Seaweeds industry promises good returns to fisherfolks
Seaweeds industry in the Philippines.
One important industry in the Island of Panay in Western Visayas is the seaweeds industry in which through a Community-based...
DA, IRRI rice sufficiency program in full swing
Rice sufficiency program in the Philippines.
Agriculture Assistant Secretary Dennis Araullo, concurrent National Program Coordinator forRice and Corn, recently visited the International Rice Research Institute...
Sweet sorghum bioethanol processing plant in Negros
After the success of the 1st Sweet Sorghum Business Summit and Plantation Showcase held in June 2011, the Department of Agriculture - Bureau of...
Groundnut varieties can cut poverty, study says
The thorny question of whether improved crop varieties do, in fact, lift peasant farmers out of poverty has been answered positively in a study...
Combating Philippine banana Panama disease through R&D
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Scientists in the Philippines are urging their government to set up a national research centre to develop varieties...
Scientists find cure for Bayoud disease in the desert
This articles was first published on SciDev.Net by Toufik Bougaada.
Poisonous plants from the Sahara desert have proven effective in killing a fungus causing Bayoud...
High-value crops instead of rice?
Lito Banayo, administrator of the National Food Authority, is beginning to think that there is a need for higher authorities to stop aiming for...
Rice being fortified for healthier Filipinos
Plant breeders at the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), the country’s lead in rice research and development, are developing micronutrient-rich varieties to help lessen...
Farmers learn new PalayCheck techniques
December may not be a popular month for graduation, but for the farmers in Northeastern Luzon, this month is more special with the completion...
Mussel farming made easy with bamboo tray module
Among the many forms of aquaculture here in the Philippines, mussel farming is one of those which is a very promising industry. Specifically in...