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Abalone breeding program to address market shortage
Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap on Friday launched here a five-year program spearheaded by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) and Bureau of Fisheries and Agriculture Research (BFAR) to address the ...
- July 16, 2007
SEAFDEC set to launch 1st Mariculture park
The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) is all set to launch the first Mariculture Park in the country on July 5, 2001 at Igang Bay, Nueva Valencia, Guimaras. The project is ...
- June 5, 2001
Fish landing center soon in Kalibo
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 ...
- October 22, 2015
BFAR to give 900 motorized boats to Antique fisherfolk
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will distribute 900 fiberglass boats to marginalized fishermen in Antique. “We are just waiting for the final schedule for the distribution of the boats,” Office of ...
- March 14, 2019
SEAFDEC boosts aquaculture technology
To help marginal fisherfolks uplift their economic status, the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) focuses its current thrusts on aquaculture technology. Moreover, a technology and verification extension ...
- July 10, 2000
SEAFDEC way of reaching out to the masses
Under the leadership of Dr. Rolando R. Platon, more towns in Western Visayas and other parts of the country are recipients of technologies centered on propagation of inland fish production. Tilapia culture in small freshwater ...
- August 31, 2000
Fisherfolk turns to grouper cage culture
A fisherfolk association here asked the support of experts to further promote aquaculture of high-value commercial fish species. Capiz Provincial Agriculturist Slyvia dela Cruz said they have tapped the expertise of Southeast ...
- November 7, 2010
Viability of producing functional food
The production or processing of functional food is becoming one of the fast growing segments of the country’s food industry. Functional food contains both essential nutrients and health promoting non-nutrients. However, ...
- July 27, 2018
Guimaras vulnerable to disasters – OCD
The island province of Guimaras is vulnerable to disasters because it is surrounded by waters, according to Director Jose Roberto Nuñez of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Region 6. “We have to protect and see to it that ...
- July 17, 2020
Seafdec helps livelihood project in Nueva Valencia
Residents of barangay Magamay in Nueva Valencia, Guimaras have something in common - they need to raise their incomes to beat rising prices of prime commodities. This need prompted them to call on Southeast Asian Fisheries ...
- April 13, 1999