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    • Agriculture mag off the press 

      Sarian, Zac (Manila Bulletin, May 24, 2014, on page B-6)
      Make sure to get a copy of the June issue of Agriculture Magazine which is now off the press. It is published by the Manila Bulletin and edited by yours truly. On the cover is Dr. Emilia T. Quinito holding a broodstock of ...
    • Aquaculture summit set in Dagupan City 

      Sarian, Zac (Manila Bulletin, June 30, 2016, on page B7)
      The First National Aquaculture Summit will be held on July 7-8, 2016 at the Leisure Coast Resort in Dagupan City under the auspices of the Philippine Association of Fish Producers, Inc. (PAFPI) together with the Bureau of ...
    • Entrepreneurship needed in the countryside 

      Sarian, Zac (Manila Bulletin, August 10, 2000, on page B-10)
      There are actually many opportunities waiting for the enterprising to undertake. Like, for instance, Jose "Lebong" Aralar in Binangonan, Rizal. He used to be a nurse in a hospital many years ago. However, he saw the potential ...
    • King crab: the mud crab industry can grow bigger with research and development 

      Sarian, Zac (Manila Bulletin, December 6, 2015, on page Retrieved from-http://www.mb.com.ph)
      Big problems as well as bright prospects are confronting the country's mud crab producers today. This we learned when we attended the First National Mud Crab Congress in Iloilo City under the auspices of the Southeast Asian ...
    • Market matching at TESDA food festival this weekend 

      Sarian, Zac (Manila Bulletin, July 18, 2002, on page B-9)
      One of the strategies arrived at during the recent shrimp congress in Bacolod City is for growers to produce antibiotic-free prawns, using environment-friendly culture systems. It was observed that in 1993 to 1996, the ...
    • Masantol is Pampanga’s crab capital 

      Sarian, Zac (Manila Bulletin, June 3, 2017, on page B-7)
      Masantol through which the big Pampanga River passes is the province’s undisputed crab capital, Mangrove crabs (formerly called mud crab) are a major product of fishpond operators who manage no less than 12,000 hectares ...
    • Opportunities aquaculture at agrilink expo 

      Sarian, Zac (Manila Bulletin, August 11, 2018, on page B-6)
      Farmers and investors in fisheries should find time to visit the Agrilink trade show that will be staged at the World Trade Center in Pasay City on October 4 to 6. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will ...
    • The prospects of upland fish farming up at meet 

      Sarian, Zac (Manila Bulletin, November 2, 2000, on page B-16)
      The prospects of sustainable upland aquafarming will be one of the topics to be discussed in forthcoming conference of aquaculture engineers and members of the newly-formed Philippine Aquaculture Society (PAS). The other ...
    • Revival of native hito offers new opportunity 

      Sarian, Zac (Manila Bulletin, September 9, 2000, on page B-16)
      In these uncertain times, it is always good to know of new opportunities in farming. One such possibility is growing the native hito which has virtually disappeared in the past many years because of the poisoning of rice ...
    • SEAFDEC online 

      Sarian, Zac (Manila Bulletin, July 5, 2001, on page B-19)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center based in Tigbauan, Iloilo, is launching its Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) on the web during the observance of its 28th anniversary, July 4-6. OPAC will enable anyone ...
    • Solar-powered fish dryer Batangas folks 

      Sarian, Zac (Manila Bulletin, November 26, 2015, on page B-7)
      Science is helping small fisherfolks improve the quality of their products as well as their incomes. Just like the solar-powered fish dryer that the Department of Science and Technology gave to a cooperative of small ...
    • Successful Agri-Kapihan in Candelaria, Quezon 

      Sarian, Zac (Manila Bulletin, August 5, 2000, on page B-9)
      The Agri-Kapihan in Candelaria, Quezon, last Wednesday went beyond the 12 o’clock cut-off time because the attendees had more questions than could be answered during the allotted time. Dr. Ma. Antonia “Yayan” Mercado of ...
    • What's new in soft-shell crab 

      Sarian, Zac (Manila Bulletin, April 26, 2014, on page B-7)
      Year-round production of soft-shell mud crab for the specialty high-end market is now possible, thanks to the improved hatchery and nursery techniques developed by scientists funded by the Department of Science and Technology. ...
    • Young man in a hurry raises bangus, broilers 

      Sarian, Zac (Manila Bulletin, March 30, 2017, on page B-7)
      Meet a young man in a hurry who refused to go to college so he could enjoy his passion for growing bangus and later boilers. He is 27-year-old Christian Rillera of Bolinao, Pangasinan, who is taking charge of more than a ...