Browsing Manila Bulletin by Subject "agriculture"

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    • ₱25-M program launched 

      Benaning, Marvyn N. (Manila Bulletin, March 18, 2011, on page 4)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) is launching the P25-million Biotechnology Research Fellowship Program (BRFP) to develop better crops, improve livestock and generate higher fisheries output. BRFP will complement the ...

    • ₱5.8-B farm, fishery products sold through DA’s ‘Kadiwa’ 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, June 7, 2020, on page 3)
      About P5.8 billion worth of farm and fishery products were sold through the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita marketing platforms, which had so far benefited around 1.3 million households nationwide. ...

    • ADB asked to invest in small farms, fishers 

      Wakefield, Francis T. (Manila Bulletin, July 8, 2010, on page 4)
      Some 60 representatives of different organizations of small farmers, fishers, indigenous people's, rural youth and women and rural development organization from 13 countries in Asia and the Pacific converged in Manila to ...

    • Agri group deplores continuous decline in fisheries production 

      Santos, Jel (Manila Bulletin, February 14, 2023, on page B-4)
      Despite the 7.6 percent gross domestic product (GDP) increase of the country, an agriculture group expressed dismay on the continuous decline in fisheries production which registered a negative growth of -5 percent in 2022. ...

    • Agri, fisheries grassroots program kicks off 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, March 24, 2022, on page 5)
      The implementation of the Provincial Agriculture and Fisheries Extension System (PAFES) in Surigao del Norte has officially kicked off with the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA), the Department of Agriculture (DA) ...

    • Agri-fisheries survey 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA) (Manila Bulletin, February 24, 2013, on page 17)
      The National Statistics Office in Eastern Visayashas hired 3,704 enumerators and 1,814 team supervisors for the 2012 Census of Agriculture and Fisheries which starts February 25 until April 13. The hire staff will augment ...

    • Agri-fishery awards 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, September 3, 2015, on page 8)
      Farmers and fishermen from Negros Occidental province dominated the Department of Agriculture's (DA-6) 2015 Gawad Saka: Search for Outstanding Farmers and Fisherfolks of Western Visayas in Iloilo City last August 26. Iloilo ...

    • Agribusiness entrepreneur leads Agrilink 2018 expo 

      (Manila Bulletin, July 22, 2018, on page E-2)
      Pork Producers Federation of the Philippines (ProPork) president Edwin Chen has been tapped as chairman of the 25th edition of the country's biggest and international recognized trade exhibition on agriculture, food and ...

    • Agriculture cited for protecting Visayan seas 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, January 18, 2010, on page 9)
      The Banate Bay Resource Management Council, Inc. (BBRMCI), overseer of Panay Island's largest fishing ground called Banate Bay, and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have cited the Department of Agriculture ...

    • 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 ...

    • Agriculture output shrinks 0.37% in Q2 

      (Manila Bulletin, August 15, 2015, on page B-1-B-11)
      Dragged by lower production in crops and fisheries subsectors, the country's agriculture sector has performed poorly within the last three months, earning lower at P372.4 billion. A Philippine Statistics Authority-Bureau ...

    • Agriculture remains our greatest hope 

      (Manila Bulletin, January 7, 2015, on page 10)
      When the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) was set up in Los Baños, Laguna, in 1960, with the support of the Ford Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Philippine government, it proceeded to undertake ...

    • Agriculture sector falls short of all projections 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, January 11, 2019, on page B1)
      The country’s agriculture sector has failed to meet all expectations for the year, even the much lower growth projection Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol has made just a few weeks ago. A review of the sector’s performance ...

    • Alliance rejects tariff cut on agri products 

      San Juan, Alexandria (Manila Bulletin, August 12, 2018, on page 4)
      Cutting tariffs on agriculture products will not necessarily address the inflation, but would instead lead to the death of the agricultural industries, the five-coalition Agri-Fisheries Alliance (AFA) said on Friday. Former ...

    • Aquaculture insurance to be introduced 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, August 22, 2010, on page 18)
      Agriculture stakeholders engaged in aquaculture will soon be covered by crop insurance offered by the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC). PCIC Officer-in-Charge Regional Manager Charlito O. Brilleta said they are ...

    • As seas rise, saltwater plants offer hope farms will survive 

      (Manila Bulletin, June 16, 2015, on page B-8)
      On a sun-scorched wasteland near India’s southern tip, an unlikely garden filled with spiky shrubs and spindly greens is growing, seemingly against all odds. The plants are living on saltwater, coping with drought and ...

    • Balik Scientist Act gets boost 

      Quismorio, Ellson A. (Manila Bulletin, March 12, 2018, on page 4)
      Davao City 1st District Rep. Karlo Nograles is crediting President Rodrigo Duterte for the imminent enactment of the proposed Balik Scientist Act, a measure that he co-authored and strived to pass during the previous ...

    • BAR, Worldfish Center Boost Aquaculture 

      Benaning, Marvyn (Manila Bulletin, February 22, 2012, on page 3)
      The Bureau of Agriculture Research (BAR) and the WorldFish center are collaborating on a project to enhance the capacity of stakeholders to commercialize aquaculture technology. BAR and the Los Baños-based WorldFish Center ...

    • Bohol hosts farmers forum 

      Albarado, Dave (Manila Bulletin, September 21, 2018, on page 9)
      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) announced that affordable fish was being sold at Tag­bilaran’s Agriculture Promotions Center. The market opened Wednesday and buyers have until end of day Friday to buy ...

    • Boosting agri-fishery mechanization in Philippines 

      Alcala, Proceso J. (Manila Bulletin, June 22, 2013, on page 11-B-9)
      Republic Act (RA) 10601, the “Agricultural and Fisheries Mechanization (AFMech) Law,” was signed by President Benigno S. Aquino III on June 5, 2013, to encourage farmers and fisherfolk to use modern, cost-effective, and ...