherfolks in some areas of Mindanao have been affected by recurrent displacement as a result of sporadic armed clashes. Through a $3-million grant from ... -
Aklan's Community Fish Landing Center inaugurated
(Panay News,October 18, 2016 , on page B2-B7)The Mabilo Community Fish Landing Center in Kalibo, Aklan, the third fish landing facility in the province, was inaugurated on Oct. 12. The P2.85-million facility aims to reduce post-harvest losses, serve as hub for economic ... -
APEC meetings to benefit small-scale farmers, fishers
(Panay News,October 10, 2015 , on page B1)ILOILO City - The recently-concluded results of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) High Level Policy Dialogue on Food Security and Blue Economy meetings here will benefit small-scale farmers and fishers, said the ... -
Aquaculture targets food sufficiency
(Panay News,July 10, 2001 , on page 7)The success of researches in aquaculture technology should be gauged by its usefulness in boosting production to achieve food sufficiency. Seafdec Aquaculture Department (AQD) is a pioneer in aquaculture researches. Bureau ... -
Bamboo stakes can cause siltation
(Panay News,November 13, 2017 , on page 12)Modification has to be done on the raft and longline methods on mussels in order to replace the traditional stake method. This could be achieved through the Industry Strategic Science and Technology (S&T) Program (ISP) for ... -
BFAR to establish fish-landing sites
(Panay News,May 11, 2015 , on page 6)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) strengthens its efforts to reduce poverty among the fishermen by establishing at least 252 community fish-landing centers (CFLCs) nationwide. Alma Saavedra, BFAR 7 ... -
BFAR-6 to spend P10M for fingerling dispersal project
(Panay News,January 5, 2017 , on page B1)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will spend around P10 million for its free fingerling dispersal project in Western Visayas this year. In an interview Tuesday, BFAR-6 director Remia A. Apari said the ... -
City gov't mulls alternative livelihood for Iloilo fisherfolk
(Panay News,August 22, 2018 , on page B1)The city government is mulling to extend an alternative livelihood to fisherfolk in the city as Mayor Jose Espinosa III on Monday underscored that the development of the highly-urbanized city must benefit everyone. The ... -
Closed Season
(Panay News,November 21, 2016 , on page 14-14)Feom Nov. 15, 2016 to Feb. 15, 2017 it is prohibited to catch sardines, herrings and mackerels in the Visayan Sea – a rich fishing ground bordered by the islands of Panay, Negros, Cebu, and Masbate. The annual closed season ... -
DA to farmers: use gov't loans
(Panay News,May 20, 2017 , on page 12-17)The Department of Agriculture (DA) urged farmers and fisherfolk in Negros Island Region (NIR) to utilize various credit assistance programs like loans from the agency to achieve agricultural productivity. Joyce Wendam, ... -
DA underscores aquaculture technology commercialization
(Panay News,October 15, 1999 , on page 6-2)Department of Agriculture (DA) undersecretary Cesar M. Drilon Jr. encouraged intensified efforts in promoting sustainable and environment-friendly aquaculture technology in the countryside. Keynoting the opening ceremonies ... -
'Environment, economic growth can go together'
(Panay News,November 20, 2016 , on page B9)Environment secretary Gina Lopez has stressed the importance of preserving the environment while growing the economy as governments around the world seek the cap global warming. Speaking at a climate change summit in Morocco ... -
Fish aggregating device‘efficient, sustainable’
(Panay News,September 19, 2016 , on page 20)A city councilor is pushing for the use of fish aggregating devices locally known as payao. Payao is a floating raft anchored by a weighted line with suspended materials such as palm fronds to attract pelagic and schooling ... -
Fish center, boats for Guimaras coastal brgy
(Panay News,August 25, 2017 , on page 6)A community fish landing center was inaugurated in Barangay Sebario, San Lorenzo, Guimaras. It was a project of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Western Visayas, which also turned over to the fisherfolk ... -
Fish council backs stricter fishing policy
(Panay News,July 28, 2015 , on page 10)BFAR has already insisted that the same rules apply -- that no commercial fishing vessels should be in municipal waters to give way to other fishers and violators will be penalized. The new measures that were passed by ... -
Fish landing center soon in Kalibo
(Panay News,October 22, 2015 , on page 6)A community fish landing center (CFLC) will be established here to promote inclusive growth in the fishery sector. Mayor William Lachica said the municipal government and the barangay council of Mabilo identified the site ... -
Fish landing centers in 11 coastal towns
(Panay News,September 15, 2016 , on page 6)Community fish landing centers will be built in 11 coastal municipalities in the next two years. Buruanga, Malay, Nabas, Tangalan, Ibajay, Makato, Numancia, Kalibo, New Washington, Batan, and Altavas have been identified ... -
Fisherfolk gets snack cart for additional income
(Panay News,September 1, 2018 , on page 13)A total of 30 indigent fisherfolk in the province of Antique received food supplies as a component of the fish snack cart livelihood assistance from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). In an interview ... -
Fisherfolk vs ouster from city project
(Panay News,January 14, 2015 , on page 16)Two fisherfolk associations here staged a rally in front of the People's House yesterday to protest their disqualification from the city government's agri-fishery project. The disqualified groups were the Banago Group ...