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Shrimp congress set in July
Scientific advances in shrimp culture technology and the establishment of diagnostic laboratories for shrimp diseases by the government provide hope that the Philippine shrimp industry can still recover after a series of ...
- June 2, 2002
33 Mindanao shrimp growers trained
Thirty-three shrimp farm owners and technicians from Misamis Occidental and Zamboanga del Sur completed a training on environment-friendly shrimp culture methods conducted recently in Tangub City, Misamis Occidental. Held ...
- May 25, 2003
2 Ilonggos succeed on bangus, biscocho
Tomas Hautea began exercising his entrepreneurial skills when he was still a student. At 18, Tomas also ventured into agriculture and leased fishponds, eventually purchasing the now family-owned fishpond in Dumangas, Iloilo ...
- September 7, 2008
Mangroves, fishponds, and the quest for sustainability
Aquaculture ranks as a phenomenal success story in global food production. In 1975, when I joined the SEAFDEC/AQD, aquaculture contributed 8% to the overall yield of the world's fish harvest; now it provides more than ...
- July 26, 2007
Shrimp production to double in 5 yrs-DA
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is optimistic that domestic shrimp production will double in the next five years and that the Philippines will regain its status as one of the world's top exporters of shrimp. Agriculture ...
- July 10, 2008
Fishfarmers join hands to save shrimp industry
Close to a thousand shrimp growers in the country met recently in Bacolod City and agreed to join hands in solving the problems besetting the shrimp industry. In a display of oneness, they passed seven resolutions which ...
- September 22, 2002
Lanao
A government center in Lala, Lanao del Norte had been chosen as demonstration site for environment-friendly shrimp culture technologies. This is stipulated in a memorandum of agreement signed between the Department of ...
- July 30, 2000
Outstanding researchers awarded
Thirteen aquaculture and fisheries researchers won science awards conferred by the Los Baños Science Community (LBSC). The awardees received the 14th Dr. Elvira Tan Memorial awards, which carried cash prizes and plaques, ...
- August 6, 2000
Iloilo
Nine nationals of as many Southeast Asian countries completed recently and intensive training course on mangrove-shrimp culture systems conducted in Tigbauan town. The course was conducted by the Southeast Asian Fisheries ...
- October 21, 2001
Make way for 'Hipon 911' ambulance for white shrimps
Make way for “Hipon 911,” an ambulance basically for white shrimps called Penaeus vannamei. A first in the country, the Hipon 911 has a licensed veterinarian and four other personnel of the Department of Agriculture and ...
- September 4, 2008