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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 center completed in March 

      Aguiba, Melody M. (Manila Bulletin, December 27, 2002, on page B-3)
      A ₱387-million aquaculture technologies center financed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) aimed to help the Philippines keep up with developments in aquaculture biotechnology is set to be completed by ...
    • Aquaculture projects mulled 

      Crismundo, Mike U.; Basa, Mick M. (Manila Bulletin, May 2, 2010, on page 21)
      Representatives coming from the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines - East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) recently identified possible joint venture investment projects on various high-value aquaculture products. ...
    • Banker cautions Land Bank, BFAR on rent-a-cage plan 

      Benaning, Marvyn N. (Manila Bulletin, March 15, 2010, on page 14)
      A banker formerly engaged in fish cage culture has cautioned the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Land Bank on its plan to lease fish cages for mariculture parks to groups of small fisherfolk. Manuel ...
    • Bulacan fish hatchery multiplies common carp 

      (Manila Bulletin, December 30, 2000, on page B-15)
      Edmund and Yayan Mercado of Angat, Bulacan are entrepreneurs who are always looking for new possibilities. Sometime back, they became the first accredited producers of native hito fingerlings by the Southeast Asian Fisheries ...
    • Chemicals in tilapia feeds, Changes in temperature cause lake buhi fish kill; town state calamity 

      Saldico, Ruel (Manila Bulletin, November 26, 2016, on page 14)
      A state of calamity was declared in this municipality because of the occurrence of a fish kill over the past few weeks, delivering a big blow to almost a thousand fish cage owners and operators. The initial estimate of ...
    • Crab and abalone production pushed 

      Abello, Melpha M. (Manila Bulletin, February 27, 2010, on page B-5)
      The DepartmentT of Agriculture (DA) is stepping up the production of blue crabs and abalone to commercial quantities this year and eventually export them overseas, where these marine products are in high demand at a high ...
    • Crab nutrition 

      (Manila Bulletin, May 10, 2014, on page B-7)
      One reason why crablet production in the laboratory is increasingly becoming more efficient is that the researchers have come up with improved nutrition for both the broodstock as well as the juveniles. Among the scientists ...
    • Experimental, bountiful bangus harvest 

      Rinoza, Jojo (Manila Bulletin, May 21, 2015, on page 9)
      Workers from the BFAR-NIFTDC harvest experimental milkfish (bangus) in Sual, Pangasinan. BFAR-nIFTDC chief Westly Rosario said the experiment bangus were given soybean - based feed and grew to half kilo within a five-month ...
    • Expert cites tilapia farmers' problems, possible solutions in Agriculture mag 

      (Manila Bulletin, January 3, 2019, on page B-3)
      Dr. Rafael D. Guerrero III has cited five major challenges of farmed tilapia producers and their possible solutions in his column in the January 2019 issue of Agriculture magazine published by Manila Bulletin. Dr. Guerrero ...
    • Feed efficiency measure up 

      (Manila Bulletin, February 10, 2008, on page 1)
      A feed Efficiency determinant through bioenergetics can be a means of identifying feeds that are most suitable for aquaculture fishing as part of the government's aim of maximizing fish production. Southeast Asian Fisheries ...
    • Feed made from microalgae to raise aquaculture production 

      Aguiba, Melody M. (Manila Bulletin, January 7, 2014, on page B-2)
      A feed for aquaculture, microalgae, is eyed as both a highly nutritional and environment-friendly feed that can enhance aquaculture production, a sector that accounts for some ₱20 billion in Philippines' gross value ...
    • Ferment your own fertilizer from seaweeds 

      Sarian, Zac B. (Manila Bulletin, April 6, 2017, on page B-7)
      Every morning Rodel Tumbaga gathers the seaweeds brought to shore by the waves and piles them along the edge of a resort he works for in Bolinao, Pangasinan. Is there any use for them? Not that Rodel knows of. That’s why ...
    • Fish culture in homes advocated 

      (Manila Bulletin, February 8, 2014, on page B-8)
      A fisheries expert trained at the University of the Philippines (UP) is pushing for household fish culture that involves rearing of red tilapia fry to fingerlings for only 30 days and guarantees grower a P1,000 per tank ...
    • Freshwater Ulang and free-range chicken discussed this Saturday 

      (Manila Bulletin, March 23, 2020, on page B-18)
      Experts will discuss the production of freshwater Ulang and free-range Sasso chicken from France in two seminars this Saturday, March 25, at the Magallanes Weekend Market seminar room in Makati at the corner of EDSA and ...
    • Global fish supply shortage feared by 2030 

      Chavez, Chito A. (Manila Bulletin, April 11, 2015, on page 5)
      The world is facing a fish supply shortage of around 50 million metric tons (MMT) annually by 2030 if governments fail to develop conservation measures and improve inland fishing technologies and resources, Rohana Subasinghe ...
    • Grains and milling tech at AgriLink 

      (Manila Bulletin, August 7, 2010, on page B-6)
      Muyang's extruders have automatic control systems that regulate the materials' flow rate, proportion, steam and water adding rate. Its flexible barrel, screw and cutting technologies optimize the combination process and ...
    • Increased fish production 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, July 23, 2018, on page 12)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department (AQD) (SEAFDEC/AQD) based in southern Iloilo is pushing for the increase of the country’s fishery production through rigorous research and development ...
    • May Agriculture magazine has a lot of agri info 

      Sarian, Zac B. (Manila Bulletin, May 5, 2018, on page B-5)
      Make sure to get a copy of the May 2018 issue of Agriculture Magazine which is now off the press. It contains a lot of informative articles that can be useful to aspiring farmers as well as those who have been farming for ...
    • Mindanao shrimp farmers benefit from eco-training 

      (Manila Bulletin, June 3, 2003, on page B-14)
      Thirty-three shrimp farm owners and technicians from two Mindanao provinces attended a training course on environment-friendly shrimp culture methods held in this Misamis Occidental city recently. The training was conducted ...