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Cebu pushes for agri-based manufacturing

By Ehda Dagooc | December 6, 2013 - 12:00am

Maximizing Cebu's potential to become the center of manufacturing with its good logistics, technology and manpower, the province is trying to attract more investments of agri-based manufacturing plants.

Freeman Cebu Business

DA project raises jackfruit yield in Leyte by 82 percent

By Ehda Dagooc | October 30, 2013 - 12:00am

A project by the Department of Agriculture (DA) successfully raised of the yield of jackfruit in a town in Leyte by 82 percent to 15.39 metric tons (MT) per hectare, enhancing profitability for a fruit that has abundant...

Freeman Cebu Business

Phl eyes tie-up with Indian firm to boost farm yield

By Ehda Dagooc | October 25, 2013 - 12:00am

The government plans to enter into an agreement with India's Prathista to put up a $12 million third generation (3G) fertilizer plant that uses an eco-friendly technology proven to aid in raising farm yield and...

Freeman Cebu Business

Health solutions firm seeks FDA nod on new products

By Ehda Dagooc | September 24, 2013 - 12:00am

A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) certification is expected to stir up the market for wine, tea, and juice using Roselle, a highly nutritious plant of the gumamela family sought after by consumers in the US and...

Freeman Cebu Business

DA begins P2M coffee project in Mindanao

By Ehda Dagooc | March 14, 2012 - 12:00am

The Department of Agriculture (DA) in partnership with the Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR) will start growing the French-originated Robusta coffee plants in Northern Mindanao to raise the yield of farmers...

Freeman Cebu Business

Goat raising pushed to alleviate poverty

By Ehda Dagooc | October 19, 2011 - 12:00am

The multi-agency-led Rural Enterprise Development – Innovative Goat Production System (RED-IGPS) aims to make goat production in the Philippines as one of the poverty alleviating tools and to encourage farmers...

Freeman Cebu Business

Agri-fisheries tech forum opens Aug 11 at Megamall

August 7, 2011 - 12:00am

Organic food, organic farming, and health enthusiasts have been invited to the Agriculture and Fisheries Technology Forum (AFTF) that will exhibit food that are naturally Filipino-grown or raised.

Agriculture

Fisheries sector eyed as next dollar-earner

By Ehda Dagooc | August 2, 2011 - 12:00am

The Philippine government, through the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) is set to maximize the US$10 billion fish export market in the world.

Freeman Cebu Business

DA to release P20M funds for PHL's poorest farmers

By Ehda Dagooc | July 28, 2011 - 12:00am

To boost food production in the country, the department of Agriculture is set to release P20 million funds for the development of one million hectares of land tended by the country's poorest farmers.

Freeman Cebu Business

DA, India-based agency to map out rainfed agri program for Phl

By Marianne V. Go | April 28, 2011 - 12:00am

The Department of Agriculture (DA), through the High Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP) and the Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR), in collaboration with the International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid...

Business