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[Title] => Isabela government focuses on cacao farming
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[Title] => Cloud seeding, aid rushed to Isabela farmers
[Summary] => The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to conduct cloud seeding operations this month, as El Niño continues to threaten food production, drying up about 31,000 hectares of rice lands served by the National Irrigation Administration-Magat River Integrated Irrigation System in Isabela.
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[Title] => EDITORIAL - Going to waste
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[Title] => ‘Corn farmers risk losing P12 billion from import quota hike’
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[Title] => Farmers seek continued fuel, logistics support
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[Title] => DMCI Homes’ CSR initiative for Benguet farmers wins prestigious Asia Pacific Tambuli Award
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[Title] => How modern techniques are transforming ube farming in Bohol
[Summary] => Farmers in the Philippines’ ube capital are being taught science-based techniques to boost purple yam production as global demand for the crop continues to grow.
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[Title] => Water management urged as threat of El Niño looms
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[Title] => Cloud seeding, aid rushed to Isabela farmers
[Summary] => The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to conduct cloud seeding operations this month, as El Niño continues to threaten food production, drying up about 31,000 hectares of rice lands served by the National Irrigation Administration-Magat River Integrated Irrigation System in Isabela.
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[Title] => How modern techniques are transforming ube farming in Bohol
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[Title] => Water management urged as threat of El Niño looms
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