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Bingawan never goes dry and here's why
(The News Today,September 18, 2000 , on page 9)More than half of Bingawan is devoted to rice but the fields are rainfed, meaning they are dependent on rain for their irrigation needs, according to Leticia Celeste, the municipal agriculturist. Mayor Ted Peter Plagata ... -
Seafdec AQD launches how-to manuals
(The News Today,October 1, 2000 , on page 2)The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (Seafdec AQD) recently launched four new how-to manuals. These are the "Mudcrab production in brackish ponds," "Grouper culture in floating net cages" ... -
SEAFDEC to regionalize improved fisheries code
(The News Today,December 4, 2000 , on page 8)The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) Special Adviser Dr. Yasuhisa Kato introduced the Regionalization of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and rationale behind the effort of SEAFDEC during ... -
Sustainable fisheries confab set on 2001
(The News Today,December 4, 2000 , on page 8)To develop a regional policy on the sustainable contribution of fisheries to the food security in the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region, the Souhteast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) joins the ASEAN in ... -
A beginner's guide to aquaculture
(The News Today,February 18, 2001 , on page 17)Like the introductory collegiate courses, this issue would be our Aquaculture 101. It has just enough information for beginning aquaculturists to take note of the intricacies of a fish farming business. Fish farming usually ... -
Guimaras is ideal eco-tourism site
(The News Today,June 29, 2001 , on page 2)Members of a Technical Working Group on Eco-Tourism conducted an inspection visit in Guimaras last week and cited the province as an ideal eco-tourism site. According to Choegyal, the visit will enlighten their understanding ... -
SEAFDEC's library now on line
(The News Today,June 29, 2001 , on page 7)The launching of the SEAFDEC Library's on-line public access catalogue (OPAC) on the web leads the series of activities lined for the celebration of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department's ... -
SEAFDEC's library now on line
(The News Today,June 29, 2001 , on page 7)The launching of the SEAFDEC Library's on-line public access catalogue (OPAC) on the web leads the series of activities lined for the celebration of the Southeast Asain Nations Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture ... -
UP prof joins Int'l gab on Fish Aquaculture
(The News Today,June 29, 2001 , on page 7)Dr. Crispino Saclauso, Director of the Institute of Aquaculture of the College of Fisheries, U.P. Visayas attended he 7th International Aquarium and Fish Accessories Exhibition dubbed as Aquarama 2001 and the 2nd World ... -
Aquaculture Week 2001
(The News Today,July 6, 2001 , on page 7)Rationale: Aquaculture Week is a yearly activity of Fish World that builds understanding among school children and teachers on the importance of aquatic ecosystems and biodiversity and the research and development programs ... -
SEAFDEC-AQD 28th Anniversary: Progress and Prosperity through Environment-friendly Sustainable Aquaculture.
(The News Today,July 6, 2001 , on page 7)The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) is a regional treaty organization established in December 1967 for the purpose of promoting fisheries development in the region. Its member countries are Japan, ... -
A closer look at Fish World
(The News Today,July 6, 2001 , on page 7)SEAFDEC Fish World is a museum-aquarium-ecopark being built by the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department at Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines, in response to the need for informal public education so necessary for responsible aquaculture ... -
Molecular diagnosis for shrimp and fish diseases now available at SEAFDEC/AQD
(The News Today,November 23, 2001 , on page 10)Viruses has been the long-time scourage of the aquaculture industry. The presence or absence of these viruses often spells the difference between profit and loss. The White Spot Syndrome Virus (WVSSV) for shrimp, the Viral ... -
ASEAN-SEAFDEC holds Fisheries Millennium Conference
(The News Today,November 23, 2001 , on page 10)The introduction of modern fisheries technology in the ASEAN region in the '60s spurred the growth of the industry as one of the most important economic activities in the region. However, this growth concentrated only on ... -
DA backs region's agri-biz projects
(The News Today,December 14, 2001 , on page 1)Six agri-business projects in the region availed of financial assistance from the Department of Agriculture. The checks were properly turned over at the opening ceremony of the "Agri-business in Focus 2001: in the city on ... -
BFAR launches Coral Garden
(The News Today,May 24, 2002 , on page 1)In order to conserve the dwindling coral reefs in the country, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources along with other national government agencies had launched the first Coral Garden here. According to Malcolm ... -
Mindset Publishing, Inc.: In focus
(The News Today,June 28, 2002 , on page 3)When Mindset Publishing, Inc. was born four years ago, the idea of developing textbooks and other instructional materials that would contribute to the upliftment of the educational standards not only in our region but also ... -
Region has P821.8 M AFMA funded projects - DA
(The News Today,September 13, 2002 , on page 2)Western Visayas has a share of P821,898,073 to implement its various projects on agriculture and fisheries under the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act (AF-MA). Department of Agriculture Regional Director Ricardo ... -
[ Personnel of Parks and Wildlife Zone Management ]
(The News Today,September 17, 2004 , on page 1)Personnel of Parks and Wildlife Zone Management Rommel Parreño and Rodrigo Umadhay apply first aid to revive the wounded sea green turtle whose upper eyelid was believed to have been hit by a motorized banca's propeller ... -
Crab culture with a conscience
(The News Today,May 17, 2005 , on page 11)The rapid spread of aquaculture in recent decades has brought riches to some, ruin to many, exclusion to the poorest coastal dwellers, and environmental degradation. Scientists in the Philippines are adapting aquaculture ...