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New lowland potato variety up for commercialization

October 8, 2006 - 12:00am

A new lowland potato variety is ready for adoption. Called Raniag, it was developed by a joint team of scientists and researchers of the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) and the Peru-based Centro Internacional...

Agriculture

ADB funds project to develop corn varieties for dry areas

By Rudy A. Fernandez | February 26, 2006 - 12:00am

LOS BAÑOS, Laguna – An Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded project that aims to develop corn varieties suited for drought-prone areas is now being undertaken in five Asian countries, including the P...

Agriculture

Rice is life

By Lilybeth G. Ison | July 11, 2004 - 12:00am

The United Nations has declared 2004 as the International Year of Rice with the theme "Rice is Life." First proposed by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and then endorsed and supported...

Real Estate

Vines, roots of sweet potato being tested as cattle feed

By Benjie Villa | September 11, 2003 - 12:00am

PANIQUI, Tarlac — Farmers in a lahar-raved village in this town have been tapped to pilot-test the use of the vines and roots of the sweet potato (kamote) for animal feed, particularly for cattle. Launched...

Nation

ADB project to benefit RP, 4 other countries

May 16, 2003 - 12:00am

LOS BAÑOS, Laguna – Five Asian countries, including the Philippines, are the beneficiaries of a regional technical assistance project to be supported by the Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB). The...

Business

RP reaps benefits from partnership with CGIAR

By Rudy A. Fernandez | November 3, 2002 - 12:00am

The Philippines continues to benefit considerably from its partnership with international agricultural research centers (IARC) under the umbrella of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). Over...

Business