Browsing The News Today by Name "Department of Agriculture (DA)"

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    • Bingawan never goes dry and here's why 

      Villagracia, Medy (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 ...

    • DA backs region's agri-biz projects 

      Basco, Lenilyn (The News Today, December 14, 2001, on page 1-3)
      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 ...

    • DA eyes shrimp production of 1000,000 MT 

      (The News Today, July 11, 2008, on page 8)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) is eyeing to increase shrimp production to 1000,000 metric tons (MT) in five years via the large- scale production of Penaeus vannamei, or Pacific white shrimp. Agriculture Undersecretary ...

    • Da puts up rice fish markets in Zamboanga, Bohol 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The News Today, August 26, 2018, on page B3)
      The Department of Agriculture has opened a rice market in Zamboanga and fish market in Bohol as part of efforts to slowly bring down prices of basic commodities in these areas. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said ...

    • New hatchery for sea cucumber at SEAFDEC 

      (The News Today, May 14, 2010, on page 7-6)
      At the price of $180 to 250 per kilogram (Php 12,000 per kg) of dried sea cucumber in the United States, sea cucumber are good bets for fish farmers wanting to find the new gold in aquaculture. This has driven South East ...

    • Region has P821.8 M AFMA funded projects - DA 

      Basco, Lenilyn G. (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 ...

    • SEAFDEC cites milestones with chief's reappointment 

      Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC); Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-Region VI; ESS (The News Today, May 4, 2010, on page 7)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) cited its contributions to sustainable aquaculture in view of environment issues and climate change, with the reappointment of its chief, for the third consecutive ...

    • SEAFDEC conducts training on seaweed biotech 

      (The News Today, April 10, 2007, on page 4)
      To survive, seaweeds need to be tougher too, and the commercially important ones like Kappaphycus and Gracilaria can be made so with the help of research. In comes biotechnology. Not to mess with the genetic make-up of ...

    • SEAFDEC develops early warning system for pollution in mariculture parks 

      (The News Today, September 30, 2008, on page C2)
      The Aquaculture Department (AQD) of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) is developing an early warning system to guard against the negative impacts of fish cages in mariculture parks. This is certainly ...

    • SEAFDEC/AQD urges biosecurity for shrimp farms 

      (The News Today, June 18, 2007, on page 4)
      In a recent biosecurity forum, Dr. Joebert Toledo, Chief of the Aquaculture Department (AQD) of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), has offered to provide shrimp farmers free diagnostic services as ...

    • UP prof joins Int'l gab on Fish Aquaculture 

      Ramirez, Anna Razel (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 ...