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Fermin M. Diaz
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From waste to wealth in 24 hours
by Fermin M. Diaz - July 17, 2011 - 12:00am
A Singaporean biotechnology firm has developed a revolutionary way of converting massive waste generated by the livestock industry and throwaways from coconut, sugar and other crops into premium organic fertilizer...
Cleaner farm, higher income with nanotechnology
by Fermin M. Diaz - December 16, 2007 - 12:00am
Since last year, an  integrated farm in Nueva Ecija  has successfully produced  over  2,000 pigs for fattening  and nearly  500,000 broilers that all  grew up healthy and ...
An inexpensive solution to poultry, livestock health woes
by Fermin M. Diaz - June 25, 2006 - 12:00am
An amazing feed powder mix that can improve the immune system and enhance the performance of animals has been developed by a Filipino engineer, offering an inexpensive solution to various health problems encountered...
RP to adopt hi-tech irrigation system
by Fermin M. Diaz - June 8, 2003 - 12:00am
Forget the multi-billion peso dams and large-scale water infrastructure projects that have become regular feature of the country’s agricultural landscape. Now, the government is set to adopt a hi-tech irrigation...
The world’s first & only tilapia sperm bank
by Fermin M. Diaz - May 4, 2003 - 12:00am
SCIENCE CITY OF MUÑOZ, Nueva Ecija – Can you bring back to life the variety of tilapia which thrived along the Nile River in ancient Egypt when the kingdom was still ruled by Pharaohs 5000 years BC? Or,...
Zamboanga fishers gear up for new ‘nautical highway’
by Fermin M. Diaz - April 20, 2003 - 12:00am
DAPITAN CITY – Aquaculture entrepreneurs and fish processors of Zamboanga del Norte, backed up by their local officials, are lining up various programs to upgrade the province’s multi-million peso fishing...
RP’s lowly coconut shell used in making US Stealth bomber?
by Fermin M. Diaz - April 6, 2003 - 12:00am
Ever heard of a Cavite-based company which gathers waste coconut shells in Misamis Occidental, Basilan or some obscure places in Mindanao, turn the items into charcoal, further heat it at 800 degrees Centigrade for...
Hot & wet treatment for longer-lasting fruits
by Fermin M. Diaz - March 9, 2003 - 12:00am
Do you know that fruits would look better, last longer and be more delicious if you get them hot and wet first? This was discovered in a new technological innovation developed by local agricultural scientists, involved...
Sugar industry gets back on its feet
by Fermin M. Diaz - February 9, 2003 - 12:00am
In a scene resembling the agony and hunger in Africa, feeble chil-dren of migrant workers (sacadas) in remote sugar-growing towns of Negros have been photographed with having large protruding eyes and bloated stomach...
DA to focus on development of six commodities in next 18 months
by Fermin M. Diaz - January 19, 2003 - 12:00am
The Department of Agriculture will channel its limited resources to the development of six commodities during the remaining 18 months of the Arroyo administration to meet the government goal of boosting farmers’...
Prawn exports to Korea surge due to World Cup, Asian games
by Fermin M. Diaz - December 22, 2002 - 12:00am
Equestrian Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski and billiards duo Django Bustamante and Antonio Lining may have brought home gold medals from their separate events at the Asian Games held in Busan last October while Brazil may...
DA picks 10 projects to pilot new funding scheme
by Fermin M. Diaz - February 17, 2002 - 12:00am
Breaking conventional lending practice, the Department of Agriculture begins this week piloting the implementation of a new, client-friendly agricultural and fishery financing scheme that seeks to bring easy, timely,...
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